Top 9 Local History in Haikou - 2023

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  Qilou Old Street

  4.5/5

  3,850 Reviews

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  Haikou

  1.6km from downtown

  

  "Loved this area in Haikou ! feels like a different world! full of cute coffee shops and little shops to spend your time browsing ! definitely a must visit when in Haikou!"

  Highlights: Qilou Old Street is a distinctive streetscape in Haikou City. It is mainly distributed on Deshengsha Road, Xinhua South Road, Zhongshan Road, Boai Road and Jiefang Road. Qilou was built by the overseas Chinese returning from Nanyang and draws on the local architectural styles. Now, various businesses operate out of these Nanyang buildings. It is important to note that buying things here requires fierce bargaining, do not be embarrassed!

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• No.2
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  Five Officials Temple

  4.4/5

  1,632 Reviews

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  Haikou

  3km from downtown

  

  "There are night tickets, but you can't visit the night venue. The park can be, there are not many tourists, and there are still open-air movies. It is suitable for taking pictures. The park is not big and you can finish shopping in 1 hour. 👌👌"

  Highlights: Five Officials' Temple is located in Haikou's urban district. It is a cultural relic and monument to the culture of ancient Chinese eunuchs, to Hainanese history and culture and to traditional architecture with Hainanese characteristics. The temple was built to commemorate five famous historical figures from the Tang and Song Dynasties who were banished to Hainan Island. The most famous building at the center of Five Officials' Temple is a two-story structure built entirely out of redwood with green roof tiles. Surrounded by lush tropical greenery, it is an extremely solemn and beautiful sight.

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• No.3
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  Haikou Bell Tower

  4.5/5

  498 Reviews

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  Haikou

  1.6km from downtown

  

  "Haikou Bell Tower is located opposite the entrance of the famous Qilou Old Street, on the banks of the Haidian River. It is an old building with a history of more than 300 years. He witnessed the history of Haikou. This building has both the style of European architecture and the shadow of China's Yi people. It is unique and worth savoring."

  Highlights: Haikou Clock Tower is an important landmark in Haikou. It has a history of nearly one hundred years; it was originally built as an adaptation to foreign trade. The tower is five stories high, with walls made of red brick. Haikou Clock Tower stands on Changti Road and faces the water. The old buildings opposite the tower are part of the famous Haikou Arcaded Streets.

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  Qiongtai Academy

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  4.3/5

  80 Reviews

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  Haikou

  3.7km from downtown

  

  "Now it is already a school. Of course, because of the epidemic, teachers and students who are not schools should not want to go in. As a borderland, local literati in Hainan still pays attention to education. Qiongtai College is a living example."

  Highlights: Qiongtai College is famous for being the place where the story in the Cantonese opera "Sou Shu Yuan" takes place. As soon as you enter the academy, you can see the frangipani trees on both sides. "Frangipani" is also known as Burmese Gardenia. The petals are white, the flower heart is light yellow, dignified and elegant, and it is very similar to the egg white wrapped in egg yolk, hence the name Plumeria. The main building of Qiongtai Academy, "Kuixing Building", is two stories high, with green tiles, red corridors, and white walls. In the courtyard, there are two statues of Zhang Yuesong, the head teacher of the academy, and Xie Bao, a scholar. There are two small exhibition halls and a small museum in the academy. In the museum, there are a large number of stills and pictures of "Sou Shuyuan" and detailed historical materials, which fully demonstrate the 300-year development history of Qiongtai Academy and the history of education in Hainan. Qiongtai Academy was built in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It was an institution of higher learning in Qiongzhou in the Qing Dynasty. A group of literati and writers have been trained here. It is a famous scenic spot in Hainan. Now Qiongtai Academy is located in Qiongtai Normal School.

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  Haikou Museum

  4.1/5

  83 Reviews

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  Haikou

  3.2km from downtown

  

  "Haikou Museum, also known as the Wugong Temple Exhibition Hall, is a medium-sized and elegant three-story antique building. The museum has a total construction area of 4,200 square meters. The museum is surrounded by coconut trees and lush trees. There are eight exhibition halls, the second and third floors of the center show the life of celebrities in Hainan and some art photography works, etc., adding style to the "flowing sea humanities" coconut trees, pine cypress, green bamboo four seasons evergreen."

  Highlights: The Haikou Museum is also known as the “Five Public Exhibition Hall”, which faces the Wugong Bridge. It is a large-scale antique building with an elegant style and unique design. There are eight exhibition halls in the pavilion. The second and third floors of the center showcase the life stories of famous celebrities in Hainan and some artistic photographs, which add to the style of “Floating the Sea and Humanities”.

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• No.6
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  Xitian Temple

  4.3/5

  39 Reviews

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  Haikou

  1.3km from downtown

  

  "Xitian Temple was built in the Ming Long Qing years, and it was repeatedly destroyed. The existing Xitian Temple is a building in the Qing Dynasty. It sits south and north, brick and wooden structure, T-shaped bucket arch, three-in-two boxes, separated by paiting and patio in the middle, and the stone inscription "Xitian Temple" is a protruding model of Qiongji in the Qing Dynasty. The famous calligrapher Zhang Yuesong's book."

  Highlights: Xitian Temple is located at No. 75, Yixing Street, Longhua District, Haikou City. The temple covers a total area of 1,193 square meters. The original building area is more than 900 square meters. It has three main rooms and a patio between the first and second entrances. Between the second entrance and the third entrance is the Baiting Pavilion, with east and west corridors on both sides of the Baiting Pavilion. The whole temple is a brick and wood structure, with a T-shaped dougong (single-style dougong), and the head door has a stone inscription "Xitian Temple" convex horizontal plaque. The interior paintings and carved beams are exquisite in craftsmanship. There are a complete set of woodcuts and story paintings on the production of bucket arches and on the walls. The characters in the stories are lifelike. It is a rare ancient building preserved in Hainan Province to this day.

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  Haikou Li Shuoxun Martyrs Memorial Pavilion

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  Haikou

  2.2km from downtown

  Highlights: The memorial pavilion was built at the martyr's martyr site, covering an area of about 1,300 square meters. The pavilion is quadrangular and 6.1 meters high. 10 meters in front of the pavilion, there is a statue of the upper body of Martyr Li Shuoxun carved in granite. Behind the pavilion is a gallery of inscriptions written by the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries for the martyr Li Shuoxun. On the west side of the pavilion is the showroom of the martyrs' lives and achievements.

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• No.8
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  Sugong Shrine

  4.4/5

  32 Reviews

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  Haikou

  3km from downtown

  

  "Su Gongxu was built in the Ming Dynasty in Wanli 45 years (1617), and was built by Chongxu Suxu and his son Su. During the Qing Shunzhi, Qianlong and Guangxu years, it was rebuilt many times. Su Gongxuan's main hall originally had the plaque of Su Yu and his son Su Guo and the student Tang Zuo (Jin Shi, Qiongshan people). The columns of the hall were hung with a link: "This place can open the eyes, who can match Meishan" This link was originally written by Zhu Chao when he presided over the renovation in 1915, and was smashed during the Cultural Revolution. In recent years, the Guangdong Academy of Fine Arts professor Mai Hua triple book restoration."

  Highlights: Su Gong Temple was built to commemorate Su Shi, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty. There are relics of Shuangquan and Dongzhuo Pavilion left by Su Shi. This is a garden-style courtyard, with ancestral halls, green trees, flowers scattered in an orderly manner, winding paths of streams, and ding dong of spring water. On the left side of the Su Gong Temple is the Qiongyuan Garden, which covers an area of nearly 10 acres. In the garden, there are Dongpo relics such as Fusu Spring, Suquan Pavilion, and Xixinxuan. There is a stone tablet inlaid on a pink wall next to Fusuguo. The three characters "Fusuquan" are engraved on the stone tablet. The cool spring water in front of the tablet fills the upper and lower square wells. Legend has it that Su Dongpo discovered it here. The spring water is pure, clear and translucent, with a sweet and refreshing taste. It has been filled with spring water, and scale has not been seen for more than ten years. It is very fragrant and mellow to make tea. It is known as "the first spring in Hainan". Now the spring water in the well is still crystal clear, but the spring water has not been gushing out. Above the Floating Su Spring, there are Suquan Pavilion and Xixinxuan. It is said that these two were built by Weng Ruyu of the Ming Dynasty and Ye Rulan of the Qing Dynasty respectively because of a poem by Su Dongpo.

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• No.9
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  Qiongyayida Site

  4.4/5

  37 Reviews

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  Haikou

  1.2km from downtown

  

  "The former site of the Qiongya First Congress of the Communist Party of China is very close to the Qilou Old Street. It is an important historical historical site of Hainan's recent and modern revolution. It is now a key cultural relics protection unit at the national level. The former site has become a patriotic education base and is open for free visits."

  Highlights: At No. 131, Zhulinli, Jiefang West Road, Haikou, the ancestral home of Mr. Qiu Bingheng, built in 1919, is a typical Qiongbei dwelling, with two bricks and woods and three courtyards. This is the former site of the Qiongya Congress of the Communist Party of China. Passing through the porch on the left side of the compound, you can see the small courtyard where the old house is located. There is a relief sculpture 30 meters long and 3 meters high, which vividly shows people the people's revolution in Qiongya, after the Land Revolutionary War, Anti-Japanese War and liberation. The entire history of the three periods of war until the liberation of Hainan Island.

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