Road-trip adventure: Hainan’s new 988-kilometer-long coastal stretch
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A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
![A photo shows a bird's-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China's Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-29/Road-trip-adventure-Hainan-s-new-988-kilometer-long-coastal-stretch-1pVHUdLZHmo/img/3f5a5ff9838642e682851a579c86e580/3f5a5ff9838642e682851a579c86e580.jpeg)
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
![A photo shows a bird's-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China's Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-29/Road-trip-adventure-Hainan-s-new-988-kilometer-long-coastal-stretch-1pVHUdLZHmo/img/064871fbc0f748f686160fe2bfd35813/064871fbc0f748f686160fe2bfd35813.jpeg)
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
![A photo shows a bird's-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China's Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-29/Road-trip-adventure-Hainan-s-new-988-kilometer-long-coastal-stretch-1pVHUdLZHmo/img/ae2c703ce07341279ee13fe30b8b7836/ae2c703ce07341279ee13fe30b8b7836.jpeg)
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
A photo shows a bird’s-eye view of a section of the round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province on December 28, 2023. The highway stretches along the coastline of Hainan Island in a circuit that extends for 988 kilometers in total. /IC
A breathtaking combination of coastal capes, lighthouses, bays and marshes, the 988-kilometer-long round-the-island tourist highway in south China’s Hainan Province is definitely worthy of a road trip. The road traverses twelve cities and counties in the island province, and is now known as the “National No. 1 Coastal Scenic Highway.” It officially opened to traffic on December 18, 2023.