Haikou

alternative Hai-k'ou

1. The provincial capital and most populous prefecture-level city of Hainan province, China; located on the north side of Hainan island.

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   Hainan Island, of which Haikou is the capital, is a tropical province that China has proclaimed its newest and largest special economic zone. Partly because it is separated from the Chinese mainland by a 13-mile strip of water, the authorities give it special dispensation to stray from economic and social orthodoxy.

   1993 March 25, Sheryl WuDunn, “Haikou Journal; For Treasure (and Pleasure), Their Special Island”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015, World

   Synonyms: Hoihow