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County-level city (县级市)

Wanning City

East-coast tourism, surf and sports economy, between Qionghai and Lingshui.

万宁市 · Part of Eastern coastal belt

Wanning occupies a stretch of Hainan's south-eastern coast and is best known domestically for Shimei Bay and Riyue Bay, the centre of the island's surfing and water-sports economy.

Its economic profile is tourism, leisure and coastal property, alongside tropical agriculture inland. It has no designated Free Trade Port key park of its own, which is a meaningful distinction: businesses here rely on the island-wide incentive regime rather than a zone-specific one.

At a glance

Administrative tier
County-level city (县级市)
Economic circle
Eastern coastal belt
Designated key park
None

What it is being built for

Tourism and leisure

Coastal resorts, sports tourism and the water-sports economy.

Tropical agriculture

Tropical fruit, coffee and agricultural processing inland.

Free Trade Port zones located here

No Free Trade Port key park is designated in this division. Businesses here rely on the island-wide regime rather than a zone-specific one — which is a real difference, not a formality.

Getting things and people in and out

Rail
Hainan ring high-speed railway — a continuous loop of more than 600 km around the island
Air
Boao Airport to the north; Sanya Phoenix International Airport to the south-west

How the incentives apply here

  • Island-wide Free Trade Port incentives apply. With no key park in the municipality, there is no additional zone-level policy layer or delegated approval process to draw on.

Who this place suits

  • Tourism, leisure and sports-economy operators
  • Agricultural processing businesses serving the east coast

Last reviewed September 2026

This page is general information about the Hainan Free Trade Port, not legal, tax or investment advice. Eligibility for every incentive described here turns on facts specific to your entity, your industry classification and your substance in Hainan. Nothing on this page should be relied on without advice on your own position.

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