County (县)
Chengmai
Haikou's industrial and technology neighbour, and the home of the Hainan Ecological Software Park.
澄迈县 · Part of Haikou integrated economic circle
Chengmai lies immediately west of Haikou and functions in practice as part of the capital's economic area — it is one of the four divisions in the 海澄文定 integrated circle. Old Town (老城) in the county's north-east is a substantial industrial and technology development area.
The Hainan Ecological Software Park, one of the Free Trade Port's designated key parks, is located here. It is the island's principal cluster for software, digital economy and information-services businesses, and has drawn a disproportionate share of Hainan's registered technology companies.
The county's economy also includes logistics — its position between Haikou and the western industrial belt puts it on the island's principal freight corridor — and tropical agriculture inland.
At a glance
- Administrative tier
- County (县)
- Economic circle
- Haikou integrated economic circle (海澄文定)
- Anchor park
- Hainan Ecological Software Park
What it is being built for
Software and digital economy
Software development, digital services and information industries within the Ecological Software Park.
Logistics and distribution
Freight and distribution on the Haikou–western corridor.
Manufacturing
Light and medium industry in the Old Town development area.
Tropical agriculture
Agriculture and food processing inland.
Free Trade Port zones located here
Hainan Ecological Software Park (海南生态软件园)
Software, digital economy and information services — the island's principal technology cluster.
Getting things and people in and out
- Air
- Haikou Meilan International Airport, to the east
- Rail
- Hainan ring high-speed railway — a continuous loop of more than 600 km around the island
- Road
- On the principal freight corridor between Haikou and the western industrial belt
How the incentives apply here
- The Ecological Software Park is a designated key park with its own supporting policy and delegated administration — a material consideration for technology businesses choosing between here and central Haikou.
- Software and information services are well represented in the encouraged-industries catalogue governing the 15% corporate income tax rate.
Who this place suits
- Software, digital and information-services businesses
- Technology companies wanting a park address with delegated administration near the capital
- Logistics and light manufacturing on the island's main freight corridor
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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