Ocean Flower Island (Chinese: 海花岛), or Haihua Island, is an under-construction, artificial archipelago located off the north coast of the city of Danzhou, Hainan, China, west of the Yangpu Peninsula. The project, being built by the Evergrande Group, will consist of three independent islets with a total area of 381 hectares (940 acres).[1][2][3][4][5] The project has received an investment of 160 billion RMB (US$24 billion) and was scheduled for completion in 2020. During the 2021 National Day, the island attracted over 200,000 visitors.[6]
Ocean Flower Island
海花岛 | |
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Artificial archipelago | |
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| Coordinates: 19°39′54″N 109°10′30″E / 19.665°N 109.175°E | |
| Administrative division | Danzhou |
| Province | Hainan |
| Country | China |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| • Summer (DST) | China Standard |
| Area code | (0)898 |
| Website | hhd.evergrande.com (archived) |
Corruption and demolition order
editHainan politician Zhang Qi, who was later convicted of corruption, approved land reclamation for the island in conflict with environmental protection laws. The construction of the island caused damages to coral reefs and oyster populations. The boundaries of the environmental protection area around the island were later restored.[7]
On 30 December 2021, in the middle of its liquidity crisis, the developer Evergrande received a demolition order from the city of Danzhou relating to 39 buildings at the resort, due to planning law violation-they were built illegally. The company were given 10 days to take the buildings down. In a statement, Evergrande said the demolition notice applied "only" to buildings on plot 2-14-1 located on No. 2 Island and “does not involve other plots of land of the Ocean Flower Island project”.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HAINAN OCEAN FLOWER RESORT » LAVA".
- ^ "Sea Flower Island".
- ^ "The top cultural tourism attraction globally longed for – Ocean Flower Island, Hainan, China". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Sea Flower Island".
- ^ "Ocean Flower Island subscribed by 20148 groups within 10 days, setting a new record". 2015-12-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.
- ^ "造价1600亿，中国版"棕榈岛"-海南海花岛现状如何？|实地调研 – 嗨游" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "腐败一把手"借岛发财"敛财过亿！中央生态环保督察曾指出其所涉项目问题_要闻_中国环境". www.cenews.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "恒大海花岛39栋楼被责令拆除，曾投资千亿，刚被评十大丑陋建筑" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Evergrande ordered to demolish 39 buildings on island mega resort". Global Construction Review. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "I spent 3 nights at a luxury golf resort in a $100 billion Malaysian ghost town. I can see why it's popular with golfers – but I still wouldn't go back". Insider.com.
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