Ocean Flower Island (), or Haihua Island, is an under-construction, artificial archipelago located off the north coast of
Danzhou
Danzhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. Although called a "city", Danzhou administers a large area which was called Dan County or Danxian () until 1993. The administrative seat and urban ...
, Hainan, China, west of the
Yangpu Peninsula
The Yangpu Peninsula () is a peninsula located in Danzhou, on the northwestern coast of Hainan Province, China. It has a coastline containing many natural harbors. An expressway connects the peninsula to Haikou, the capital of the province, whic ...
. The project, being built by the
Evergrande Group
The China Evergrande Group is the second largest property developer in China by sales. It is ranked 122nd on the ''Fortune'' Global 500. It is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, and headquartered in the Houhai F ...
, will consist of three independent islets with a total area of . The project has received an investment of 160 billion
RMB
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(US$24 billion) and was scheduled for completion in 2020. During the 2021
National Day, the island attracted over 200,000 visitors.
Corruption and demolition order
Hainan 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.
On 30 December 2021, in the middle of its
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, 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”.
See also
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List of islands of Hainan
There are many islands directly off the coast of Hainan Island, the southernmost province in China. This article lists them. There are also groups of disputed islands located hundreds of kilometres away that are within Hainan, the administrative a ...
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Forest City (Johor)
Forest City is an integrated residential development and private town located on the slopes of Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia on 1,370 hectares. Announced in 2006 as a twenty-year project, the project was pitched under China ...
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Palm Islands
The Palm Islands are three artificial islands, Palm Jumeirah, Deira Island and Palm Jebel Ali, on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Palm Islands were conceived around the same time as The World, another artificial island project in ...
- Ocean Flower Island has been reportedly inspired by this
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Islands of Hainan
Artificial islands of China
Buildings and structures in Hainan
Buildings and structures under construction in China