Monkey Island, Hainan
Encyclopedia
Nanwan Monkey Island is located in Lingshui county
on the south coast of Hainan
island, the southernmost province of China
. The island
is a state-protected nature reserve
for macaque
monkeys.
Since the nature reserve was established in 1965, the island
has become a popular tourist destination. It is now home to approximately 2,000 monkeys. The island, totalling 1,000 hectares, is China's largest area for raising and training monkeys. Monkey Island has the longest over-water cable car
in China, spanning 2,138 metres (7,014 ft).
Lingshui Li Autonomous County
Lingshui Li Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Hainan, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 6 autonomous counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572400, and in 1999 its population was 318,691 people, largely made up of the Li people. Notably the beautiful Nuiling mountain...
on the south coast of Hainan
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
island, the southernmost province of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
is a state-protected nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
for macaque
Macaque
The macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. - Description :Aside from humans , the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to Afghanistan and, in the case of the barbary macaque, to North Africa...
monkeys.
Since the nature reserve was established in 1965, the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
has become a popular tourist destination. It is now home to approximately 2,000 monkeys. The island, totalling 1,000 hectares, is China's largest area for raising and training monkeys. Monkey Island has the longest over-water cable car
Cable car
A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.-Aerial lift:Aerial lifts where the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable:...
in China, spanning 2,138 metres (7,014 ft).