The Yangpu Peninsula () is a peninsula located in

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 ...

, on the northwestern coast of

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly ...

Province, China. It has a coastline containing many natural harbors. An expressway connects the peninsula to

Haikou Haikou (; ), also spelled as Hoikow is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the H ...

, the capital of the province, which is to the east.

Geology

It has plentiful deposits of titanium.

Yangpu Economic Development Zone

The zone is an area covering . that contains the Port of Yangpu, an

oil refinery An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefie ...

, a petroleum commercial reserve base, a 448,000 K

power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many pow ...

, and the town of Yangpu. The area is Hainan's largest economic zone and the first development zone approved for lease to foreign investors by the Chinese government.

Yangpu Ancient Salt Field

This archeological heritage site is located in Yantian village. The area comprises more than 1,000 stones, cut flat on top, used to dry seawater to produce salt.

References

External links

Yangpu Economic Development Zone government website
Landforms of Hainan Peninsulas of China Peninsulas of Hainan {{Hainan-geo-stub

Geology

Yangpu Economic Development Zone

Yangpu Ancient Salt Field

See also

References

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