Língshuǐ Li Autonomous County is an autonomous county in

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, China. It is one of the six

autonomous counties Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not an outright major ...

of Hainan with a postal code of 572400, and in 1999 a population of 318,691, largely made up of the

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. Notably the beautiful Niuling () mountain delimits the tropical area of the county. A well-known natural sight, part of the

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is ''Xiangshuiwan'' or Perfume bay (). Monkey Island, a popular tourist destination located in Lingshui County, is a state-protected nature reserve for

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s. Lingshui is also home to the military base where a U.S. airplane crew were held during the

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in 2001. In September 2010, officials signed and scheduled the construction of the largest sea world theme park in Asia. The Lingshui Li'an Harbor Ocean Theme Park signing ceremony took place at the Narada Resort in Perfume Bay and the opening is planned for 2013.

Climate

Lingshui has a tropical wet and dry climate (

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''Aw''). The average high temperature in the coldest month is 25 °C (77 °F), cold waves are rare, and the Diaoluoshan National Nature Reserve in the territory is home to China's lowland rainforest.

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Lingshui Li Autonomous County Língshuǐ Li Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. It is one of the six Autonomous areas of China, autonomous counties of Hainan with a postal code of 572400, and in 1999 a population of 318,691, largely made up of the Li p ...

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