Baocheng, Hainan

Baocheng
保城
Town
Baocheng

Location in Hainan

Coordinates: 18°38′35″N 109°41′58″E / 18.64306°N 109.69944°E / 18.64306; 109.69944Coordinates: 18°38′35″N 109°41′58″E / 18.64306°N 109.69944°E / 18.64306; 109.69944
Country China
Province Hainan
Autonomous county Baoting
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Baocheng (Chinese: 保城) is a town in southern Hainan, China, to the north of Sanya. It is the county seat of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County. The Baocheng River flows through the town. The area is home to the Baocheng people, who belong to the Qi people of the Li ethnic group.[1]

References

  1. Olson, James Stuart (1 January 1998). An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-313-28853-1.


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