Coral Reef National Natural Reserve

 

 

Established in 1990 under the approval of China's State Council, Coral Reef National Natural Reserve (三亚国家珊瑚礁自然保护区, San Ya Guo Jia Shan Hu Jiao Zi Ran Bao Hu Qu) is in Hainan Island's Sanya City, it has a total area of 4,000 hectares. The purpose of the natural reserve is to protect the ecological system of coral reef undersea.

Located in the tropical water in southern China, the water is always clear. There are about 100 sorts of eye-catching coral reef, which are well developed. Fishes, shrimps, shells, seaweeds and many other underwater animals and plants that constitute the coral reef ecological system. It has great value for scientific research and it provides tremendous tourism resources.