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Hainan is an increasingly popular winter resort destination for wealthy mainland Chinese and it is not difficult to see why.

Yangpu has absorbed millions of dollars since 1992, yet the development zone is only just starting to gather momentum.

Hainan province is China’s largest tropical area and developing tropical agriculture has been raised to the highest priority by its government. Unlike other provinces, agriculture in ainan is still dominated by huge state farms, which cover one quarter of its total area and employ more than one million people. Like China’s state industries, these are burdened by poor management, excess labour and their extensive social responsibilities.

Ten years after winning provincial status, Hainan is reassessing its economic potential and pinning its hopes on natural resources.

Finding a home in Beijing or Shanghai is much easier than it was a few years ago, but there are still plenty of pitfalls to Eyen for seasoned expatriates, taking up a position in China can be an adventure. One of the first tasks is to find a place to live. Thankfully for foreigners moving out to China’s two major cities, the recent `great leap forward’ in quantity and quality of housing available means there is now one less unpleasant adventure. to be undertaken, that of finding suitable accommodation. Design, quality of finish and the level of service provided by management companies have improved almost as quickly as rents have come down.