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Basuo, China

东方市

Basuo is a town of 444,458 people in Hainan, China.

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Population444,458 GeoNames
Local name东方市
RegionHainan
Elevation11 m 36 ft
Time zoneAsia/Shanghai
Land area2,272.6 km²
Nearest airportSanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 119 km

Why visit Basuo

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails, 2 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

About Basuo

Dongfang (simplified Chinese: 东方; traditional Chinese: 東方; pinyin: Dōngfāng; lit. 'the East') is one of the five county-level cities of Hainan province, China. Although called a "city", Dongfang refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. Within this area is the main city, Dongfang City. It is located on the western coast of Hainan Island facing Vietnam across the Gulf of Tonkin, and in 2004 had a population of 435,000.

From the Wikipedia article Dongfang, Hainan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Basuo on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do1

鱼鳞角灯塔

Lighthouse · 5.5 km

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Museums and landmarks1

海南铁道博物馆

Museum · 3.7 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds5

三角公园

Park · 1.3 km

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东方文化广场

Park

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墩头村赶海圣地

Park · 6.4 km

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感恩森林公园

Park · 3.2 km

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鱼鳞洲自然风景保护区

Park · 5.4 km

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Restaurants and cafes2

Wuyan's Hou'an rice noodles

Restaurant · Local · 0.9 km

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御华麟菠萝包 港奶·港包·港餐·港咖

Fast food · Coffee Shop, Burger, Sandwich, Chinese, Asian, Ice Cream, Bubble Tea, Breakfast, Tea, Salad, Brunch · 1.8 km

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Where to stay2

Churches and places of worship1

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Shopping1

Gas and EV charging1

Schools, colleges and libraries7

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Map of Basuo

21 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 119 km away.

  • Haitou 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
  • Yaxing 73 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Paipu 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Dacheng 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Baimajing 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Wangwu 90 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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