- Hainan Island has a long history with many different nationalities immigrating to the island, which has resulted with many different cultures and people with different nationalities.
- There are many special festivals in Hainan such as the Junpo Festival to pay respects to National Hero, Madam Xian, the Fucheng Flower Exchange Festival, the San Yue San Festival for the young people to find their loved ones, and the Festival of Song Contest in Danzhou for people to express their joy for life.
- Like the rest of the Chinese people, local Hainan people celebrate major/main traditional Chinese festivals such as Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival. J
- Junpo for local Hainan people and Sanyuesan for local minority are the most important ones in Hainan Island.
- Most famous/popular Food- Wenchang Chicken. Jiaji Duck, Hele Crab, Dongshan Mutton
- Ethnic groups of Hainan (including the Han Chinese, or Hainanese who are the majority 84% of the population) included the Li (14.7% of the population), the Miao (0.7%) and the Zhuang (0.6%).
- The Li are the largest ethnic group on the island by population.
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