Two macaques look at each other at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Two macaques look at each other at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque eats a coconut at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque eats a coconut at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque mother and her child sit in a tree at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque mother and her child sit in a tree at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque sits on a sign board at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque sits on a sign board at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Macaques walk near a bronze statue named “Wisdom Monkey” at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Macaques walk near a bronze statue named “Wisdom Monkey” at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque mother carrying her child runs at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque mother carrying her child runs at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Macaques are seen at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Macaques are seen at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A young macaque eats a peanut at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A young macaque eats a peanut at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Macaques eat peanuts at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Macaques eat peanuts at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque crouches at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
A macaque crouches at the Nanwan Monkey Island nature reserve in Lingshui, Hainan Province. /CGTN
Located on the Nanwan peninsula in Lingshui on the south coast of Hainan Province, Nanwan Monkey Island is the only tropical island nature reserve for macaque monkeys in China and the world.
The reserve is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is currently home to around 2,000 macaques. The island has a mild climate, a forest coverage rate of over 95 percent, and is home to many different species of fauna and flora, including coconut, litchi, pineapple and carambola. All of these help make it a perfect habitat for macaques.
The local authorities have undertaken a series of protective measures at the reserve over the years, with the aim of providing the monkeys with a better living environment.
Established in 1965, the nature reserve has developed into a popular tourist attraction. Visitors can take a 2,138 meter-long cross-sea cable car, the longest of its kind in China, or a ferry boat from Xincun Harbor to reach the reserve.
