Located in the northeastern part of Hainan, Boon Siou/Wenchang covers a total area of . The east side has a long coastline along the South China Sea while the west borders
Dongzhai Harbor,
Haikou's
Meilan District,
Qionghai, and
Ding'an County. The land is mostly hilly and contains both forest and agricultural areas. The entire area is populated with countless towns, farms, and villages.
Wencheng Town Wencheng Town is located in the south of Wenchang, southeast of the provincial capital,
Haikou. There is a central park and covered market downtown. Also located downtown is a large, modern campus. A new hospital is under construction on the outskirts. The centre of the town is at near sea level with a canal running between one of the main streets and Wennan Old Street. This area has been subject severe flooding a number of times in the past. Another main road runs from the centre, uphill to the south. This road leads to Yilong Bay. Directly to the north of the town centre lies a fairly affluent hilltop community occupied by numerous housing compounds for retired military and other government workers.
Wennan Old Street Wennan Old Street is a visitor attraction located in the heart of the town. The street is lined with fully restored
tong lau buildings similar to those in Haikou's
Bo'ai Road area (now being restored) as well as the old street in
Puqian (unrestored and dilapidated).
Other towns •
Baoluo () •
Changsa () •
Chongxing () •
Dongge () •
Dongjiao () - literally "east suburb" and known as "coconut town", is located east of Wencheng Town over the
Qinglan Bridge. This town is coastal, and is forested mainly with coconut trees. Small industries for processing coconut products exist there. •
Donglu () •
Fengpo () •
Huiwen () •
Jinshan () •
Longlou () •
Penglai () •
Puqian () - a coastal town located in the northern part of Wenchang situated on the eastern shore of Dongzhai Harbor •
Tanniu () • Wengtian () - a coastal town located in the northeast of Wenchang, 53 kilometres away from Wencheng Town. There are two ports: Baohu Port and Hulu Port. •
Wenjiao () ==Climate==