Location: Baisha Li Autonomous County(白沙黎族自治县) is located in the Midwest of Hainan Island. Baisha County lies in 18°56'-19°29' northern latitude, 109°02'-109°42' east longitude and it is an autonomous county in Hainan province of China.
Population: 198,500
Area: 2117 square kilometers
Nationalities: Li, Miao, Han
History: Baisha Li Autonomous County belonged to Dan’er County in Western Han Dynasty and Hepu County in Eastern Han Dynasty. From the Yuan Dynasty to the Republic of China, Baisha belonged to Qiongshan County, Ding’an County, Danzhou County, Lingao County and Changgan County successively.
In the spring of 1935, Chen Hanguang intends to establish five counties in Wuzhishan Li area in the program of help Li people. In April 1935, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Civil Affairs formally approved the establishment of three counties: Ledong, Baoting and Baisha.
Baisha County was incorporated into Ledong County in November 1958 and recovered in 1961. Baisha Li Autonomous County was established in 1987.
Climate: Baisha Li Autonomous County has a tropical monsoon climate. Baisha County has long hours of sunshine, adequate light and heat, with a climate characterized by tropical mountains. Baisha County has 2056 hours of sunshine throughout the year. The annual monthly average temperature is 22.7 ℃ and the average annual rainfall is 1896.1 mm. Since the territory has complex terrain, the southeastern part is rainy and the northwest is much drier. The rainfall mainly concentrated from May to October, accounting for 85% of annual rainfall. From November to next April is the dry season, accounting for 15% of annual rainfall.
Transportation: Air- There is no airport in Baisha County, tourists can go to Haikou Meilan Airport to take flights.
Highway- The traffic of Baisha Li Autonomous County mainly depends on highway. Hainan Ring Expressway, 225 State Road and West Central Railway pass through the northwest of the County. 310 and 315 State Road are the main road in the county.
Specialties: Baisha Green Tea, rattan articles and bone hairpin
Local food: pumpkin rice, Leigong Bamboo Shoot
Attractions: Baisha meteor crater(白沙陨石坑) is located in Baisha Farm, Yacha Town, Baisha County. The diameter of Baisha meteor crater is 3.7 kilometers and it is the first crater found in China. Dating back 700,000 years ago, an asteroid crashed here and exploded to form a crater. On the gentle lower slopes of the crater, there grows rows of tea trees.

