Nan'aoIslandistheonlyislandcountyinGuangdongProvince.Itiscomposedof37largeandsmallislands,withalandareaof130.90squarekilometers(includingthemainislandareaof128.35squarekilometers),aseaareaof4600squarekilometers,andapermanentpopulationofmorethan70000.
Nan'aoIslandislocatedintheseaofeasternGuangdong,thecenterofthethreemajorportsofKaohsiung,XiamenandHongKong,andisclosetothemaininternationalrouteoftheWesternPacificOcean.ThecoastlineofNan'aoIslandis77km,andthereare66harbors,includingYandunBay,ChangshanBayandzhuqidu.Ithastheadvantagesofbuildingdeep-waterportsand10000tonwharvestodevelopoceantransportation.QingaoBayonNan'aoIslandisagentleslopebeachwithfinesand,clearwaterandmoderatesalinity.ItisoneofthetwogradeabathingbeachesinGuangdongProvince.Therearemorethan50culturalrelicsandmorethan30templesonNan'aoIsland.
Nan'aoIslandislocatedinthesubtropicalzone,whichiscrossedbyTropicofcancer.Warminwinterandcoolinsummer,themarineclimateisverypleasant.Theannualaveragetemperatureisonly21.5℃,andtheairisfreshwithoutallkindsofpollutingindustries.Theaircontains4000negativeionspercubiccentimeter,whichis10to20timeshigherthanthatofordinarycities.Midsummerseason,theseabreeze,coolclimate,isagoodplacetosummer.Everysummer,touristsfromhomeandabroadcomehereoneafteranotherforsummer,rest,sightseeingandsummer.
Nan'aoIslandisknownasthe"PearloftheseainEastGuangdong".Itisrichintourismresourcesandhasthecharacteristicsof"sea,mountain,historyandtemple".
Bluesky,bluesea,greenisland,JinshaandwhitewavesarethemaincolorsofNan'ao'seco-tourism.Landingontheisland,livingontheseashore,bathingintheseabreeze,bathingintheseaandtastingseafoodarethehappychoicesforfriendsfromallwalksoflifetotravelontheisland.Thereareqingaowanprovincialtouristresortknownas"OrientalHawaii",HuanghuashanNationalForestParkknownas"SouthChinaSeanaturalbotanicalgarden",Wuyunaturereserveknownas"migratorybirdparadise",thelargestislandwindfarminAsia,theheadquarterswithalonghistoryof158years,andlegendaryGujingandTaiziofSouthernSongDynastyAswellasmanyinfluentialculturalandhistoricalsites,historicsites,templesandsoon,allofwhicharelikeclustersofexoticflowerscompetingforwater,constituteabeautifulislandlandscape.