Culture & Sports  
Current Status  
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The integration of sports and culture has become the  
general trend. Sports consumption will become a  
key area for the development of modern service  
industry in Hainan Province.  
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Hainan Province has successfully held many large  
events. As an important growth point of the  
economy, culture and sports have increasingly  
become the leading industries.  
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Successfully held many large cultural and sports  
activities:  
Development Direction  
Hainan International  
Film Festival  
FIA Electric Formula  
Championship Sanya  
Sanya International  
Music Festival  
Strawberry Music  
Festival  
Tourism  
perfor-  
mance  
Sports  
events  
Film and  
television  
industry  
Anime  
Games  
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Successfully developed 5 independent brand  
international events:  
Hainan International Road Cycling Race  
South Island International Regatta  
Hainan (Sanya) International Marathon  
Hainan Golf Open  
Investment Fields  
Large theme parks  
Professional E-games  
International Tourism Island windsurfing  
Grand Prix  
International  
Amusement facilities  
Sports events  
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The original British Musical “Cats" performed 8  
times during the National Day Holiday.  
performance activities  
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Successfully bid for the 6th Asian Beach Games in  
2020.  
New Opportunities for FTP  
Investment  
Further levitate restrictions on foreign investment access  
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Pilot test the set up of performance agencies and performance venue operating units in an approved cultural  
tourism area by foreign capital. Foreign-funded cultural and artistic performance groups (if controlled by  
Chinese shareholder) are allowed. Hotels can receive overseas TV channels if approved by the state.  
Industrial investment environment is continuously improving  
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The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has attracted a large number of outstanding talents in related  
fields. In addition, the Hainan Provincial Government has set up the Hainan Cultural and Sports Industry  
Development Fund to continuously optimize the investment environment.  
Policy breakthroughs in the field of sports are expected in the future  
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Hainan will introduce policies to strongly support the development of the professional e-games industry and  
inbound golf tourism, and promote the cultural and sports industry towards quality and rapid development.