Rough guide to China, David Leffman, Simon Lewis, Jeremy Atiyah, Rough Guides, 2003, ISBN 978-1-84353-019-0, ... Haikou: Hainan's capital, bears evidence of brief colonial occupation, but its primary importance is as a transit point ...
Let's Go China, Shelley Jiang, Shelley Cheung, Macmillan, 2004, ISBN 978-0-312-32005-8, ... Haikou: Poised on its northern coast, Haikou is the unofficial gateway to Hainan ...
