Cities & counties
Dongfang
Dongfang is the west-coast city. The profile traces it to 110 BC, the older name Gan’en, and city status in 1997. It gives about 128.4 km of shoreline.
Deer, lighthouse, plain
Datian is where the forest page places the wild Hainan Eld’s deer. They keep to the scrub and are not a guaranteed sighting. Yulinzhou lighthouse stands on a rock by the sea, with wind turbines along the beach.
The profile also names the broad Gan’en plain and associates huanghuali with this coast. A stall selling the wood is not a certificate.
How to arrive
Dongfang station is on the west ring, between Qizi Bay and Jianfeng. It sits roughly midway on the west ring. Buy the ticket on 12306; sample minutes move.
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