Population and Ethnic Groups:

Thirty Seven distinct ethnic group call Hainan home with the Han, Hui, Li and Miao or Hmog having the lagest Populations. The total population of Hainan is 8.5 million -1.4 million which are ethnic minorities. With 1.1 million Li resident on Hainan island the province is famous in China as a Li Minority region. Hainan is also known fot its high population of returned overseas Chinese (more than million).