The landmark building of Boao Water City is the inaugural site of the Boao Forum for Asia. Its architecture is a membrane structure with an area of 3,000 square meters. From a distance, it looks like a huge conical tent, milky white and tall and straight. The inaugural site is located in the center of Boao, facing the South China Sea to the east. The air is fresh and the transportation is convenient. Although the permanent site of the Boao Forum for Asia has been relocated to Dongyu Island, as the main venue of the membrane structure of the inaugural site of the Boao Forum for Asia, it still attracts thousands of tourists and many large domestic business conference activities are held here. The membrane material of the membrane structure of the inaugural site of the Boao Forum for Asia is imported from France and is directly air freighted to Hainan to save time. In terms of design, it cleverly makes use of the terrain and is supported by steel columns on the bank of the Wanquan River, forming an open sail-style building, meaning that the Asian economy sets sail and goes to the world. This is not only in line with international architectural concepts but also has a strong tropical style. A project with a normal construction period of 3 to 4 months was completed by the builders in just over one-third of the time, creating the amazing ‘Boao speed’. This project has been rated as a high-quality ‘model project’ in Hainan Province. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:00 to 18:00. Preferential policies: Children: Free for those under 1.2 meters (inclusive) in height. Elderly: Free for those aged 70 years old (inclusive) or above with senior citizen card or ID card (excluding cruise tickets). For those aged 60 years old (inclusive) to 70 years old (exclusive), with senior citizen card or ID card, half price. Students: Half price for full-time college, high school and primary school students with valid student ID cards. Minors: Half price for minors under 18 years old (exclusive) who are above 1.2 meters (exclusive) in height (with ID card or household registration booklet). Disabled people: Free for disabled people with valid disability certificates. Military personnel: Active servicemen, revolutionary disabled soldiers and retired soldiers are free of charge for the site ticket (excluding cruise tickets) with valid certificates. Supplementary note: Those who follow tourist groups do not enjoy preferential policies. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Parking lot of the inaugural site of the Boao Forum for Asia] Reference price: ¥5/time; Address: Inside the scenic area of the inaugural site of the Boao Forum for Asia; Number of parking spaces: 200; ¥5 for small vehicles and ¥15 for large vehicles.
