A drone photograph taken on Jan. 15, 2026 exhibits an exterior view of the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

HAIKOU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — The Hainan Science and Technology Museum has not too long ago kicked off trial operation, drawing quite a few households and science followers to discover the immersive and hands-on displays there.

A brand-new landmark for science popularization within the Hainan Free Trade Port, the museum in a spiraling “auspicious cloud” design boasts a complete building space of roughly 46,500 sq. meters. It highlights Hainan’s benefits in innovation, showcases native technological achievements, and displays the mixing of ecology and technology.

People go to the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People go to the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People discover the simulation module of China’s area station on the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People go to the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People play a recreation of imitating birds feeding on the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People play Go in opposition to a robotic on the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
A employees member demonstrates a easy science experiment on the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
A drone photograph taken on Jan. 15, 2026 exhibits an exterior view of the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
This photograph taken on Jan. 15, 2026 exhibits an exterior view of the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)■



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