“The Pearl of the South China Sea†is a key project of the Hainan Airlines Group in Haikou Bay. The plan is to build an eco-tourism resort centered on the function of the home port of the cruise ship.
To this end, they directed and invited 10 designers including British Norman Foster, Murphys Architects, United States, Diller Scofidio+Renfro, Korea Ruza Studios and Dutch UNStudio. Participate in this concept planning and design competition. In the end, Diller Scofidio+Renfro, who had participated in the design of the New York High Line Park, won the first prize in the competition. According to the plan of Hainan Airlines Group, this will be a comprehensive resort island with a collection of international yachting clubs, water sports bases, sports theme parks, seaplane terminals, international entertainment cities, and marine amusement parks, with a planned investment of 8.4 billion yuan.