This combo photo shows an area near the Longkun drainage channel in Haikou of southernmost China's Hainan Province in January, 1990 (top) and March 19, 2008. Founded in April of 1988, Hainan special economic zone (SEZ) is one of the five SEZs of China. Over the past two decades, Hainan's economic and social development has made a remarkable progress. The appearance of cities and villages has undergone profound changes.