This combo photo shows financial trade district in Haikou of southernmost China's Hainan Province in March 14, 2008 (bottom) and the same location nearly two decades ago in January, 1990. 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.

(Xinhua News Agency April 15, 2008)