Hebao island
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Hebao Island (Chinese: Hebao Dao; literally "Purse Island"; variants: Bullock Horn; Ho-pao; Ho-pao Tao; Kukok Island; Kukok Ngao Kok; Niu-chiao-shan and Niu-chio Tao) is a resort island off the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the South China Sea, it is approximately 100 kilometers West-Southwest of Hong Kong.
Administratively, this picturesque, sub-tropical island belongs to the prefecture-level city of Zhuhai, and so may be considered part of the so-called Chinese Riviera. It has a total area of 13 square kilometers, and its coast consists mainly of beaches, while the interior includes sub-tropical forest.
Four-mile long Great South beach is the longest on the island.
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