China Tropical Island Lures Rich Homebuyers Fleeing Smog
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Zoe Zhang, a 38-year-old housewife from Shanghai, plans to spend as much as 2 million yuan ($325,000) to breathe a little clean air.
Since December, Zhang has been shopping for a home in Sanya on Hainan, a tropical island in the South China Sea that has been compared to Hawaii because of its sandy beaches and balmy weather. It also has some of China’s cleanest air.