Hainan Island, located in the South China Sea, has a tropical climate all year round. Since 1988, the island has been an independent province and the largest special economic zone in the People’s Republic. The capital Haikou is located at the northern end of the island with a population of over two million, as of 2015. Within the Jiangdong New District urban expansion area to the east of the city, and  just a few hundred metres from the beach, architect Hua Li and his Beijing office TAO (Trace Architecture Office) recently completed an experimental school campus that includes both a high school building with 48 classrooms and a kindergarten with 18 classrooms.