海口是中国最大的特区——海南省的省会城市,全省的政治、经济、文化中心。海口市位于热带地区的琼州海峡南岸,与广东省隔海相望。在中国改革的大气候下,为把海口塑造成一个具有热带滨海城市形象和风貌的现代化城市,需要在城市设计领域的理论和实践上进行研究和探索。为此海口市人民政府拟于一九九三年四月在海口市主办海口城市设计国际研讨会会议主题——热带滨海城市的塑造。会议宗旨——研究与热带滨 Haikou is the capital of Hainan Province, the largest special zone in China, and the political, economic, and cultural center of the province. Haikou City is located on the south bank of the Qiongzhou Strait in the tropics and faces the Guangdong Province across the sea. Under the great climate of China’s reform, to shape Haikou into a modern city with the image and features of a tropical coastal city, research and exploration are needed in the theory and practice of urban design. To this end, the Haikou Municipal People’s Government plans to host the Haikou Urban Design International Symposium in Haikou in April 1993, the theme of the tropical coastal city. Aim of the Conference - Research and Tropical Shores