But one island ... a tropical haven off China’s southern coast, has emerged as a major shopping destination over the past few years, with special policies allowing its duty-free stores to ...

Tropical Islands resort is housed within the largest free-standing hall in the world, which measures 66,000 square metres and is so tall the Statue of Liberty could fit inside it. Scroll down ...

For the first five days of the eight-day “golden week” holiday that lasts from October 1-8 this year, the tropical island saw revenue of 530 million yuan (US$78 million) on duty-free goods ...