Blessed by the pleasant weather, the island province of Hainan is fast becoming known as China’s Florida”,___41___ (draw) masses of retirees escaping the biting cold of their hometowns.

“At home in Harbin, it can be-30°C, it is unbearable! But here the climate is ___42___ (suit),” said a 71-year-old woman from the ___43___ (extreme) cold province of Heilongjiang. She ___44___ (move) each winter to Sanya over the past eight years.

“Here the ___45___ (warm) is better for our health. We find so many people from our province ___46___ we are sure we will not get bored” said Qi Ningxia,___47___ 60-year-old man from Heilongjiang.

About 700,000 elderly people come to Sanya every winter, almost doubling ___48___(it) population. Nearly half of these “migratory birds”,___49___ they are called, come from the northern provinces in China.

The trend began in 2000 as people began buying Sanya apartments, opening business and persuading friends and family ___50___ (join) them, creating a snowball effect.