In fact, this forum activity should have the name of Boao first, because the exact address of the venue at that time was "Boao Town, qionghai city, Hainan Province". It was only after the first session that Boao Town was taken as the permanent venue, hence the name "Boao Forum for Asia". It can be said that this Boao town can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, when it was called "Boao Pu", which was preserved in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. After various regional divisions, it finally became Boao Town.

The word "Boao" in the Forum Conference Center is very bold at first reading, and it is also famous when you look closely. It is truly an "international forum". The so-called "Bo" means broad and broad, including the concepts of "expressing one's own opinions" and "learning from others", involving economy, politics, environmental protection, sports, humanities and other aspects.

In the sense of Chinese characters, Bo is a cognitive word; It consists of "ten" and "demand". A dozen is extremely high, which means "only grass (exotic flowers and exotic grasses) within a square inch", which is extended to "distribution". The combination of "Bo" actually means "wide range and many aspects".

Regarding the word "ao", the most familiar usage is "dominant", which means first, and the origin is "Nine sons were born in dragons, and ao is the boss". In the current biological name, Ao Bai refers to the sea turtle. According to local legend, the origin of Boao's name is because the story of "Guanyin surrendering to Aolong" happened here. After Guanyin flourished, Aolong went west, and the place where the war was fought became a beach island. People call it "Boao" and "Bo" is actually the original intention of "Bo".