List of islands of China

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This is a list of islands of China. Islands that are claimed by China, including those under the control of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and those disputed with other countries, are noted after the list.

Chinese characters that mean island

The following is a list of Chinese characters (traditional and simplified) that mean 'island', preceded by the Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese.

  • Dǎo (島 / 岛) — the most generic character for island in the Chinese language
  • Yǔ/Xù (嶼 / 屿) — mainly used around Fujian in the Min Chinese region
  • Shān (山) — commonly used in the south
  • Shā (沙) — used in the South China Sea outlying islands or islands in rivers
  • Yán (巖 / 岩) or Yántóu (巖頭 / 岩头) — used around Guangdong and Zhejiang
  • Zhì (峙) — mainly used around Zhejiang; historically written as (屿)
  • Ào (嶴 / 岙) — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by (岛)
  • Tuó (坨) — often used in Northern China
  • Táng (塘) or (溏) — used in Zhejiang
  • Jī (磯 / 矶) — used around Zhejiang and Shandong
  • Zhōu (洲) — used for many islands in rivers

Names for an archipelago/islands/island group

  • Qúndǎo ([羣島] 群島 / 群岛) — Clustered islands
  • Lièdǎo (列島 / 列島) — Lined islands
  • Dǎoqún ([島羣] 島群 / 岛群)

By provincial-level administrative divisions

Fujian

Guangdong

  • Chuanshan Archipelago
    • Shangchuan Island
    • Xiachuan Island
  • Dachan Island
  • Damang Island
  • Dezhou Island
  • Gaolan Island
  • Hebao island
  • Hengqin
  • Mayu Island
  • Naozhou Island
  • Nei Lingding Island
  • Shamian Island, Guangzhou
  • Qi'ao Island
  • Wanshan Archipelago
    • Dawanshan Dao
    • Guishan Island
    • Dan'gan Group
    • Jiapeng Liedao
    • Pengjia Group
    • Southwestern Group
    • Central Group
    • Northwestern Group
    • Xiaowanshan Dao

Guangxi

  • Weizhou and Xieyang Islands
    • Weizhou Island

Hainan

  • Hainan (province) (the largest island under the control of the People's Republic of China; the second largest island claimed by the People's Republic of China, ranking after Taiwan which is under the control of the Republic of China)

Hunan

  • Junshan Island (君山岛), an island of Dongting Lake in Junshan District, Yueyang
  • Orange Isle (橘子洲), a sandy isle of the middle Xiang River in Changsha
  • Ping Island (萍岛), a sandy isle of the upper Xiang River in Lingling District, Yongzhou

Hong Kong

  • 235 islands within Hong Kong
    • Cheung Chau
    • Hong Kong Island
    • Lamma Island
    • Lantau Island
    • Ma Wan Island
    • Peng Chau
    • Po Toi Island
    • Tsing Yi Island

Liaoning

  • Changhai Islands

Macau

  • 2 islands in Macau
    • Coloane
    • Taipa

Shandong

  • Zhifu Island

Shanghai

  • Changshan Islands
  • Changxing Island
  • Chongming Island
  • Hengsha Island
  • Jiangyanansha
  • Jiuduansha
  • Xiasha
  • Sheshan Island
  • Zhongsha

Yunnan

  • Islands of Erhai Lake:
    • Jinsuo Island
    • Nanzhao Island
    • Xiaoputuo
    • Yuji Island

Zhejiang

  • Zhoushan Archipelago (1,390 islands)
    • Zhoushan Island (4th-largest)
    • Shengsi Islands
    • Daishan Island
    • Tong Island

Disputed islands

East China Sea

  • Senkaku Islands, Japan

Fujian

  • Jinmen Island (as a county)
  • Mazu Islands (as a township)
  • Wuqiu Islands (as a village)

South China Sea

  • Huangyan Dao
  • Hupijiao Rock (reef)
  • Paracel Islands
  • Spratly Islands
  • Suyan Rock (reef)
  • Yajiao Rock (reef)
  • Zhongsha Islands
  • Pratas Island

Taiwan

The political status of Taiwan is a longstanding dispute. Taiwan Island and Penghu are claimed by the People's Republic of China, but are currently administered by the Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan".

  • Taiwan
  • Penghu

See also

  • Geography of China
  • List of islands
  • List of islands by area
  • 开发利用无居民海岛名录 (in Chinese), Names of Uninhabited Islands for Development and Usage

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