List of islands of China

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

This article is about the islands under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China. For the islands controlled by the Republic of China, see List of islands of Taiwan.

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 (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  • Ào (嶴 / 岙) — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by (岛)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)
  • Lièdǎo (列島 / 列島)
  • Dǎoqún ([島羣] 島群 / 岛群)

By provincial-level administrative divisions
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A view on Hebao Island

Fujian

Guangdong

Guangxi

Hainan
Main article: List of islands of 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

Hong Kong
Main article: List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

Macau
Main article: List of islands and peninsulas of Macau

Shandong

Shanghai

Zhejiang

Disputed islands

South China Sea
Main articles: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea and Spratly Islands dispute

Taiwan

The Political status of Taiwan is a longstanding dispute. Taiwan Island and a group of smaller islands claimed by People's Republic of China are administered by Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan".

Main article: List of islands of Taiwan

See also

References
  1. 世行贷款福建渔港建设项目（北礵二级渔 港工程）海洋环境影响报告书 （报批本） (PDF) (in Chinese). Fujian Environmental Science Academy 福建省环境科学研究院. p. 46. 海岛乡由西洋、浮鹰、四礵列岛、小西洋、魁山、马刺等43 个岛屿组成，海域面积广阔，海岸线总长度为 104.5km，浅海和滩涂面积 15.6 万亩，陆地 总面积 29.8km2。
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  3. Spider Island (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. Chih-chu Tao (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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  7. Kuishan Dao (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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