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{{Short description|Island in South China Sea}}(File:Naozhou - P1580046 - nayan.JPG|thumb|The Nayan Bay on Naozhou Island)Naozhou Island () (Nao Chow) is an island in South China Sea. Administratively, the island is organized as Naozhou Town ((:zh:硇洲镇|硇洲镇)) within Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City of Guangdong Province of China.

Geography

Naozhou Island is a fairly small rocky island (10 km long by 6 km across). It is located near the southeastern corner of the larger Donghai Island, to which it is connected by a ferry line.Naozhou is described as China's largest island of volcanic origin.The Naozhou Island

History

(File:Naozhou Lighthouse - P1580069.jpg|thumb|Elevation marker at the Naozhou Lighthouse)Naozhou's early recorded history is fairly sparse. During the Qing Dynasty, the island was included into Wuchuan County. According to a 1684 report, the island's population had been evacuated to the mainland some years earlier, as part of the Qing's campaign against the Taiwan-based Kingdom of Tungning.{{citation

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year=2016|isbn=1317409655|title=The Fisher Folk of Late Imperial and Modern China: An Historical Anthropology of Boat-and-Shed Living|series=The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society|url=weblink}} Since 1704, Qing troops were stationed in the island as part of anti-pirate operations.From 1899 to 1945, Naozhou Island was part of the French leased territory Guangzhouwan. French maps and documents referred to the island as Nao-Tchéo or Nau-Chau. The French had a lighthouse constructed near the island's highest point. The Naozhou Lighthouse ((:zh:硇洲灯塔|硇洲灯塔)) still exists; it is included on the List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites. References (File:Naozhou - P1570783 - south harbor.JPG|thumb|left|Fishing boats in Naozhou's South Harbor){{reflist}} External links {{Wikivoyage|Naozhou Island}}{{coord|20.907|110.595|type:isle_region:CN|display=title}}{{Guangdong-geo-stub}}