Hujing Island
Native name: 虎井嶼 (Chinese) | |
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| File:馬公市虎井漁港.jpg Hujing Island | |
| File:Hujing Magong.png Hujing Island in Magong City, Penghu County | |
| Geography | |
| Location | southwestern Magong City, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Area | 1.9972 km2 (0.7711 sq mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Province | Taiwan (streamlined) |
| County | Penghu |
| County-administered city | Magong |
| Demographics | |
| Population | ~100 (2017)[2] |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
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Hujing Island[3] / Huching Island[4][5][6] / Hujing Islet[7][8] (Chinese: 虎井嶼; pinyin: Hǔjǐng Yǔ; Wade–Giles: Hu3-ching3 Yü3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hó͘-chéⁿ-sū) is an islet in Hujing Village (虎井里), Magong City, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan.[9] The island has also been known as Da'anshan (大案山) and the nearby Tongpan Island as Xiao'anshan (小案山).[10]: 19 The southern part of the island is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer.[7][11] Hujing Island is the seventh largest island in Penghu (the Pescadores). The island is 7 nmi (13 km) from Penghu Main Island. There are mountains on the eastern end (Dongshan) and western end (Sishan) of the island.[12]
Ferries run three times a day between Magong on the main island of Penghu and Hujing Island.[13] It takes about twenty minutes to reach Hujing Island from Penghu's main island by boat.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The island takes its current name from a tradition in which a tiger was found in a dry cave (or well[5]) near the south end of the island.[3]
According to tradition, the Dutch built a fortress on the island which sank into the sea. No significant discoveries have been made in the area.[3]
On July 12, 1683, Qing Empire naval forces took Hujing Island and Tongpan Island in the early stages of the Battle of Penghu.[10]: 42
A World War II-era Japanese bomb shelter built on the island survives and is accessible to the public free of charge.[5]
In January 2019, there were noted complaints about collapsing roads and slow repair times around the western mountain area of the island.[14]
In June 2019, there were a total of six students in the island's primary school.[15]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The population of Hujing (Huching) village, noted for its seafood restaurants, is concentrated on the southwest end of the island.[5]
The island's geology is noted for black volcanic rock formations.[5] The island is higher in altitude than nearby Tongpan Island with a plain between the mountainous areas where most of the population lives.[7][12]
Gallery
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Power Station
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Guanyin Statue
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Guanyin Temple
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Guanyin Temple
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Command Post
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Hujing Island
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Map of Penghu (the Pescadores) including Hujing Island (labeled as Groote Taaffel) (circa 1726)
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Map of Hujing Island (labeled as Kosei-tō) and surrounding area (AMS, 1944)
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Map including Hujing Island (labeled as Hu-ching hsü (Kosei-sho) 虎井嶼) (AMS, 1950)
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Penghu National Scenic Area
- List of islands of Taiwan
- List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
- Tiger in Chinese culture
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External links
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- 【澎湖踩點】遺世小島虎井嶼 島上貓比人多 | 台灣蘋果日報 ('Understanding Penghu- The Forgotten Little Island: Hujing Island- More Cats than People on the Island- Taiwan Apple Daily') (in Chinese)