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Xiuyu District () is a
In October 1952, PRC and ROC forces fought over control of Nanri Island in the Battle of Nanri Island. The ROC gained control of the island but later retreated.
On February 1, 2002, Putian County was split into Licheng District and Xiuyu District.
Around 14:10 UTC (22:10 CST) on August 8, 2015,
Inhabited islands in the district include:
* Meizhou Island, the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu and a famous pilgrimage site
* Nanri Island, site of the Battle of Nanri Island in October 1952
* Xiaori Island, north of Nanri Island
*Xigaobei Island ()
*Donggaobei Island ()
*Huanggua Island ()
*Da'ao Islet ()
*Dongluopan Island ()
*Chishan ()
*Shanle Islet ()
Uninhabited islands in the district include:
* Luci Island (Lusi Island, Lu-tz’u Hsü; / / / ) which is to the north-northwest of the Wuqiu Islands (Ockseu). (The Wuqiu Islands are a rural township of
district
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of the city of Putian
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, Fujian
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, People's Republic of China. The district executive, legislature and judiciary
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are in Hushi Town (), together with the CPC
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and PSB branches.
History
In October 1952, PRC and ROC forces fought over control of Nanri Island in the Battle of Nanri Island. The ROC gained control of the island but later retreated.
On February 1, 2002, Putian County was split into Licheng District and Xiuyu District.
Around 14:10 UTC (22:10 CST) on August 8, 2015, Typhoon Soudelor
Typhoon Soudelor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Hanna, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2015 after Hurricane Patricia and Cyclone Pam as well as the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season. Sou ...
made landfall over Xiuyu District as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
Geography
Inhabited islands in the district include:
* Meizhou Island, the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu and a famous pilgrimage site
* Nanri Island, site of the Battle of Nanri Island in October 1952
* Xiaori Island, north of Nanri Island
*Xigaobei Island ()
*Donggaobei Island ()
*Huanggua Island ()
*Da'ao Islet ()
*Dongluopan Island ()
*Chishan ()
*Shanle Islet ()
Uninhabited islands in the district include:
* Luci Island (Lusi Island, Lu-tz’u Hsü; / / / ) which is to the north-northwest of the Wuqiu Islands (Ockseu). (The Wuqiu Islands are a rural township of Kinmen County
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separate ...
, Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its c ...
, Republic of China
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(Taiwan). The islands are claimed by the PRC.)
* Lida Islet ()
* Lixiao Islet ()
* Baimian Islet ()
* Etou ()
* Dongjiaoshan ()
* Tayuzaiqiao ()
* Huangqiqing Islet ()
* Tinggangqing Islet ()
* Ai Islet ()
* Zao Islet ()
* Dingbanshiduo ()
* Houqing Islet ()
* Jilong Islet ()
* Shifojiao ()
* Fushiduo ()
* Li Islet ()
* Liaohou Island ()
* Niu Islet ()
* Shiqiujiao ()
* Jiangqijiao ()
* Sanfan Islet ()
* Toujin Islet ()
* Shichengqing Islet ()
* Shichengda Islet ()
* Chenshiduo Islet ()
* Dongyuzi ()
* Ji Islet ()
* Mei Islet ()
* Lüxunwei Islet ()
* Da'angjiao ()
* Neiyuzi ()
* Waiyuzi ()
* Luoxun Islet ()
* Meihuashiduo ()
* Majiao Islet ()
* Heng Islet ()
* Niao Islet ()
* Yuanlianshiduo ()
* Hou Islet ()
* Dongtou Islet ()
* Baishiduo ()
* Bai Islet ()
* Yuehe Island ()
* Zhuganjiao ()
* Batoushan ()
* Xiao'ao Islet ()
* Jimu Islet ()
* Long'ershiduo ()
* Gaolingpai Islet ()
* Xiluopan Islet ()
* Gewei Islet ()
* Xiaohengsha Islet ()
* Weidun Islet ()
* Hengsha Islet ()
* Xiaomin Islet ()
* Damin Islet ()
* Chizi Islet ()
* Chishanzi ()
* Xiaoyue Islet ()
* Dongdu Islet ()
* Dongyue Islet ()
* Dalu Islet ()
* Dongsha Islet ()
* Weisha Islet ()
* Xiaomai Islet ()
* Damai Islet ()
* Niushishiduo ()
* Haizuzi Island ()
* Dashiting ()
* Gushanzi ()
* Weishan ()
* Fu Islet ()
* Hailong Islet ()
* Datiejiao Islet ()
* Heishiduo ()
* Huzi Islet ()
* Dazhong Islet ()
* Yan Islet ()
* Yanshan Island ()
* Xiaozhong Islet ()
* Libiao Islet ()
* Waibiao Islet ()
* Yangyuzi ()
* Yang Islet ()
* Xiawei Islet ()
* Shashiduo ()
* Jijia Islet ()
* Chi Islet ()
* Dongchuanbaimian Islet ()
* Beiding Islet ()
* Yuziweishiduo ()
* Nanding Islet ()
* Xixiayuzi ()
* Dongxiayuzi ()
* Jianziyu ()
* Hong Islet ()
* Wu Islet ()
* Huang Islet ()
* Hujiaojiao ()
* Huangniuyujiao ()
* Yushan ()
* Shiliu Islet ()
* Waishiduo Islet ()
* Wenjiada Islet ()
* Xiao Islet ()
* Hushi Islet ()
* Chiyushan ()
* Waibai Islet ()
* Libai Islet ()
* Xiaoding Islet ()
* Gongdan Islet ()
* Zhong Islet ()
* Yangyushan ()
* Hou Islet ()
* Dading Islet ()
* Tiedingzi Islet ()
* Jishijiao ()
* Jin Islet ()
* Shimen Islet ()
* Hongshan ()
* Gui Islet ()
* Shi Island ()
* Talinqing Islet ()
* Dabaishiduo ()
* Menxia Islet ()
* Pan Islet ()
* Cai Islet ()
* Ping Islet ()
Administrative divisions
Eleven towns: *Hushi (Fashih; ), Dongzhuang (), Zhongmen (), Dongpu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (),Meizhou
Meizhou (, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of , and a population of 3,873,239 million as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xingning Ci ...
(Meichow, Meichou; ), Dongjiao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ('Dongqiao'; ), Daitou (), Pinghai (), Nanri (), Shanting (), Yuetang (, formerly )
Two other areas:
* Qianqin Farm (), Houhai Management Area ()
Climate
References
{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Putian