dongjyu

Example Sentences

• "Jyuguang Township consists of two islands, Dongjyu and Sijyu. Dongjyu's Fujheng and Dapu villages are intact traditional Eastern Fujianese settlements, and its Dongcyuan Lighthouse is Matsu's only class two historic site."
• "In good weather, and especially during the busy summer tourist season, there are several ferries each day to Dongjyu and Sijyu from Nangan's Fuao Port (50 min, NT$140). If you want to see both, the way to do it without having to double back to Nangan is to start with Sijyu, spend the night there, then catch one of the six daily ferries that leave on the hour, every other hour (7am-5pm; 10 min, NT$20), stopping off at Dongjyu on the way back to Nangan."
• "This is the southernmost inhabited island in the Matsu archipelago, actually consisting of two islands, Dongjyu (Dongju) and Sijyu (Xiju). About 600 civilians live on the islands, most in the village of Dapu, in the center of Dongjyu. At the island’s northern tip is the Dongjyu Lighthouse, built by the British after the Opium Wars of the mid-19th century and still in use."
• "Two Rhagophthalmus species addressed here were found in Beigan islet and Dongjyu islet separately. These islets are less than 40 km apart, but no population of these species was found in other neighboring islands."
• "The bureau said the Dongjyu Island (東嶼^([sic – meaning 東莒])) near Matsu would be the nation’s closest point to the center of the moon’s shadow. Residents of Dongjyu will be able to watch the annular eclipse for 4 minutes and 31 seconds, giving them the longest viewing window in the country."
• "To the children of Dongjyu (東莒) on the Matsu islands, the center of the world is not Taiwan, but neighboring Nangan (南竿島), which is the most populated and developed island in the region. Surrounded by the sea, Yang said the children of Dongjyu feel isolated from the world and they lack a sense of belonging."