List of islands of China
This is a list of islands of China.
List of Chinese characters that mean island
- 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- Ào (嶴 / 岙) — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by (岛)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
- For archipelago/islands
- Qúndǎo ([羣島] 群島 / 群岛)
- Lièdǎo (列島 / 列島)
- Dǎoqún ([島羣] 島群 / 岛群)
Mainland China
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- Changshan Islands
- Changxing Island
- Chongming Island (2nd-largest)
- Chuanshan Archipelago
- Damang Island
- Gulangyu Island
- Hainan (largest)
- For islands within Hainan's jurisdiction, see Islands of Hainan
- Hebao island
- Hengsha Island
- Jiangyanansha
- Jiuduansha
- Junshan Island (君山岛), an island of Dongting Lake in Junshan District, Yueyang, Hunan
- Meizhou Island
- Orange Isle (橘子洲), a sandy isle of the middle Xiang River in Changsha, Hunan
- Ping Island (萍岛), a sandy isle of the upper Xiang River in Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan
- Pingtan Island
- Shamian Island
- Wanshan Archipelago
- Dan'gan Group
- Pengjia Group
- Southwestern Group
- Central Group
- Northwestern Group
- Weizhou and Xieyang Islands
- Xiamen Island
- Xiasha
- Zhifu Island
- Zhongsha
- Zhoushan Archipelago (1,390 islands)
- Zhoushan Island (3rd-largest)
Marginal sea base-point islands
Autonomous and disputed regions
Hong Kong
- 235 islands within Hong Kong (See also: Islands of Hong Kong)
Macau
Taiwan
- 7 archipelagos under Taiwanese control – includes Taiwan, Pescadores, Quemoy, Matsu Islands, and Pratas Islands (See: Political status of Taiwan)
Outlying Islands
- Diaoyu Islands
- Huangyan Dao
- Hupijiao Rock (reef)
- Paracel Islands
- Spratly Islands
- Suyan Rock (reef)
- Yajiao Rock (reef)
- Zhongsha Islands
