List of islands of China

This is a list of islands of China. Islands that are claimed by China, including [List of islands of Taiwan|those under the control of the Republic of China (Taiwan)] and those disputed with other countries, are noted after the list.

Chinese characters that mean island

The following is a list of Chinese characters that mean 'island', preceded by the Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese.

Dǎo — the most generic character for island in the Chinese language
Yǔ/'''Xù — mainly used around Fujian in the Min Chinese region
Shān — commonly used in the south
Shā — used in the South China Sea outlying islands or islands in rivers
Yán or Yántóu — used around Guangdong and Zhejiang
Zhì — mainly used around Zhejiang; historically written as
Ào — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by
Tuó — often used in Northern China
Táng or — used in Zhejiang
Jī — used around Zhejiang and Shandong
Zhōu — used for many islands in rivers

Names for an archipelago/islands/island group

Qúndǎo — Clustered islands
Lièdǎo — Lined islands
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By provincial-level administrative divisions

Fujian

Gulangyu Island
Luci Island
Meizhou Island
Niushan Island
Pingtan Island, Fujian
Xiamen Island
Xiaori Island
Dongshan Island
43 islands in Haidao Township
*Xiyang Island, also known as Spider Island
*Fuying Island, also known as Shuangfeng Island
*the Sishuang Islands
** Beishuang Island
** Dongshuang Island
** Xishuang Island
** Nanshuang Island
*Xiaoxiyang Island, also known as Isthmus Island
*Kuishan Island, also known as Zhuishan
*Maci Island
*Nigu Island

Guangdong

Guangxi

Hainan

Hainan

Hunan

Junshan Island, an island of Dongting Lake in Junshan District, Yueyang
Orange Isle, a sandy isle of the middle Xiang River in Changsha
Ping Island, a sandy isle of the upper Xiang River in Lingling District, Yongzhou

Hong Kong

Liaoning

Changhai Islands

Macau

2 islands in Macau
* Coloane
* Taipa

Shandong

Zhifu Island

Shanghai

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Disputed islands

East China Sea

Senkaku Islands, Japan

Fujian

South China Sea

Taiwan

The political status of Taiwan is a longstanding dispute. Taiwan Island and Penghu are claimed by the People's Republic of China, but are currently administered by the Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan".