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• Ào (嶴 / 岙) — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by (岛)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

• Changshan Islands
• Changxing Island
• Chongming Island (2nd-largest)
• Chuanshan Archipelago
  • Shangchuan Island
  • Xiachuan Island
• 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
  • Weizhou Island
• Xiamen Island
• Xiasha
• Zhifu Island
• Zhongsha
• Zhoushan Archipelago (1,390 islands)
  • Zhoushan Island (3rd-largest)

Marginal sea base-point islands

• Sheshan Island
• Tong Island (in the Zhoushan Archipelago)

Autonomous and disputed regions

Hong Kong

• 235 islands within Hong Kong (See also: Islands of Hong Kong)
  • Cheung Chau
  • Hong Kong Island
  • Lamma Island
  • Lantau Island
  • Ma Wan Island
  • Peng Chau
  • Po Toi Island
  • Tsing Yi Island

Macau

• 2 islands in Macau
  • Coloane
  • Taipa

Outlying Islands

• Diaoyu Islands
• Huangyan Dao
• Hupijiao Rock (reef)
• Paracel Islands
• Spratly Islands
• Suyan Rock (reef)
• Yajiao Rock (reef)
• Zhongsha Islands

See also

• Geography of China
• List of islands of Taiwan
• List of islands
• List of islands by area