Dongji Island


Dongji Island / Dongji Islet / Tungchi Island is an island in Dongji Village, Wangan Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. Dongji Island has also been known as Nandongyu.
The island is the site of the Dongji Island Lighthouse.

History

A temple for Wang Ye worship on the island was built during the Jiaqing era and restored in 1872.
Dongji Island Lighthouse was built in 1911 during the period of Japanese rule of Taiwan.
In June 2012, fisherman Wang Chiu-tang discovered a fossilized ivory tusk in a trench near the island below sea level.
In June 2014, Dongji Island was made part of the new South Penghu Marine National Park.
In May 2016, a ferry service between Tainan and Dongji Island had its maiden voyage. The trip to Tainan takes about two and a half hours.
On July 1, 2016, the Hsiung Feng III missile mishap occurred in the waters southeast of Dongji Island.
In June 2017, a tornado-like twister was reported in the waters off Dongji Island, which is an occasional occurrence in the area's weather patterns.
On January 10, 2018, the Chia Ming Lun cargo ship ran aground and sank near Dongji Island. The ship and its cargo was left unsalvaged.
On October 4, 2019, over of abandoned fishing nets were removed from coral reef near Dongji Island.

Geography

Dongji Island's village is located near the middle of the island in an area that was previously underwater. There are two mountains on the island- in the north is Hutoushan, in the south is Baguashan. The smaller formerly inhabited Chutou Islet is located to the immediate northwest of Dongji Island.
The marine area of Taijiang National Park covers a band extending from the shore of Taiwan Island and long from Yanshui River to Dongji Island, an area of.

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