Wuzhizhou Island
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Native name: 蜈支洲岛 | |
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.jpg) Wuzhizhou Island viewed from Haitang Bay | |
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Wuzhizhou Island (Chinese: 蜈支洲岛; pinyin: Wúzhīzhōu dǎo) is located off the coast of Hainan Province, China. This 1.48 square kilometre island is situated within Haitang Bay, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Sanya, between Nanwan Monkey Island to the north, and Yalong Bay to the south.
The Taoist priest Wu Huacun of the Qing dynasty built a house on the island after arriving in search of a place to create the "elixir of life".[1]
Geography
The island is 1.48 square kilometres with 5.7 kilometres of coastline, and has an irregular butterfly shape or heart shape, hence called "Lover's Island".
