Zhongshan Island
22°11′59″N113°32′47″E/ 22.19972°N 113.54639°E
| Zhongshan Island | |||||||||
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 Auguste Borget's 1842Macao from the Forts of Heang-shan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Trung sơn đảo | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Trung sơn đảo | ||||||||
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| Macao Island | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Macao đảo | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Macao đảo | ||||||||
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| Xiangshan Island | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Hương Sơn đảo | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Hương Sơn đảo | ||||||||
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Zhongshan Island,formerly also known asMacau Island[1]orXiangshan Island,[a]is ariver islandon the west bank of thePearl River DeltainGuangdong,China.[4][1]This area is separated from the mainland by a narrow waterway, and has a population of about 2.8 million. At the southern tip of the island is thepeninsular partof theMacao Special Administrative Region.The rest of the island (and more than 70% of the population) is part of the cities ofZhongshanandZhuhai.
China considers the island to have been linked to the continent and is no longer an island since the time ofMing dynasty(14-17th century).[5]There are also studies which state the area was a group of islets and shoals by Ming dynasty.[6]
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[edit]- ^ab"Zhongshan".The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia(6th ed.). Columbia University Press. 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^"1840 Cum-sing moon.JPG | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
- ^"1858 map of Hong Kong, Macao, Canton, Pearl River | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
- ^"The History of Xiangshan"(15 October 2008). Zhongshan Government. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^"Trên biển ra Hương Sơn --- Trung Quốc văn minh võng".
- ^"Địa vực không gian trung quốc gia trật tự —— Châu Giang vùng châu thổ" ruộng cát — dân điền "Cách cục hình thành".
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