Daqiu Island
Native name: 大坵島 (Chinese) | |
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![]() Daqiu Island in Kinmen County | |
Daqiu Island | |
Geography | |
Location | north of Beigan Island, Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Coordinates | 26°14′49″N 120°00′02″E / 26.24694°N 120.00056°E |
Area | 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)[1][2] |
Administration | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Province | Fujian (streamlined) |
County | Lienchiang (the Matsu Islands) |
Rural Township | Beigan |
Demographics | |
Population | 1 (2018)[3] |
Additional information | |
Time zone |
Daqiu Island[4][5] (Ta Chiu[6]/Tachiu[7]) (Chinese: 大坵島; pinyin: Dàqiū Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Ta4-chʻiu1 Tao3; Foochow Romanized: Duâi-kiŭ-dō̤) is an island in the East China Sea, part of Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[7][8][9] The island has been uninhabited; it is open to the public.[10][11] The smaller Xiaoqiu Island[4] (小坵島) is located to the northeast of Daqiu Island.
In October 2020, a bridge between Daqiu Island and Beigan Island was under construction.[12]
Overview[edit]
The Lienchiang County government operates a ferry service to the island during the summer. The island can be reached during the off season by chartering a boat.[10]
The island is known for its population of Formosan sika deer.[10][13] A toxic invasive plant species, Solanum pseudocapsicum, now occupies nearly ten percent of the area of the island and is a threat to the deer population.[14]
A school that was built on the island in 1965 is now abandoned.[15]
Demographics[edit]
During the 20th century, several hundred residents and military personnel lived on the island.[16]
As of 1970[update], 280 people from 45 families lived on the island.[15]
On the afternoon of April 7, 1990, Chen Chin-Kuan (陳金官) and his family left the island to live on Beigan (Peikan), leaving only military personnel remaining on the island.[15]
In 1996, the defense forces left the island.[10][17] On August 15, 1998, the military personnel stationed on the island left the island, leaving the island uninhabited.[15][clarification needed] Since that time, one person had taken up residence on the island.[3]
As of March 2023[update], the island is unihabited.[18]
Gallery[edit]
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A Formosan sika deer on the island
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Daqiu Island dock
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Buildings of the former village
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View of nearby Xiaoqiu Island
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Daqiu Island Walkway
(with Gaodeng Island in the distance) -
Daqiu Island
See also[edit]
- Cisco, Utah, another ghost town with one modern resident
- List of islands in the East China Sea
- List of islands of Taiwan
- The similarly named Daqiu and Xiaoqiu of Wuqiu, Kinmen
References[edit]
三、面積 北竿鄉全境總面積9.3平方公里,佔全縣總面積2
9.60平方公里的31﹪,僅次於南竿鄉的35﹪,為全縣次大的鄉。
其中北竿本島6.43平方公里,高登島1.39平方公里,大坵島0.
53平方公里,亮島0.35平方公里,小坵0.16平方公里。(二)^ 擬定連江縣風景特定區計畫說明書 (PDF). June 2002. p. 15.
項目 面積(公頃) 百分比%{...}
地質保護區{...}北竿鄉 大坵 51.6621 20.10(三)^ ab獨居孤島3千日 馬祖大坵唯一居民胡進江. Apple Daily (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019. (四)^ ab"Lienchiang County Regional Information". Invest Taiwan Home 投資臺灣入口網. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
The co
unty comprises 36 islands and i
slets, including Nangan Island,
Beigan Island, Gaodeng Island,
Liang Island, Daqiu Island, Xi
aoqiu Island, Dongju Island, Xi
ju Island, Dongyin Island, Xiyi
n Island, and affiliated island
s.(五)^ "Wave watching and fishing". Matsu National Scenic Area. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Matsu has chosen Daqi
u Island as the site for an ann
ual rock fishing competition; i
nterested anglers are welcome t
o come fish and swap tips.(六)^ "Pearl of East Fukien". Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
These islands are mostly
spread between 25°30'-28°44' o
f north latitude and 119°51'-12
0°20' of east longitude, which
mainly include Nan Kan, Pei Kan,
Kaoteng, Liang Island, Ta Chiu,
Hsiao Chiu, Tung Chu, Hsi Chu,
Tungyin, Hsiyin, etc, ten bigg
er islands and twenty more scat
tered no man islands.(七)^ abDeWitt Copp; Marshall Peck (1962). The Odd Day. New York City: William Morrow & Company. pp. 58, 67 – via Internet Archive.
TACHIU{...}Kueffer indicate
d two islands bunched near Peik
an, "Tachiu and Kaoteng. The la
tter is five miles off the main
land, the closest to the enemy.
"(八)^ 連江縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
地政事務所名稱(代碼) 連江
(ZA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 北竿鄉(02) 段 小段 代碼 備
註{...}大坵 0020(九)^ 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
字詞 ︻馬祖島︼{...}釋義 島名。位於福建省閩江口東北,
屬連江縣。簡稱為﹁馬祖﹂。由南竿、北竿、大坵、高登、西引等十九
個小島組成,總面積三十四平方公里,控福州對外交通的要衝,扼閩江
出入的門戶。{...}(十)^ abcd"Daqiu". Matsu National Scenic Area. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
In the past,
it has been both home to civil
ians and a post for the militar
y, but with the migration of th
e residential population and th
e pullout of the Armed Forces,
Daqiu has become the largest un
inhabited island in Mazu which
may be visited. In recent years,
with the restoration of the fo
otpath around the island and th
e successful breeding of the Fo
rmosan sika deer(Cervus nippon
taiouanus) has turned the islan
d a deer-watching paradise; if
you arrive on Daqiu early in th
e morning, there's a good chanc
e you'll see the beautiful sika
deer.{...}The county governmen
t operates a regular ferry serv
ice to Daqiu during the summer,
but a boat must be chartered t
o reach Daqiu during the rest o
f the year.(11)^ Richard Saunders (8 September 2017). "Off the Beaten Track: Dongju: an island on the edge of the (Taiwanese) World". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
Any of the seven accessibl
e islands in the Matsu group —
Beigan (北竿), Nangan (南竿), Dongy
in (東引), Xiyin (西引), Dongju (東莒)
, Xiju (西莒) and Daqiu (大坵) — wo
uld be a great place for the tr
aveler wanting to get away from
the crowds,(12)^ 影音/點亮大坵暗空招牌 徐國勇、林佳龍部長體驗+看橋--馬祖日報--2020-10-25. Matsu Daily. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020. (13)^ "Matsu Island opens doors to tourists". Taiwan Today. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
The Formosan s
ika deer that currently roam th
e deserted Daqiu Island are als
o noteworthy, Gu said, adding t
hat his administration will soo
n build pavements that will ena
ble tourists to get close to th
e deer.(14)^ 葉書宏 (23 August 2019). 有毒玉珊瑚盤據連江大坵 危及梅花鹿. The China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
外來種有毒植物玉珊瑚蔓延連江縣北
竿鄉大坵島約10%面積,恐危害島上梅花鹿生態,縣府已擬定除草計劃。(15)^ abcdLin Pao-Pao 林保寶 (March 2000). 牆上烽火 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Luchou, Taipei County, Taiwan: BoyYoung 博揚文化事業有限公司. p. 138. ISBN 957-97552-6-4. (16)^ 大坵島尋鹿迷蹤. Matsu National Scenic Area 馬祖國家風景區全球資訊網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
早期的大坵島
尚有數百位駐軍及居民,現在島上只剩下幾幢滿佈薜荔的老厝訴說著過
往的痕跡。(17)^ Chang; Yu-Cheng 張育誠; Wu; Tai-Wei 吳泰維; Chian; Yi-Shin 錢亦新; Heish; Tsung-Yu 謝宗宇; 陳怡寧 Chen; Yi-Ning; 賴文啟 Lai; Wen-Chi. 以紅外線自動相機初探馬祖大坵島臺灣梅花鹿復育族群生息現況 [Current Status of the Formosan Sika Deer Restored Population on Daqiu Island of Matsu by Using Infra-red Autocamera] (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 58.
大坵島自1996年
駐守國軍撤出後成為無人島,島上現存梅花鹿族群即當初野放鹿隻自然
繁衍而來,迄今形成穩定野外鹿群(18)^ Chang Ai; Wang Chao-yu; Evelyn Kao (March 17, 2023). "Matsu lobster smugglers face NT$98 million fines". Focus Taiwan. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
External links[edit]
- 北竿梅花鹿大坵島 台灣海上奈良 part1 台灣1001個故事 ('Formosan Sika Deer on Daqiu Island in Beigan- Taiwan's Nara on the Sea, part 1; Taiwan's 1,001 Stories series') (in Chinese)
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