Xiyu, Penghu

Wangan Township
Wangan Township
Traditional Chinese	西嶼鄉
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xi-yǔ Xiang
Bopomofo	ㄒㄧㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
IPA	[ɕí.ỳ ɕiáŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sai-sū-hiong
Tâi-lô	Sai-sū-hiong

Xiyu Township

西嶼鄉
Siyu, Hsiyu
Xiyu Township 西嶼鄉 Siyu, Hsiyu
Rural township
	Columnar basalt on Xiyu island
	Xiyu Township in Penghu County (the Pescadores)
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County	Penghu
Rural Villages (村)	11
Government
• Mayor (鄉長)	Hsu Yueh-Li (許月里)
Area
• Total	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population (March 2023)
• Total	8,301
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code	881
Website	www.shiyeu.gov.tw (in Chinese),; www.shiyeu.gov.tw/en (in English)

23°36′27.7″N 119°30′41.8″E / 23.607694°N 119.511611°E / 23.607694; 119.511611

Xiyu Township^[1] (Chinese: 西嶼鄉; pinyin: Xīyǔ Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-yü³ Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-sū-hiong;^[2] Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yí-hiông) is a rural township encompassing Xiyu/Hsiyu/Si Island^[3]/Hsi Island,^[4] also known as Fisher Island, Yuweng or Pescadores Island (漁翁島; Yúwēng Dǎo), which is among the three major islands of the Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It has a population of 8,301 and an area of 18.7148 square kilometres.^[5]

The major scenic spots include some forts and lighthouse. They were built or reconstructed in the Qing Dynasty, and were credited as National Relic Site of Taiwan.

^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
^ "Entry #35348". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
^ Stephen Keeling; Brice Minnigh (2007). The Rough Guide to Taiwan. Rough Guides. London. p. 445. ISBN 9781843535270 – via Internet Archive. Siaomen Islet Si Island{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Robert Storey (1998). Taiwan. Lonely Planet (4 ed.). Hong Kong. p. 296. ISBN 9780864426345 – via Internet Archive. Hsiaomen Island Hsi Island{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Michelle da Silva (29 August 2012). "Penghu islands show a unique side of Taiwan". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[1] 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[2] "Entry #35348". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.

[rough2007-3] Stephen Keeling; Brice Minnigh (2007). The Rough Guide to Taiwan. Rough Guides. London. p. 445. ISBN 9781843535270 – via Internet Archive. Siaomen Islet Si Island{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[lonely-4] Robert Storey (1998). Taiwan. Lonely Planet (4 ed.). Hong Kong. p. 296. ISBN 9780864426345 – via Internet Archive. Hsiaomen Island Hsi Island{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] Michelle da Silva (29 August 2012). "Penghu islands show a unique side of Taiwan". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

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