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		1 Introduction 2 Administration 3 History 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Transportation 7 See also 8 External links

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Shangchuan Island

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Shangchuan Island (?????????, pinyin Sh??ngchu??nd??o; also named Schangschwan, Sancian, Chang-Chuang, St. John's Island) is an island of the South China Sea, on the southern coast of China, part of the Guangdong province. Located 14 km from the mainland, it is the largest island of the province. Population: 16,320.

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Administration

Administratively, Shangchuan Town (?????????) is one of the 20 Town of China|towns of Taishan.

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History

Shangchuan Island was one of the first bases established by the Portugal|Portuguese off the China coast, during the 16th century. They abandoned this base after they occupied Macau in 1557.

The Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier died there on December 2, 1552, on his way to Guangzhou.

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Geography

Latitude : 21.70?? N

Longitude : 112.78?? E

The island is isolated from the mainland since the last ice age. It is located near Xiachuan Island, which lies West of Shangchuan.

Shangchuan Town covers the main Shangshuan Island, as well as 12 islets. The total area of the town is 156.7 km??. Shangshuan Island has an area of 137.3 km??. The island has a 217 km long coastline.

Towns include:

Dalangwan

Shadi (??????), a fishing port on the southwestern coast

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Economy

Shangchuan and Xiachuan have been establihed as a Tourism Open Integrated Experimental Zones (????????????????????????, pinyin: l??y??u k??if?? z??ngh?? sh??y??n q??).

Feisha Beach Resort (??????????????????) is a commercial tourist resort located on the island's eastern shore.

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Transportation

Shangchuan Island is linked by ferry to Guanghai, Haiyan (Shanju) and Xiachuan Island.

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See also

Geography of China

List of islands of the People's Republic of China

List of islands in the South China Sea

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External links

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=21.672592,112.773972&spn=0.321590,0.467709&t=k&hl=en Satellite view on Google Maps

http://www.map98.com/showmap2.asp?mapid=46079950 Map of the island (in Chinese)

http://www.portsmouthbookshop.com/MapPage/MapPages542xx/54282maca.htm Old map

http://www.jesuites.com/xavier/images/sancian_maxi.jpg Picture of Shangchuan island. The chapel marks the location of Francis Xavier's death

http://www.tsinfo.com.cn/UploadFiles/2005/02/22/022211304125023.jpg Another picture of the chapel

http://www.taishan.com/english/tour/island.htm Shangchuan on taishan.com (in English)

http://www.tsinfo.com.cn/en/4-03-01.htm Shangchuan on tsinfo.com.cn (in English)

http://www.taishan.com/clientpage/shangchuan/ Detailed description of the island (in Simplified Chinese)

http://ts338.nease.net/trip/zheng/shangchuan.htm Another detailed description of the island (in Simplified Chinese)

http://www.tsinfo.com.cn/Disp.Aspx?ID=5301&ClassID=366 Pictures of the island (click on the licks on the left to view more)

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/local/CHXX0501?from=search_city Weather

category:Islands of Guangdong
category:Taishan

de:Shangchuan Dao

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