Dongzhai Harbor (Chinese: 东寨港; pinyin: Dōngzhài Gǎng) is located in the northeast of Hainan Province, China.[1][2] This water body is bordered by Haikou's Meilan District at the west and Wenchang at the east.
| Dongzhai Harbor 东寨港 | |
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  Dongzhai Harbor 东寨港 | |
| Location | Hainan Province, China |
| Coordinates | 19°58′37″N 110°35′57″E / 19.976895°N 110.599226°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Qiongzhou Strait |
| Frozen | no |
Etymology
editBefore the year 1605, there was a village in the area called Dongzhai. It was destroyed in an earthquake, and the harbor is named after it.[3]
History
editVillages in this harbor were devastated subsidence from the 1605 Guangdong earthquake. Seventy-two villages sunk during that quake killing thousands of people.[4] That earthquake helped to form the harbor. Beigang Island was part of the western mouth prior to that.
Description
editAt the mouth of the harbor, there is an island called Beigang Island (literally "north port island"). It contains a few villages including Hou Xi Village. The middle of the harbour is occupied by a peninsula extending from the west coast.
Qu Quay is a village located on the northeastern coast of this peninsula. The town of Puqian is located at the mouth of the harbor on the east side.
Located within the harbour is the Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve.
Mangroves grow along much of the west and south coasts and are home to numerous bird species.
When the tide is low, villages that were sunk during the 1605 earthquake are revealed.[5]
A main industry is the farming of oysters, which are extensively cultivated in this shallow harbor.
The Puqian Bridge is being constructed at the mouth of the harbor to connect the administrative divisions of Haikou at the west and Wenchang at the east.
References
edit- ^ "东寨港"海上森林"别样风情 海南生态美让凤凰人惊呆了". hainan.ifeng.com.
- ^ "东寨港成功培育濒危红榄李-天津网". www.tianjinwe.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20.
- ^ "海口湿地登上 央视《地理中国》". 26 November 2018.
- ^ "海南"海底村落"：72个村庄沉陷海底 每隔18年浮出水面-新闻中心-南海网". www.hinews.cn.
- ^ "海口鱼虾"粮仓"鸟天堂 一笔难书东寨港" [Haikou's fish and shrimp "granary" and bird paradise are hard to describe in one stroke, Dongzhai Port]. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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