Dezhou Island

Dezhou Island (Chinese: 德洲岛; pinyin: Dézhōu Dǎo), also known as Lu Yu (Chinese: 鹿屿; pinyin: Lù Yǔ),[lower-alpha 1] is an island in the waterway used by the Port of Shantou, 0.5 km from Dahao Island. It has an area of 0.136 square kilometers and has a well-preserved lighthouse that was built in 1880.[1]

Dezhou Island seen from Shantou Bay Bridge

See also

Footnotes
  1. The characters 德 dé and 鹿 lù are homophones in Chaoshan dialect.

References
  1. "汕头鹿屿岛违建追踪:传修建者大有来头". 2010-07-08. Archived from the original on 2019-05-19.
  • "汕头市地名志"

23.327°N 116.756°E / 23.327; 116.756


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