Dongji Island Introduction
Dongji Island, also known as Dongji Islet, is an island in the Penghu archipelago of Taiwan. It serves as an important point on the Ta-Peng waterway and is administratively part of Dongji Village, Wang-an Township, Penghu County. The waters surrounding the island (excluding the island itself) are part of Taijiang National Park, while approximately 1.34 square kilometers of land on the island has been designated as part of the Penghu South Sea Basalt Natural Reserve since 2009. Dongji Island's strategic location has made it a vital transshipment point for maritime trade between Taiwan and Penghu since ancient times. During the Japanese colonial period, in order to secure control over the Taiwan-Penghu area, military barracks and lighthouses were constructed at both the northern and southern ends of the island, with troops stationed to monitor the surrounding seas. The local residents graze sheep on the hills in the north, and from there, the view of traditional red-tiled white-walled houses set against green pastures and black-and-white sheep makes for a picturesque scene. Located 500 meters to the northwest of Dongji Island is Shudiao Islet, an uninhabited island. Approximately 4.5 kilometers to the west lies Xiji Island, which was once inhabited and had a branch school, but is now uninhabited. The area of Dongji Island is 1.5423 square kilometers at high tide and 1.9045 square kilometers at low tide.
