Hsiyu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 西嶼 (Xīyǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-yü³.

Proper noun

Hsiyu

1. Alternative form of Xiyu
   • 1971 May 11, “Longest Bridge”, in The Japan Times‎^[1], volume 75, number 25,992, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 3:

     After completion of the bridge, residents at Hsiyu islet, the third largest islet of Penghu, are no longer isolated from Makung, capital of Penghu. They can travel to Makung by bus instead of boat.
     Hsiyu, an islet of 18,710 square kilometers, is populated by 13,000 residents, most of them are fishermen. During the past, the islet was not accessible to the outside world in six months of a year because of strong winds and rough sea.

   • 1976, Manabu Sasa, “Filariasis in the Asian Region”, in Human Filariasis: A Global Survey of Epidemiology and Control‎^[2], University of Tokyo Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 458:

     After World War II, FAN & HSU (1953) conducted epidemiological surveys of 13 villages on Makung, Peihsa, and Hsiyu Islands, and found 218 (14.3%) to be positive for the microfilariae of W. bancrofti out of a total of 1,529 persons examined.

   • 1982 May 9, “Penghu: Old and new in charming blend”, in 自由中國週報‎^[3], volume XXII, number 18, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 1:

     Makung, by far the largest island, is connected by cross-ocean bridges with the two other main islands, Paisha and Hsiyu. […]
     The 2,160 meter Penghu Bay Bridge which connects Makung with Hsiyu, is the longest in the Far East. […]
     Across the bridge to the southern end of Hsiyu island stands the old fort at Histai^{[sic – meaning Hsitai]} built in 1887.

   • 1994 July, Robert Storey, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit‎^[4], 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 255, column 1:

     There are two other large islands connected to Penghu by bridges - both are interesting and easy to visit. They’re called Paisha (White Sand Island) and Hsiyu (West Island). Paisha’s most famous attraction is a large banyan tree (dà róngshù or tōngliáng gǔróng) over 300 years old. Covering a huge area, the branches are supported by lattice- work, and walking under it is like walking through a cave. Paisha is connected to Hsiyu by the Kuahai Bridge (kuàhǎi dàqiáo), over five km in length and the longest in Taiwan.

   • 2001, “黃清呈”, in 北美館二〇〇一 : 典藏常設展‎^[5], Taipei Fine Arts Museum, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 95:

     Huang, Qing-cheng was born in Chitung Village, Hsiyu Town, Penghu. He liked painting from a young age and was even expelled from Kaohsiung Middle School as a result of his obsession with painting.

   • 2003, Micheala Ryan, “The Penghu Islands”, in Melvin Neo, editor, Taiwan‎^[6], Times Media Private Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 61:

     The two next largest islands are Paisha and Hsiyu, both of which are attached to Penghu by bridges. Paisha, or White Sand Island, boasts a 300-year-old banyan tree. This enormous tree covers such a big area that its branches need to be held up by latticework. Walking under its branches is like walking through a tunnel or cave. The coast of Hsiyu, or West Island, has many hidden coves that feature beautiful scenery. The southern end of Hsiyu is home to the Hsitai Fort, which was built by the Chinese in 1883. On a clear day, visitors to the fort can see the mountains of Taiwan. Hsiyu and Paisha are themselves connected by the Cross Sea Bridge.
     Hsiyu and a tiny, scenic island called Hsiaomen are also connected by a bridge.

   • 2008 February 14, Asia Pulse, “Cold weather in Taiwan causes $3.2 million loss for aquaculture”, in IntraFish‎^[7], archived from the original on 26 October 2022, Latest Jobs‎^[8]:

     Cheng made the report while accompanying Legislator Lin Bing-kun, officials of the Council of Agriculture's Fisheries Agency and the chief of a local fishermen's association on an inspection tour of Hsiyu township, the worst-affected area of the county.

   • 2011 January 10, Shu-ling Ko, “FEATURE: Gun battery sheds light on history, Chinese attitudes”, in Taipei Times‎^[9], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 August 2016‎^[10]:

     Hsiyu (西嶼), or Fisher Island (漁翁島), is the second-biggest atoll of the Penghu Island chain. Hsiyu Island belongs to Hsiyu Township, which makes up 14.3 percent of Penghu County.

   • 2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Taiwan‎^[11], 9th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 298, column 2:

     Penghu County includes almost 100 islands (only a quarter of which are inhabited), but there’s plenty to see and do on the main archipelago where four interconnected islands collectively form a horseshoe containing the townships of Makung, Huhsi, Paisha and Hsiyu.

   • 2021, You-Ting Hsieh, Sheng-Feng Lin, Yi-Chang Liao, “First Report of Insect Galls on Ficus microcarpa in Penghu Islands, Taiwan”, in 臺灣研蟲誌‎^[12], volume 6, number 4, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30:

     The Penghu Islands are volcanic islands, and are the largest offshore islands of Taiwan. In Penghu Islands, Magong Island is the largest island (67.14 km²), followed by Hsiyu (18.71 km²) and Baisha (13.88 km²).

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Fisher Island East Battery”, in Bureau of Cultural Heritage‎^[13], archived from the original on 10 July 2022‎^[14]:

     Fisher Island East Battery originally known as the East Artillery Fort of Hsiyu is located in Neian Village of Hsiyu Township in front of Dongbitou Mountain.

   • 2022 September 12, Nick Kembel, “66 Unmissable Things to Do in Taiwan in 2022”, in Spiritual Travels‎^[15] (Travel Blog), archived from the original on 07 June 2019‎^[16]:

     A great place to see this is Erkan Old Residences on Hsiyu Island, where residents of such homes have set up cafés and shops in their homes.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Attractions”, in 台灣地質公園網絡‎^[17], archived from the original on 26 October 2022‎^[18]:

     Xiaomen Islet is located in the north of Hsiyu, away from a 20-meter wide water passageway, and connected to a bridge.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hsiyu.

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hsiyu”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[19], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1319, column 3
• Burkhardt, Michael (2010 May) “Chinese Frequency Dictionary”, in TPS Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese‎^[20], First edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 477, column 1: “西屿 [xīyǔ] Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖县[Péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan”