# Siyu
## English
### Etymology

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西嶼／西屿 (Xīyǔ) Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǔ.

### Proper noun

Siyu
* Alternative form of Xiyu (Township)
** 2006, 臺灣水産學會刊‎, volume 33, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 120, columns 1, 2:The callus-like was induced mainly from the cortical tissues at the cut surface and the callus cells were dark red pigmented. The callus-like induction rate was influenced intertidal zones of Si-Wei and Wu-Kan of Magong City, He-Jie, Chih-Ma and Nei-An of Siyu Hsiang in the Penghu county from March to September, 2005.
** 2015, Kai-Chun Fan Fan, Keh-Chin Chang, Kung-Ming Chung, “Water Quality on Solar Water Heaters in Remote Islands”, in ISES Solar World Congress 2015‎, International Solar Energy Society, →DOI, archived from the original on 27 October 2022, page 5/10:The results for SWHs using tap-water in Penghu County are shown in Table 3. Based on the analyses, the values of LSI, RSI and PSI showed a slight scaling tendency when SWHs using tap-water have, except for Siyu Township with a slight corrosion tendency due to a lower pH value.
** 2020 January 16, “Historic lighthouse”, in Focus Taiwan‎, archived from the original on 26 October 2022, Photos of the Day‎:Yuwengdao Lighthouse in offshore Penghu County's Siyu Township. Built in 1875, the lighthouse has been listed as one of Penghu's heritage sites.
** 2021 August 22, “「水桶俠」浪浪不改防疫本色？水桶不離頭引發關心 [Stray dog traps head inside plastic bottle, rescue attempts fall flat]”, in Taipei Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 August 2021, Bilingual Pages, page 9‎:A stray dog that was recently spotted at the Fifth Public Cemetery in Penghu County’s Siyu Township wearing a large plastic bottle on its head has been dubbed “bottle knight” due to its unusual appearance.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Siyu.
* Alternative form of Xiyu (Island)
** 2007, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan‎, 2nd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 192, column 1:Taiwan’s first Mazu temple, dating back to the 14th century, can be found here, along with the ancient West Fort Sitai (Xitai) on Siyu (Xiyu) and a wealth of restored houses in the southern Fujian architectural style.
** 2010 August 21, Hsiu-chuan Shih, “Officials want depots made heritage sites”, in Taipei Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 August 2010, Taiwan News, page 2:Control Yuan members yesterday urged the Council of Cultural Affairs to designate four ammunition storage depots located near an army base camp in Penghu County’s Siyu (西嶼) as heritage sites, saying that the well-preserved remains could become a popular tourist attraction.
** 2017 January 24, Yu-ching Liu, William Hetherington, “Penghu cliffs defaced by engraved message of love”, in Taipei Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 January 2017, Taiwan News, page 3:The 10-million-year-old rock formation on Penghu’s Siyu Islet (西嶼) draws visitors who climb its stair-like walls, as well as those who enjoy photographing its rock pillars, which are variously upright, horizontal and bent into arches with colors from gray and black to yellow and brown.
** 2018 March 9, David Spencer, “Top 10 alternative things to see and do on Penghu”, in Taiwan News‎, archived from the original on 10 November 2018, Travel & Cuisine‎:The race, which takes place in November, begins on the island of Siyu (西嶼) and passes over the Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge to Baisha (白沙) before heading on to Jhongtun (中屯) and finally the main island of Penghu.
** 2018 August 8, “西嶼東臺和西嶼西臺 [Siyu East and West Forts]”, in Foreigners in Taiwan‎ (Travel Blog), archived from the original on 11 August 2020:The easiest way to get there is to take a car or scooter from Magong to the very southernmost part of Siyu (Xiyu, or Fisher) Island.
** 2019 June 12, Han Cheung, “Penghu: the art of knowing what to avoid”, in Taipei Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 June 2019, Features, page 13:The eastern coast of Siyu boasts a stretch of scenic paths with little traffic.
** (Can we date this quote?), “Penghu Vegan Bed & Breakfast”, in Vegan Taiwan‎ (Travel Blog), archived from the original on 21 June 2021:Perhaps the most impressive sight in Penghu is the centuries-old Tongliang Banyang tree, whose branches and roots forms a natural canopy over the Bao’an Temple’s courtyard, providing shade from the harsh summer sun. It’s located just beside the north end of the Penghu Great Bridge, which connects Siyu Island, the western-most island of the main set accessible by road from Magong, and Baisha Island, which lies just to the north of Magong. At two and a half kilometres it is the longest bridge in Taiwan.
** (Can we date this quote?), “Living in Penghu”, in Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (FSE) in Taiwan‎, archived from the original on 26 October 2022:Baisha is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores). It is located to the north of Penghu Main Island and linked to Siyu Island by the Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge, which at 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long is the longest of its kind in East Asia.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Siyu.

### References

* ↑ “Taiwan place names”, in Pinyin.info‎, 2006, archived from the original on 2006-10-01‎: “鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old forms […] 西嶼鄉 / Xiyu / Xīyǔ / Siyu / Hsiyu”