# Dongju
## English
### Alternative forms

* Dongjyu (Tongyong Pinyin)
* Tungchu (Wade–Giles)

### Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 東莒 / 东莒 (Dōngjǔ).

### Proper noun

Dongju
* An island in Juguang, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
** [1972 [1952 November 24], Henry R. Lieberman, “Islands Outposts for War on Peiping”, in O. Edmund Clubb, editor, China‎, Arno Press, sourced from Hong Kong, The New York Times, December 7, 1952, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 161, column 2:The main Nationalist island bases off Fukien include Big and Little Quemoy, which are within artillery range of Communist-held Amoy; Matsu, forty miles northeast of Foochow, and the Paichuan Islands (Hsichuan and Tungchuan), about fifteen miles southeast of Matsu. Among the major Chekiang bases are the Yüshan Islands, about 160 miles southeast of Shanghai; the Tachen Islands, about thirty miles southeast of Haimen on Taichow Bay, and Peishan about forty miles northeast of Wenchow.]
** 2007, Phil Macdonald, “Straits Islands”, in National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan‎, 2nd edition, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 206, column 1:This is the southernmost inhabited island in the Matsu archipelago, actually consisting of two islands, Dongjyu (Dongju) and Sijyu (Xiju).
** 2011, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan‎, 3rd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 206, column 1:This is the southernmost inhabited island in the Matsu archipelago, actually consisting of two islands, Dongju and Xiju. About 600 civilians live on the islands, most in the village of Dapu, in the center of Dongju. At the island's northern tip is the Dongju Lighthouse, buijt by the British after the Opium Wars of the mid-19th century and still in use.
** 2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides)‎, 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 328:Three ferries per day sail from Nangan to Xiju’s Qingfan Port and Dongju’s Mengao Harbour (departs 🕘︎ 07.00, 11.00 & 14.30; takes 50mins; NTD200 one-way). These boats sometimes stop at Dongju before Xiju; confirm the first destination when buying your ticket. Sailing time between Xiju and Dongju is 15 minutes. Ferries return to Nangan right away.
** 2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎, 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299‎:The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.
** 2023 March 6, Joseph Yeh, “Taiwan military plane taking meat to frontline troops amid supply shortage”, in Focus Taiwan‎, archived from the original on 06 March 2023, Politics‎:In addition to daily flights often disrupted by fog between March and May from and to Taiwan proper, ferries are the main means of transportation between Taiwan and Matsu and between islands in Matsu, including services from Nangan to Jyuguang Township two main islands -- Dongju and Xiju.
** 2023 September 14, “Dongju Community Development Association [東莒社區發展協會]”, in Ministry of Culture‎, archived from the original on 04 November 2023, Community Builders‎:Located in the border area of Matsu, Dongju Island (formerly known as Dongquan) has developed relatively slowly compared to the other three townships in Matsu. However, this has also preserved the natural resources, geographical landscapes, and historical assets of Juguang Township.

#### Synonyms

* Dongquan