page_title: Hujing Island
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Hujing Island / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Hujing Island (Kosei-tō) area, Magong, Penghu, Taiwan from Series L792
context_page_description: Hujing Island / Huching Island / Hujing Islet is an islet in Hujing Village, Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan. The island has also been known as Da'anshan and the nearby Tongpan Island as Xiao'anshan. The southern part of the island is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer. Hujing Island is the seventh largest island in Penghu. The island is 7 nmi from Penghu Main Island. There are mountains on the eastern end and western end of the island.
  Ferries run three times a day between Magong on the main island of Penghu and Hujing Island. It takes about twenty minutes to reach Hujing Island from Penghu's main island by boat.
context_section_description: The island takes its current name from a tradition in which a tiger was found in a dry cave (or well) near the south end of the island.
  According to tradition, the Dutch built a fortress on the island which sank into the sea. No significant discoveries have been made in the area.
  On July 12, 1683, Qing Empire naval forces took Hujing Island and Tongpan Island in the early stages of the Battle of Penghu.
  A World War II-era Japanese bomb shelter built on the island survives and is accessible to the public free of charge.
  In January 2019, there were noted complaints about collapsing roads and slow repair times around the western mountain area of the island.
  In June 2019, there were a total of six students in the island's primary school.
caption: Map of Hujing Island (labeled as Kosei-tō) and surrounding area (1944)
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