page_title: Guishan Island (Yilan)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Guishan Island (Yilan) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Taichung (T'ai-chung, Taichū) area, Taiwan (ROC). From the Tawian AMS Topographic Maps series.
context_page_description: Guishan Island / Gueishan Island or Steep Island or Turtle Island, also known as Kweishan Island or Kweishan Tao, is an island in the Pacific Ocean, part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan and located 9.1 km east of port of Kengfang Fishery Harbor. The island's name is derived from the resemblance of the topography of the island to that of a turtle. There is a smaller island south of Gueishan Island called Gueiluan Island). The island is a dormant volcano that last erupted on 1785.
context_section_description: The local population, consisting mainly of fishermen, was relocated in 1977 due to the hardships associated with living on the island. Between 1977 and 2000 it became the site of a military base, and currently it is managed as a tourist destination and natural conservation area. There are restrictions for visitors due to environmental protection. In 2000, the island was officially opened to tourists as a maritime ecological park.
  On May 13, 2016, President Ma Ying-jeou visited the island.
  In December 2016 until February 2017, the island was closed for environmental protection reasons.
caption: Map including Gueishan Island (labeled as "Kuei-shan Tao (Kizan-to)" 龜山島) (1954)
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