page_title: Dongyin, Lienchiang
section_title: Name
hierarchical_section_title: Dongyin, Lienchiang / Name
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Xiapu County (Hsia-p'u) area, Fujian, China and Dongyin Township and part of Beigan Township (Peikantang) in Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Taiwan (ROC) 1953
context_page_description: Dongyin Township is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Republic of China. The islands are in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, Mainland China near the cities of Fuzhou and Ningde. The township is known for its natural beauty and Eastern Min culture, for the historical Dongyong Lighthouse and for its military importance and history as the northernmost territory of the Republic of China.
context_section_description: Dongyin Township is named after Dongyin Island (Tungyin Island), the main island of the township. The Wade-Giles derived English language names for Dongyin derived from the name '東引' are Tungyin and Tung-yin.
  Dongyin Island (Tungyin Island) (Chinese: 東引島; Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngyǐn Dǎo; Tongyong Pinyin: Dongyǐn Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Tung¹-yin³ Tao³; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-dō̤) was originally called Tungyung Island / Tung Yung / Tung-yung (Dongyong) (Chinese: 東湧; pinyin: Dōngyǒng; Wade–Giles: Tung¹-yung³).
  The second largest island is Xiyin (Siyin Island, Hsiyin) (Chinese: 西引島; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyǐn Dǎo; Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǐn Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-yin³ Tao³).
  In between the two main islands is the small Zhongzhu Island (Chinese: 中柱島; pinyin: Zhōngzhù Dǎo). The three islands have been linked by a causeway since 1986. Beigu Reef is north of Xiyin Island and Shuangzijiao is south of Dongyin Island. Dongsha Dao (Tung Sha, Tung-sha Tao, Alligator Island; Chinese: 東沙島; pinyin: Dōngshā Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Tung¹-sha¹ Tao³), considered a basepoint of the Chinese territorial sea by the PRC, is located approximately 25 kilometres (13 nmi) southwest of Dongyin Island.
caption: Map including Dongyin (labelled as Tung-yin Shan 東引山) (AMS, 1953)
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