Changzhou Island

Changzhou Island
"Part of the Canton River" in 1841, a map showing Guangzhou and its surrounding islands during the First Opium War. Changzhou ("Dane Is.") lies in the east, Xiaoguwei ("French Is.") to its south, and Pazhou ("Whampoa Is.") to its northwest.
Traditional Chinese長洲島
Simplified Chinese长洲岛
PostalDane's Island
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángzhōudǎo
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCoeng4 zau1 dou2
Sunqua's c. 1840 View of the Foreign Cemetery on Dane's Island
Not to be confused with Changzhou, the city in Jiangsu, or Cheung Chau, the island in Hong Kong.
Not to be confused with Huangpu or Whampoa Island, the former name of nearby Pazhou.

Changzhou Island, formerly known in English as Dane or Dane's Island, is an island in the Pearl River Delta of China's Guangdong Province. It is now administered as part of Guangzhou's Huangpu District, although the historic Huangpu Island was nearby Pazhou, which forms part of Haizhu District.