Liugong Island

Liugong Island
War memorial hall
Map
Geography
Coordinates37°30′22″N 122°11′06″E / 37.50611°N 122.18500°E / 37.50611; 122.18500
Area3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Length4.08 km (2.535 mi)
Width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Coastline14.93 km (9.277 mi)
Highest elevation153 m (502 ft)
Highest pointQiding Mountain
Administration
China
ProvinceShandong
CityWeihai
DistrictHuancui

Liugong Island (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Liúgōng Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Liu-kung Tao) is a small island located on the northeastern edge of Shandong Peninsula, China, at the mouth of Weihai Bay.[1][2] It is known as the "birthplace of China's first modern navy"[3][4][5] and is also the site of its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War.[6][7]

  1. ^ Liugong Island in Weihai, china.org.cn, Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ Google Map
  3. ^ "Minister Ma Hui Attends the Completion Ceremony of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet Sailors' Memorial Restoration Project". Chinese embassy in UK. 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Beiyang Fleet". China Daily. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ Michael Dillon (2016). Encyclopedia of Chinese History. Routledge. ISBN 9781317817154. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. ^ Yan, Hongliang (25 January 2017). Heritage Tourism in China: Modernity, Identity and Sustainability. Channel View Publications. p. 61. ISBN 9781845415952. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference chinadaily was invoked but never defined (see the help page).