Xiaoguwei

Xiaoguwei
"Part of the Canton River" in 1841, a map showing Guangzhou and its surrounding islands during the First Opium War. Xiaoguwei Island ("French Is.") lies in the southeast, Changzhou Island ("Dane Is.") to its north, Henan Island ("Honam Is.") to its west, and Pazhou Island ("Whampoa Is.") to its northwest.
Traditional Chinese小谷圍
Simplified Chinese小谷围
PostalFrench Island
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎogǔwéi Dǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsiu2 guk1 wai4 dou2

Xiaoguwei Island, formerly known in English as French Island, is an island in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province, China. It is administered as Xiaoguwei Subdistrict, a subdistrict in Panyu District, Guangzhou. The Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center now occupies the entire island.