Mayu Island
Mayu Island also known as Double Island is a strategically located island in Shantou, Guangdong. It is unusual for having two Mazu temples on the same island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: Island in Guangdong, China
- Also known as: “Ma Dao”, “Mayu Dao”, and “Mu-yu”
- Historically known as: “Double Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shantou Haiwan Bridge and Dezhou Island.
Shantou Haiwan Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bru216, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shantou Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. Built in 1995, it has a main span of 452 metres. It is nicknamed "The Goddess of Bridges". The bridge carries the G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway.
Dezhou Island
Island
Dezhou Island, also known as Lu Yu, is an island in the waterway used by the Port of Shantou, 0.5 km from Dahao Island. It has an area of 0.136 square kilometers and has a well-preserved lighthouse that was built in 1880.
Shantou Experimental School
School
Shantou Experimental School is a public school, located in Longhu District, within the city proper of Shantou, Guangdong, China. Established in 1999 and operated by the Education Bureau of Shantou City, the school currently caters for approximately 3000 students from Years 1 to 9. Shantou Experimental School is situated 3½ km north of Mayu Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dahao and Jinsha.
Dahao
Suburb
Dahao is a suburban area of Shantou, China, located along the Haojiang River in the eastern coastal portion of Guangdong Province. The area extends from Guang’ao Street westward to Shenshan Expressway, and contains the governmental offices of the Haojiang District. Dahao is situated 6 km south of Mayu Island.
Jinsha
Suburb
Jinsha is a subdistrict of the Jinping District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. Jinsha is situated 7 km northwest of Mayu Island.
Shantou
Photo: Sgnpkd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shantou City, referred to as "Shan", also known as 鮀城（tuócheng）and 鮀岛（tuódao）, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, a sub-central city of Guangdong, a special economic zone, located in the east of Guangdong Province, adjacent to Chaozhou City and Jieyang City in the north, and the South China Sea in the south.
Mayu Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Guangdong, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.33716° or 23° 20′ 14″ northLongitude
116.74812° or 116° 44′ 53″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
7PMR8PPX+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 23732561OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
1801563Wikidata ID
Q10943000
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mayu Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mayu Dao”
- Chinese: “妈屿”
- Chinese: “妈屿岛”
- Swedish: “Mayu Dao”
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Explore places such as 海湾一城时代花园 and 锦峰新城.
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