Luci Island () (also Loutz Island (Lu-tzʻu, Lucih) and Lusi Island (Lusih, Lu-ssu) () is an uninhabited island southeast of the Asian mainland in Pinghai Town (),

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, People's Republic of China (PRC) and north-northwest of Wuciou Township (Ockseu),

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(Quemoy),

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(Taiwan) which can be seen from the island.

History

In 1991, the island was rented to Hong Kong businessmen to be made into a resort, and a dock and several unfinished buildings were built. In January 2019, notice was given of the navigational hazard of the ship ''Xinhangjun'' () which sunk in the waters near the island. On June 16, 2019, a

wind power Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to electricity generation, generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable energy, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller Environmental impact of wi ...

plant on the island started operation.

Economy

The sea surrounding the island produces

Chinese white shrimp The Chinese white shrimp, oriental shrimp, or fleshy prawn (''Fenneropenaeus chinensis'') is a species of shrimp. It is cultivated at an industrial level off mainland China. Production was devastated by a series of epidemics in the 1990s and ea ...

croceine croaker ''Larimichthys crocea'', commonly called the large yellow croaker, yellow croaker or croceine croaker, is a species of saltwater fish in the family Sciaenidae, native to the marginal seas of East Asia from western Japan and Korea to the Yellow S ...

ribbonfish The ribbonfish are any lampriform fishes in the family Trachipteridae. These pelagic fish are named for their slim, ribbon-like appearance. They are rarely seen alive, as they typically live in deep waters, though are not bottom feeders. The p ...

swimming crab Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Description Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming. This ability, together with their strong ...

and

lobster Lobsters are a family (biology), family (Nephropidae, Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs ...

. Stone buildings on the island are used by fishermen as temporary residences.

Gallery

Maps including Luci Island: File:1943 Japanese World War II Aviation Map of Taiwan or Formosa - Geographicus - Taiwan-japan-1943.jpg, Japanese map including Luci Island (labeled as ) (1943) File:Txu-oclc-10552568-ng50-12.jpg, Map including Luci Island (labeled as Lu-tzʻu Hsü ) (

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, 1954) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-ng-50-7th-ed.jpg, Map including Luci Island (labeled as Lu-tzʻu Hsü (Loutz I)) (

, 1954) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 h-12c.jpg, Map including Luci Island (labeled as LUCI-YU) ( DMA, compiled 1971, revised 1996)

References

{{reflist Islands of Fujian

History

Economy

Gallery

See also

References