Dongzhai Harbor () is located in the northeast of

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

Province, China. This water body is bordered by

Haikou Haikou (; ), also spelled as Hoikow is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the Ha ...

Meilan District Meilan () is one district in Haikou City, Hainan, China. Administrative regions Meilan district has jurisdiction over places within Haikou city, such as Haifu Road, Bo'ai Road area, Haidian Road, Renminlu Road, Bailong Road, Hepingnan Road, and ...

at the west and

Wenchang Wenchang ( postal: Mencheong; ) is a county-level city in the northeast of Hainan province, China. Although called a "city", Wenchang refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. The urban center and the seat of govern ...

at the east.

Etymology

Before the year 1605, there was a village in the area called Dongzhai. It was destroyed in an earthquake and the harbor is named after it.

History

Villages in this harbor were devastated

subsidence Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement, which distinguishes it from slope move ...

from the

1605 Guangdong earthquake Qiongshan earthquake (Chinese:瓊山地震) was an earthquake in 1605 on the 13th of July (the 33rd year of reign of Emperor Wanli, May 28th in the Chinese lunar calendar) that struck Hainan and the adjacent Guangdong province in China with an est ...

. Seventy-two villages sunk during that quake killing thousands of people. That earthquake helped to form the harbor.

Beigang Island Beigang Island (), literally North Port Island, is a small island located in the mouth of Dongzhai Harbor, Hainan, China. There are three villages, fish farms, and some mangroves on the island. Beigang Island is under the jurisdiction of Meilan Dis ...

was part of the western mouth prior to that.

Description

At the mouth of the harbor, there is an island called Beigang Island (literally "north port island"). It contains a few villages including Hou Xi Village. The middle of the harbour is occupied by a peninsula extending from the west coast. Qu Quay is a village located on the northeastern coast of this peninsula. The town of

Puqian Puqian () is a port town on the eastern shore of Dongzhai Harbor in Wenchang, Hainan province, China. Old street A road running from the port at the west to the southernmost point of the main road is lined with tong lau Tong lau or ke lau a ...

is located at the mouth of the harbor on the east side. Dongzhai Harbor - 01

] Located within the harbour is the

Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve, also called the Hainan Dongzhai Bay National Nature Reserve, Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove, and Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Natural Reserve Area, is located within Dongzhai Harbor, in the area of Yanfeng Town, Meilan District ...

Mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evoluti ...

s grow along much of the west and south coasts and are home to numerous bird species. When the tide is low, villages that were sunk during the 1605 earthquake are revealed.http://hi.people.com.cn/n2/2018/1126/c228872-32330631.html A main industry is the farming of oysters, which are extensively cultivated in this shallow harbor. The

Puqian Bridge Haiwen Bridge () (named Puqian Bridge while under construction) is a Cable-stayed bridge, cable-stayed bridge located east of Haikou City, Hainan, China. It crosses the mouth of Dongzhai Harbor and was built to provide quicker access between Hai ...

is being constructed at the mouth of the harbor to connect the administrative divisions of Haikou at the west and Wenchang at the east.

References

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Bodies of water of Hainan {{Hainan-geo-stub