Jiapeng Liedao

Jiapeng Liedao (佳蓬列岛; 佳蓬列島; Jiāpéng Lièdǎo; 'Jiapeng Islands' or 鸡澎群岛; 雞澎羣島; Jiāpéng Qúndǎo; 'Jipeng Islands'), also known as Asses' Ears, the Kaipong Islands (derived from the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese name) or Ky-poong, is a group of islands off the coast of Guangdong in China.^[1] They form a chain of rocks and islands extending 10 miles SE from Eyanshi Dao (枙咽石岛; Èyānshí Dǎo; 'Eyanshi Island', O-yen-shih) to Wenwei Zhou (蚊尾洲).^[2] The islands are part of the Wanshan Archipelago.

Beijian Dao

1878 German map of San On County

Name

Beijian Dao (北尖岛), also called Kaipong, gave its name to the island group. Also, two peaks rising almost perpendicularly to a height of 300m on the southwestern end of the island, are known as Asses' Ears.^[1][2] They also gave their name to the archipelago.

Islands

There are two major islands in the northeast and a group of minor islands in the southwest. One major island is Beijian Dao (北尖岛). The other island is Yunghoy or Yung-gai.^{[citation needed]}