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Where is Xiacun Island?

First of all, correct that there is no Xiacun Island, but only one named Xiachuan Island.

Xiachuan Island belongs to Taishan City, Guangdong Province, which is located on the west side of the Pearl River Estuary and in the southwest of Taishan City.

Xiachuan Island is a town in Chuan Dao. The terrain in the town is small at two ends and large in the middle. It is more than 12 kilometers wide from east to west and 23 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 98.685 square kilometers.

Xiachuan Island is located 6 nautical miles south of Shangchuan Island, 18 nautical miles from Shanzui Wharf, and 64 kilometers from Shanzui County. The sea around the town is Mangzhou, Pingzhou, Shuike Island, Shanzhu Island, Wangfuzhou, Huangyan Island, Yingzhou, Huazhou, Sweep Pole Island, Pipazhou, Huangcheng Island, Guanyuzhou and Bipen. [1]

Xiachuan Island is known as one of the "Four Attractions of Guangdong Holiday Island", together with delta island (Xunliao, Huidong), Sanmen Island (Dapeng, Shenzhen) and Hebao Island (Gaolan, Zhuhai), which are known as the "Four Attractions of Guangdong Holiday Island".

Xiachuan Island has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, rich natural ecological resources and charming scenery, and is known as the Pearl of the South China Sea. The cultivated land area is 971 mu, including 772 mu of paddy fields, and it is an island town with half fishing and half agriculture. In 1998, the town's total social income was more than 36 million yuan, with 52,898 tons of aquatic products and a per capita income of more than 4,8 yuan.

Xiachuan Island enjoys a superior geographical position. It is located in the Zhuhai Delta together with the islands in the southeast area of Zhuhai, looking to Zhuhai Economic Zone, Hong Kong and Macao in the east, 12 nautical miles from the western area of Zhuhai, 87 nautical miles and 58 nautical miles from Hong Kong and Macao respectively, 12 nautical miles from the international waterway, close to the sea lanes of China and Southeast Asian countries, 4 nautical miles from Zhanjiang and Hainan Island in China in the west and Taishan City in the north.