Is Nansha Islands an island of China?

Nansha Islands are islands of China.

Nansha Islands have been China's territory since ancient times. People in China first discovered the islands as early as the Western Han Dynasty, and in 1621, Zheng He's Nautical Map was published, which included it in Chinese territory. In history, the Nansha Islands (commonly known as Prattley Islands in the west) were first discovered by China people, first named, first developed and operated, and first administered and exercised sovereignty by the China government.

during the western Han dynasty, China people began to sail in the south China sea and found a group of coral reefs. in 111 BC, after emperor Wu of the Han dynasty put down the rebellion in south Guangdong, he set up two counties, bo' er and zhuya, in Hainan island to administer the islands in the south China sea, and sent sailors to inspect Xisha. Nansha Islands is located in the south of Jiuduan Line in southern Xinjiang, China, and it is an oval coral reef group with the largest number of islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

Climatic characteristics of Nansha Islands:

1. Sunshine and radiation

According to the scientific investigation data of Nansha Islands, the average daily total radiation of Nansha Islands sea area is 1929.5 J/cm2 in spring (April-May), 1783 J/cm2 in summer (June-September) and 152 in winter (December-March). The net radiation is strong in spring and weak in winter. The daily average total net radiation in spring is about 1472 J/cm2, 1289 J/cm2 in summer and 824.5 J/cm2 in winter.

2. Temperature

The annual average temperature and annual average sea surface temperature in Nansha Islands are both above 27℃, ranking first in the South China Sea. The average annual temperature in Taiping Island is 27.5℃, and that in Nanwei Island is 27.7℃. The monthly average temperature is not less than 26℃ for 12 months, the highest temperature is 28.8℃ in May, and the extreme high temperature is 35℃. Low temperature weather occurs in January, with extreme low temperature of 22.4℃ in Taiping Island and 21.1℃ in Nanwei Island. The average daily, monthly and annual temperature changes and the temperature difference between winter and summer are very small.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nansha Islands