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13-630: Weizhou or Wei Zhou may refer to: Weizhou Island ( 涠洲岛 ), Haicheng District, Beihai, Guangxi Weizhou, Guangxi ( 涠洲镇 ), town in Haicheng District that includes the island Weizhou, Hebei ( 威州镇 ), town in Jingxing County, Hebei Weizhou, Wenchuan County ( 威州镇 ), town and the county seat of Wenchuan County, Sichuan Xu Weizhou (born 1994), Chinese actor Historical prefectures [ edit ] Wei Prefecture (Shandong) ( 濰州 ),

26-524: A prefecture between the 6th and 14th centuries in modern Shandong Wei Prefecture (Hebei) ( 魏州 ) Wei Prefecture (Henan) ( 衛州 ), a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in modern Henan Wei Prefecture (Gansu) ( 渭州 ), a prefecture between the 9th and 12th centuries in modern Gansu and Ningxia See also [ edit ] Yu Prefecture (Hebei) ( 蔚州 ), a historical prefecture also translated as Wei Prefecture Zhou Wei (disambiguation) Wei (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

39-525: Is a Chinese island in the Gulf of Tonkin , located 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Weizhou Island . Administratively it, along with Weizhou Island, forms the town of Weizhou , in Haicheng District , Beihai , Guangxi . It is one of the tourist attractions of Beihai. Xieyang has an area of only 1.89 km (0.73 sq mi) and is of volcanic origin. The island may be described as appearing like

52-426: Is a nature reserve named Beihai Weizhoudao Volcano National Geopark to preserve its volcanic features, and protect rich local ecosystem engulfing 147 species of migratory and non-migratory birds, including threatened species such as black-faced spoonbills . An autonomous region-level bird nature reserve was established in 1982, and a bird ringing station for migratory birds was established in 1985. The protected area

65-434: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Weizhou Island Its north–south length is 6.5 km (4.0 mi), east–west 6 km (3.7 mi). The coast is 15.6 km (9.7 mi), with 6–10 km (3.7–6.2 mi) of sandy beach. Weizhou rises in the south, where Nanwan Port (南灣港; pinyin: nánwān gǎng) is located. Coral reefs have been established around

78-575: Is located between 20°54′-21°05′N and 109°05′-109°13′E, including Weizhou Island and Xieyang Island, with a total area of 26.3 km (10.2 sq mi). Weizhou, along with nearby Xieyang, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of Chinese egrets and fairy pittas . Calm and shallow waters around the two islands have shown recoveries in recent years, resulting in sustaining varieties of marine life from coral reefs to megafaunas that are becoming increasingly common in

91-743: The Pliocene erupted in the South China Sea and its adjacent areas, for example the Yandunling (烟墩岭) and Yantouling (烟头岭) volcanoes, Leiqiong (雷琼) volcano group, Weizhou Island and Xieyang Island . The mantle below the Weizhou island has an average temperature of 1,661 °C, which is between the corresponding values of the Hawaii hotspot and the Iceland hotspot . There have been four periods of volcanic activity on

104-561: The area. These include such as sea turtles , whale sharks , and several species of cetaceans including endangered Indo-Pacific finless porpoises , nationally protected Chinese white dolphins , and even a blue whale appeared in the waters in 2017. Hepu Dugong National Nature Reserve established in 1992 covers nearby areas and which is the only sanctuary for dugongs in China. Since 2015, seasonal presences of Bryde's whales around Weizhou and Xieyang Islands have been recognized, making

117-636: The discovery the first confirmed case of large cetaceans regularly inhabiting mainland coasts of China. To protect whales, the local government set a new regulation to prohibit fishery within 6 km of the island. Additionally, the fishery administration has begun patrolling to monitor the public not to engage in whale watching activities until the condition of whales have been thoroughly and scientifically assessed. Xieyang Island Xieyang Island ( simplified Chinese : 斜阳岛 ; traditional Chinese : 斜陽島 ; pinyin : Xiéyáng Dǎo ; Jyutping : ce joeng ; lit. 'setting sun')

130-514: The island. Weizhou Island is China's youngest volcanic island. Its origin is probably from a mantle plume that rose 50–32 million years ago, as a result from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates . When the plume reached the asthenosphere , it helped to create the South China Sea by the plume's lateral flow. An evidence that the plume still exists is that a lot of basalt has since

143-552: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Weizhou . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weizhou&oldid=1220302677 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description

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156-412: The site, the first one occurred in the early Pleistocene , when mainly ash began to erupt from the bottom of the sea. The second time, between 9–225 million years ago, started with basaltic magma eruptions, and ended with pyroclastic eruptions. This was the time with the heaviest eruptions on Weizhou and Xieyang. The third time began with large amounts of volcanic bombs and ended with basaltic magma, this

169-582: Was from 200,000 to 15,000 years ago. The fourth time, from 10,000 to 7,100 years ago, a few intermittent eruptions happened, first mainly with volcanic bombs, and in the end volcanic ash. From 1869 to 1879, the French built a Gothic-style 15 metre Catholic church ( 涠洲天主教堂 ) in Shengtang Village (盛塘村; pinyin: shèngtáng cūn), Weizhou. Weizhou Chengzai Church (城仔教堂) was built in 1880, also by French Catholics. Along with smaller Xieyang Island , Weizhou island

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