a large island in the Chinese Sea, lying S. of the province of Canton, to which it is annexed, and separating the Gulf of Tonquin from the Chinese Sea. It is separated from the southern extremity of the province of Canton by the strait of Luichan, 15 or 16 miles wide, and lies between N. Lat. 18° 10' and 20° 54', and E. Long. 108° 25' and 111°. It is about 150 miles in length by 100 in breadth, and has an area of above 12,000 square miles. The interior of the island is mountainous; some parts of it rise above the snow line, and it is inhabited by aboriginal tribes. The Chinese inhabitants are mostly descendants of emigrants from Fokien, and are agricultural, trad-