Orchid Island

English Etymology en zh 蘭嶼// Lányǔ orchid islanden 1998 Lan Yü Island Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1677 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1677/ [Chin.=orchid island] Proper noun orchid island en island of county/Taitung County c/Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean (Philippine Sea), home of the Tao (Yami) indigenous people. en January 9, 1977 Visitors drawn to Lanyu, Land forgotten by time zh:自由中國週報<t:Free China Weekly> https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1977-01-09_18_2/ XVIII 2 0016-0318 1786626 Taipei 2 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1977-01-09_18_2/page/n1/ 4 Orchid Island is a rocky, mountainous bit of land thrown up from the sea by volcanic action eons ago. It has barely more than ten and a half square miles of area, with little arable or level land. Yet it is home to some 2,600 people.There really are orchids on Orchid Island, although they are found at higher elevations not usually seen by visitors—also sizeable trees and numerous birds and butterflies. Almost everything is green from the combination of a tropical climate and heavy rainfall.The people of Orchid Island are Yamis, members of the smallest of the Taiwan aborigine tribes. They are handsome people. with black hair, brown eyes and complexions deeply bronzed from exposure to sun and wind. en NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Sally Jensen Indigenous Tao way of life under threat on Taiwan island https://web.archive.org/web/20201105101631/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-island-indigenous-feature-trfn-idUSKBN27L05I 05 November 2020 w:Reuters Big Story 10 While 2020 will be remembered by many as a year of travel bans and cancelled vacations, the indigenous Tao people of Orchid Island will remember it as the year unprecedented numbers of visitors descended on their once tranquil home. en 04/26/2022 Tyson Lu; Matthew Mazzetta Ship delivering supplies to Orchid Island sinks after collision https://web.archive.org/web/20220426090836/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202204260016 26 April 2022 w:Focus Taiwan Society A ship transporting cargo from Taitung to Orchid Island sank early Tuesday after it was struck by a large merchant vessel off Green Island, but all nine crew members were safely rescued, according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA). en January 5, 2023 Amy Qin; Amy Chang Chien The Nuclear Dump That Created a Generation of Indigenous Activists w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230105164636/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/world/asia/lanyu-taiwan-nuclear-waste.html 0362-4331 1645522 The waste site in Lanyu, also known as Orchid Island, or Ponso no Tao, has been among the highest-profile causes taken up by Indigenous Taiwanese, who were the main inhabitants of these islands until four centuries ago, when colonial settlers began arriving from mainland China, Europe and, later, imperial Japan. en June 1, 2026 May 31, 2026 Joe Cash Ben Blanchard Kantaro Komiya China patrols waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan, Philippine maritime border talks Jacqueline Wong; Stephen Coates; Thomas Derpinghaus w:Reuters https://archive.ph/4jkAG https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-patrols-waters-east-taiwan-response-japan-philippine-maritime-border-talks-2026-06-01/ June 05, 2026 Taiwan's Coast Guard said it monitored with its own ship two Chinese vessels operating southeast of its Orchid Island ​in the Pacific Ocean and condemned China for claiming to carry out "law enforcement activities." en Synonyms from Mandarin Chinese en Lanyu Translations island Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 蘭嶼 Lányǔ Japanese: ja Yami: tao Pongso no Tao References