Green Island

Greenisland English Pronunciation en /ˈɡɹiːn ˈaɪ̯.lənd/ en Green Is land en aɪlənd 3 Etymology 1 en zh - 綠島 Proper noun green island A small volcanic island of the Republic of China (Taiwan), located southeast of the main island, primarily noted for its prison colonies. en Bonfire Island Low Island Samasana en 1970 Douglas Mendel The Politics of Formosan Nationalism https://archive.org/details/officialguideboo00zhon/ w:University of California Press 0-520-01557-6 78-94982 64322 120–121 https://archive.org/details/politicsofformos00doug/page/120/ Green Island, a small islet of 1,000 people off Taitung on the southeastern coast, is popularly regarded as a major center for political punishment and "thought reform."[...]According to one of the students, "Gangsters are imprisoned on another island south of Green Island because Chiang is afraid they are a source of support for anti-KMT politicians, as he himself had relied on Shanghai gangs in his youth.[...]Once I was guided to a "political reform" camp near Taitung, but not allowed to speak to any prisoners. "It would be useless for you to take the rough trip over to Green Island," said the guide, "because they're even stricter with foreign visitors there than on Formosa. Moreover, important political offenders are kept in Taipei." en https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1975-12-07_16_48/ December 7, 1975 Deer help to prosperity Free China Weekly XVI 48 Taipei 0016-0318 1786626 2 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1975-12-07_16_48/page/n1/ Many deer farms also are located on Green Island in the Pacific, off Taiwan's east coast. en 2004 Phil Macdonald National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan w:National Geographic Society 9780792265559 54962554 153 The prison is now the Green Island Human Rights Memorial Park. en January 22, 2016 Didi Kirsten Tatlow Q. and A.: Shawna Yang Ryan on the 1947 Incident That Shaped Taiwan’s Identity w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20160126020803/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/world/asia/taiwan-shawna-yang-ryan-green-island.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/world/asia/taiwan-shawna-yang-ryan-green-island.html January 26, 2016 0362-4331 1645522 Sinosphere https://archive.ph/KxxKc Q. Your novel is named after Green Island, where the Kuomintang held political prisoners including native Taiwanese, similar to South Africa’s Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held. Why that title? en 14 July 2017 Amber Wang Pain runs deep for Taiwan artists 30 years after 'White Terror' https://web.archive.org/web/20170714045129/https://www.france24.com/en/20170714-pain-runs-deep-taiwan-artists-30-years-after-white-terror 14 July 2017 w:France 24 He lends his works to exhibitions but does not sell them -- currently some are on display in a former dissidents' prison on remote outlying Green Island, which has been converted to a human rights centre. en 07/06/2021 w:Barbara Lee H.R.4373 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 w:Congress.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20210730220842/https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4373/text 30 July 2021 SEC. 7075. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to create, procure, or display any map that depicts Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, Wuciou, Green Island, or Orchid Island as part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. en Translations island east of Taiwan Chinese: Hokkien: nan-hbl 綠島 Le̍k-tó Mandarin: cmn 綠島 Lǜdǎo; cmn 火燒島 Huǒshāo Dǎo, cmn 火燒嶼 Huǒshāo Yǔ historical Japanese: ja 緑島 Ryokutō Further reading en 1998 Lütao Island or Green 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 1808 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1808/ 2 Formerly called Hwoshao Isl. Also spelled Lüdao. Etymology 2 Proper noun Green Island en outer suburb city/Dunedin r/Otago c/New Zealand, indirectly named after Green Island (Okaihe) off the nearby coast. References NZ Topo Map Etymology 3 The island is named for its greenery. Proper noun Green Island en island c/Antigua and Barbuda. Etymology 4 Proper noun Green Island en islet off the coast of area/Kennedy Town district/Central and Western sar/Hong Kong, situated to the north of Sulphur Channel off Hong Kong Island. en 1873 The Directory and Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, and Etc 356 Hongkong road is generally approached by sailing vessels from the westward, on which side it is protected by Green Island and Kellett bank, which extends nearly 1 miles northward from the latter island en 2009 Steven K. Bailey Exploring Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide to Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories ThingsAsian Press 9781934159163 150 Soon you will steam through a narrow channel separating Hong Kong Island from the appropriately named Green Island and Little Green Island. en 29 APRIL 2016 Kris Cheng Ferry collides with boat near Sai Wan, injuring 5 https://archive.ph/uGKgu 22 October 2023 https://hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/ferry-collides-boat-near-sai-wan-injuring-5/ w:Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong A ferry collided with a boat around 9:15am Thursday in the channel between Sai Wan and Green Island, injuring five people. en 2019 David Bellis Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, Volume 3 Gwulo 9789887827627 6 Most of the big passenger ships to and from the South sail via this deep and narrow passage which separates Green Island from Hongkong, while vessels to and from the North use the more magnificent eastern channel, Lyeemun Pass. Translations island west of Hong Kong Island Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 青洲 Anagrams en adeegilnnrs legendrians en calques en Places in Taiwan