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Shangchuan Island () also written (Schangschwan, Sancian, Sanchão, Chang-Chuang or St. John's Island) is the main island of Chuanshan Archipelago on the southern coast of China. Its name originated from São João ("Saint John" in Portuguese). It is part of the Guangdong province, in the South China Sea. Located 14 km from the mainland, it is the largest island in the province. The largest island formerly was the island of Hainan but that was carved out of Guangdong to became a separate province in 1988. The population of the island is 16,320. It is known in history for having been the place of death of St. Francis Xavier. Administratively, Chuandao (川岛镇) is one of the 16 towns of Taishan county-level city. ==History== Shangchuan Island was one of the first bases established by the Portuguese off the China coast, during the 16th century. They abandoned this base after the Chinese government gave consent for a permanent and official Portuguese trade base at Macau in 1557. The Spanish (Navarre) Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier died on the island on December 2, 1552, as he was waiting for a ship to take him to mainland China. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shangchuan Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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