in 1933, built in 1966|left The first people arrived from the
Central Plains of China during the
Tang dynasty and quickly developed the island. The population quickly multiplied. During the Tang dynasty, a horse
pasture was set up on the island. During the
Song dynasty, a
salt works was constructed. During the
Ming dynasty, a frontier command was constructed. During the
Qing dynasty, a garrison was sent to protect against
Japanese pirates. On July 26, 1950, ROC forces on the
Dadan Island, in total 298 soldiers, repulsed from a
People's Liberation Army force of 700 soldiers that landed on the island. In January 1985, eight Chinese fishermen from a stranded boat were executed on
Shi Islet by military orders. Donggang Bay, Lieyu Island, was the site of
1987 Lieyu massacre, where nineteen or more Vietnamese refugees were killed on March 7, 1987 by the ROC armed forces., 1954) ==Geography==