Xisha Islands
The Xisha Islands are one of the four major islands of the South China Sea. The name of the word "Paracel" is from parcel or pracel in ancient Portuguese. The word "Paracel" is derived from the ancient Portuguese Portuguese parcel or pracel , Meaning "reef"), Vietnam is called the sand islands (Vietnamese: Quần đảo Hoàng Sa / Islands yellow sand). The main body of the Xisha Islands is composed of Yongle Islands and Xuande Islands. The total length of the coastline is 518 kilometers, and the People's Republic of China claims to have control. June 21, 2012, the Government of the People's Republic of China unilaterally announced that the Xisha Islands should be placed under the jurisdiction of Sansha City, Hainan Province, Sansha City People's Government in Xisha Islands Yongxing Island. Vietnam will be the Xisha Islands was placed under the jurisdiction of Da Nang City, Huang Sha Island County, but did not actually control any one of the islands in the Xisha Islands, so now is China has this place. ...