How to pronounce Dongkoso Island

The correct pronunciation of Dongzuo Island is dōng zhū dǎo, where Dong is pronounced like dong in English, kozou is pronounced like zhu, and island is pronounced dǎo.

1. It is pronounced as "dōng" with the first tone. Meaning: "Dong" usually means "east" in direction, which is one of the geographic directions, representing the direction of the rising sun.

2. Introduction to Dongzogdao

Dongzogdao Village, also known as Broussonetia and Broussonetia. It belongs to the Ningjin Street Office of Rongcheng Shidao and is located on the north side of the Shidao Bay Provincial Tourist Resort, 20 kilometers away from Shidao Harbor. It has a beautiful natural environment, rich local folklore culture, many folk legends, rich seafood resources, and a solid food culture.

Dongzogdao Village is located at the end of Shidao Bay Provincial Tourist Resort at the easternmost tip of the Shandong Peninsula, and is the most typical Jiaodong village in the north of China. The village is surrounded by sea to the east, south and north, with a land area of 125 hectares and a coastline of 7.5 kilometers, with 180 households and 460 people. Built during the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Dongzogdao Village is home to many ancient historical relics, folklore, and fishermen's folklore characterized by sea culture.

There are 650 seagrass houses in the village, one of the most well-preserved villages in Jiaodong, and it is known as a living specimen of eco-habitat.On June 9, 2007, Dongzogdao Village was awarded the title of Famous Historical and Cultural Village of China.In 2012, Dongzogdao Village was selected as one of the first batch of traditional villages in China.On July 28, 2019, Dongzogdao Village was selected to be on the list of first batch of national key villages for rural tourism.

Rongcheng Dongzuo Island Village has 144 households and 630 seagrass houses, covering an area of 21,600 square meters, with a construction area of 9,065 square meters, making it one of the city's best-preserved seagrass houses. These seagrass houses have the characteristics of "warm in winter and cool in summer, comfortable to live in, not corroded for a hundred years", precipitating a strong historical culture, rich in regional characteristics, bearing simple folk customs, reflecting the excellent ancient architectural art, is a rare and valuable resource at home and abroad.