, ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Nan ri ▁Island ▁between ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Army ; ▁the ▁eng agement ▁ended ▁in ▁an ▁RO C ▁victory ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁RO C ▁occup ying ▁Nan ri . ▁However , ▁RO C ▁forces ▁later ▁with d rew ▁to ▁Taiwan , ▁and ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁re - occup ied ▁by ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Nan ri ▁( which ▁includes ▁nearby ▁islands ) ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁sevent een ▁villages : ▁ ▁Ha ish an ▁( ), ▁Y un wan ▁( ), ▁Yan x ia ▁( ), ▁Sh ip an ▁( ), ▁Sh anch u ▁( ), ▁W an f eng ▁( ), ▁Sand un ▁( ), ▁X iga o ▁( ), ▁Sh ay ang ▁( ), ▁Gang nan ▁( ), ▁Fu ye ▁( ), ▁Hou ye ▁( ), ▁D ong da i ▁( ), ▁X ia ori ▁( ), ▁A oy u ▁( , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Ta - ao ▁H s ü ▁() ), ▁Lu op an ▁( ), ▁Ch ish an ▁() ▁ ▁Other ▁populated ▁places ▁include ▁Fou - t ou ▁( ), ▁H si - hu ▁( ), ▁H si - ka o , ▁Ts ' ao - hu , ▁T ' ou - ying - sh ih ▁( ), ▁Ts ' u - sh an ▁( ), ▁Sh ih - t ' ou - p ' an ▁and ▁Shang -