Lan-yu
E602574
Lan-yu, better known as Orchid Island, is a small volcanic island off Taiwan’s southeastern coast renowned for its rugged scenery and the traditional culture of the indigenous Tao (Yami) people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lan-yu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6587862 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lan-yu Context triple: [Orchid Island, alsoKnownAs, Lan-yu]
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A.
Yangluo
Yangluo is a town in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, known as an industrial and port area along the Yangtze River.
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B.
Yanyou
Yanyou was a reign era of the Yuan dynasty under Emperor Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan in the early 14th century.
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C.
Yuanhong
Yuanhong is a Chinese given name that appears in the full name of the historical figure Li Yuanhong.
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D.
Wuyi Yue
Wuyi Yue is a regional variety of Yue Chinese spoken in parts of China’s Guangdong province.
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E.
Longqing
Longqing was the era name of a brief but notable period of the Ming dynasty in China, associated with the reign of the Longqing Emperor in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lan-yu Target entity description: Lan-yu, better known as Orchid Island, is a small volcanic island off Taiwan’s southeastern coast renowned for its rugged scenery and the traditional culture of the indigenous Tao (Yami) people.
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A.
Yangluo
Yangluo is a town in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, known as an industrial and port area along the Yangtze River.
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B.
Yanyou
Yanyou was a reign era of the Yuan dynasty under Emperor Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan in the early 14th century.
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C.
Yuanhong
Yuanhong is a Chinese given name that appears in the full name of the historical figure Li Yuanhong.
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D.
Wuyi Yue
Wuyi Yue is a regional variety of Yue Chinese spoken in parts of China’s Guangdong province.
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E.
Longqing
Longqing was the era name of a brief but notable period of the Ming dynasty in China, associated with the reign of the Longqing Emperor in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Taitung County Government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lanyu
ⓘ
Orchid Island ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China
|
| country |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
environmental protection of coral reefs
ⓘ
preservation of Tao culture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
canoe-building traditions
ⓘ
distinctive traditional dress ⓘ flying fish season rituals ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mountainous interior
ⓘ
narrow coastal plains ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople |
Tao people
ⓘ
Yami people ⓘ |
| hasMainEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasPopulationGroup |
Tao (Yami) people
ⓘ
linked to:
Tao people
|
| hasSettlementType | rural township ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
domestic flights to Taiwan Island
ⓘ
ferry connections to Taiwan Island ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguage | Tao language ⓘ |
| islandType | oceanic island ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coral reefs
ⓘ
diving and snorkeling ⓘ fishing culture ⓘ flying fish festival ⓘ rugged scenery ⓘ traditional Tao culture ⓘ traditional wooden canoes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | southeastern Taiwan ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf |
Taiwan Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Formosa
|
| locatedSouthOf |
Green Island (Lüdao)
ⓘ
linked to:
Green Island, Taiwan
|
| partOf | Taitung County ⓘ |
| partOfArchipelago | offshore islands of Taiwan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lan-yu Description of subject: Lan-yu, better known as Orchid Island, is a small volcanic island off Taiwan’s southeastern coast renowned for its rugged scenery and the traditional culture of the indigenous Tao (Yami) people.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.