This is a list of names of ancient places in the Philippines recorded in Dong Xi Yang Kao, starting from the departure point at Yue Gang (月港) in Zhangzhou (漳州), sailing through coastal areas from north to south.
This list identifies for us the places most well-known to early Chinese traders (biggest number is in Northern Luzon).
We kept the Chinese names and inserted the Filipino names of places we have identified. We welcome readers to suggest possible names of unidentified places. Email [email protected].
- 呂宋: Luzon
- 虎頭山
- 沙馬頭澳
- 筆架山: Pen rest mountain – could be Camiguin Island; it has two mountain peaks and from the island, it looks like where you put down a Chinese brush (pen)
- 紅豆嶼
- 浮甲山: Fuga Island in Batanes
- 大港: Aparri, Cagayan
- 南旺: Sanchez Mira, Namuac, Cagayan
- 哪哦山: Laoag (佬渥), Ilocos Norte
- 白土山: Badoc, Ilocos Norte
- 密雁: Vigan (美岸),Ilocos Sur
- 淡水港
- 米呂萼
- 磨力目
- 岸溏: Candon, Ilocos Sur
- 幞頭門
- 六藐山
- 郎梅嶼
- 麻里荖嶼: Could be Bolinao, Pangasinan
- 蘇安山: Could be Sual, Pangasinan
- 玳瑁港: Most Chinese records refer this to be Lingayen, Pangasinan
- 傍佳施欄: Pangasinan
- 表山
- 里銀中邦
- 頭巾礁: Panatag Shoal in Zambales
- 覆鼎山: Mount Natib in Bataan
- 大崙山: Most Chinese records refer this to be San Pablo, Laguna
- 圭嶼: Corregidor
- 半邊山 (望之半缺)
- 加溢城: Kawit, Cavite
- 大湖: must be referring to 内湖 Laguna
- 假港 (呂宋港口): Luzon Harbor (must be referring to Manila)
- 沙塘淺
- 貓里務 (合貓里)
- 豬未山
- 磨荖英港: Balayan, Batangas
- 呂蓬: Lubang Island
- 以寧港: Ilin Island
- 文武樓: Mamburao, Mindoro Oriental
- 芒煙山
- 磨葉洋
- 小煙山
- 龍隱大山
- 里擺翰
- 高藥港: Cuyo Island
- 漢澤山: Hamtic, Antique
- 巴荖圓: Palawan (巴拉灣)
- 羅蔔山
- 聖山
- 七峰山: must be referring to the seven peaks of Palawan
- 崑崙山
- 長腰嶼
- 鯉魚塘
- 屋堂: Oton (old name Ogtong), Iloilo
- 朔務: Cebu (宿務) (old name Sugbu)
- 海山
- 沙瑶
- 呐嗶啴: Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte
- 網巾礁老: Maguindanao
- 羅黄山
- 班溢 (即蚊罩山)
- 交溢 (班溢): Cawit, Zamboanga City
- 蘇祿: Sulu
- 逐奇馬山: Basilan (描絲蘭) (old name Taguima)
- 石崎山
- 犀角嶼
- 珠池
First published in Tulay Fortnightly, Chinese-Filipino Digest 28, no. 23 (May 10-23, 2016): 10, under the original title “16th century networks beyond China’s empire.”