The wide, wide seas Huang Chi-yuen, a staff researcher with the township administration, says, "There are no rivers or streams on Hsiao Liuchiu. The soil is poor, and the dry season is long. Consequently, there's not much farming, and about 80 % of our residents make their living fishing."
「我們小琉球沒有河流，土質貧瘠，乾季又長，所以農業不發達，全鄉百分之八十的人口都以捕魚為生，」鄉公所研究員黃啟原指出。