Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
China Sea, the portion of the Pacific bounded on the N. by Formosa, N.W. by China, W. by Anam and the Malay Peninsula, S.E. by Borneo, and E. by the Philippine islands, is divided into the three parts - Yellow Sea, Eastern China Sea, and Southern China Sea. It is subject to typhoons, and haunted by pirates. It is also full of islands.