在那云飞浪卷的南海上,有两串明珠闪耀着光芒——那就是我国南海诸岛中两组最重要的群岛:西沙群岛和南沙群岛。西沙群岛位于南海西部,东北距广州约700公里,西北距海南岛约300公里,从东到西迤逦200公里,由40座岛、沙洲、礁、暗滩组成,其中东面的一群叫宣德群岛,主要岛屿有8个;西 On that cloud-flying South China Sea, there are two strings of shining pearls - that is, the two most important islands in the South China Sea Islands: the Paracel Islands and the Nansha Islands. The Xisha Islands are located in the western part of the South China Sea, about 700 kilometers northeast of Guangzhou, about 300 kilometers northwest of Hainan Island, 200 kilometers east to west, and composed of 40 islands, sandbars, reefs, and dark banks. The eastern group is called Xuande Archipelago. There are 8 main islands;