China ancient books called it "Little Luzon". The largest, most populous and most developed island in the Philippines. Located in the northern Philippines. Area 10.5 million square kilometers, accounting for about 35% of the national area. The population is about 24 million, accounting for 1/2 of the national population. The main residents are Tagalog and Elok, and there are short black people and other ethnic minorities in the northern and northeastern mountainous areas. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with more than two-thirds of mountains and hills, and the mountains are arranged in the north and south. The highest peak is Longyan Mountain (2928 meters). There are few plains, with the Central Plains in the central and western regions and Bikol Plain in the southeast as the largest, and some coastal plains and valley lowlands. Except in high mountain areas, the climate is hot and the rainfall is abundant, with an annual precipitation of more than 2000 mm. The main rivers are Kagayan River, Bambanya River and Bashige River. The north is greatly affected by the typhoon. Vegetation is dominated by tropical rain forest and tropical monsoon forest. The coastline is tortuous, about 5000 kilometers long. There are many harbors, and Manila, the capital of Manila Bay, is the largest port. Minerals include gold, chromium, copper, manganese, zinc and coal. For the national economic center. The Central Plains is an important grain producing area in China. The south and southeast are important cash crop areas, with more than 60% of cultivated land planted with coconuts, followed by bananas; The north and northwest are the main tobacco producing areas. Neihu and Quezon provinces are the largest coconut producing areas in the world. More than half of the country's industries and most of the roads and railways are also concentrated here. The main cities are Manila, Batangas, Dala, Krabi, Riyabai and Baguio. Minerals include gold, copper, chromium, iron and manganese.
In ancient times, Luzon Island was a small country called Luzon. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, China merchant ships have often come here to trade. There are special articles in Textual Research on East and West and Biography of Foreign Countries in Ming Dynasty. From 157 1 to 1898, its land was occupied by Spain, so Hailu was translated into Little Luzon and Big Luzon was called Spain. In the past, most overseas Chinese who went to the Philippines landed in Luzon, so Luzon is the general name of the Philippines. In the era when Spain ruled the Philippines, overseas Chinese also called Spain Big Luzon and the Philippines Little Luzon. In today's Manila, Luzon Island. Luzon is rich in gold, rich in products and prosperous in trade. From 1372 (the fifth year of China Ming Hongwu) to 14 10 (the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty), envoys were sent to China three times, and from 1405, envoys were sent to serve in the Ming Dynasty. In15th and16th centuries, businessmen from the southeast coast of China frequently exchanged with Luzon, and overseas Chinese began to live in Luzon. Spanish colonists invaded the northern Philippines in the16th century and met with stubborn resistance in Manila. Under the command of Luo Yue (King) Suleiman, Manila bravely resisted the Spanish aggression. 157 1 Suleiman was killed in the naval battle on June 3rd. Later Luzon was gradually conquered by Spain. After Spanish colonial rule was established in Manila, China's history books of Ming Dynasty still called it "Luzon".