Spots:澎湖地名之旅Part71 大嶼 七美島
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澎湖地名之旅Part71 大嶼 七美島
七美鄉，明、清兩個朝代民間都叫「七美島」，只有官方叫「大嶼」，日據時期仍叫「大嶼」，光復後才改為七美鄉。
原因可能是，相傳在明朝嘉靖年間，有一批海盜登陸「大嶼」企圖劫財劫色，島上七位美女因不願受辱，遂相邀投井殉節，海盜退去後，人們將井埋了，成為一處墓塚，後來的人在墓塚上立碑紀念，叫做「七美人塚」。之後居然從土塚裡長出了七株名叫葉底珠的小樹，象徵七位美女的芳魂永世不朽，如今葉底珠已長得十分茂盛，加上七位美女投井殉節的淒美故事，長久以來，吸引了不少中外旅客到七美島憑弔。「七美人塚」已成為七美鄉的鄉土文化與觀光特色的象徵。
因此，島上先民即取地名叫「七美島」。
七個美女為了保住貞潔而犧牲了性命，她們如地下有知，也料不到由於她們的犧牲，換來了一個美麗的地名—「七美」，也為後代遺留一處名聞中外的的古蹟--「七美人塚」。
因此，在澎湖一百多個地名中，只有「七美鄉」這個地名蘊含著歷史悲劇，人間劫難，取得不易。
清朝時代，「大嶼」屬「八罩」（今望安鄉）管轄，島上六個聚落全部都叫「大嶼」。日據時期前半期屬「網垵支廳」、「大嶼區」及「網垵澳」管轄。後半期改由「望安支廳」及「大嶼區」管轄，但六個聚落則分別取名「東湖村」、「西湖村」、「中和村」、「南港村」、「海豐村、「平和村」」。
資料來源：澎湖縣政府
