Hongxiu Island (Namyit Island) lies in the south of Zhenghe Qunjiao (Tizard Bank) of Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands). With 690m length and 190m width, it is long in shape and was occupied by South Vietnam in 1973. After the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, it has been a Vietnamese-occupied island up to today.
By 2006, there had been around 20 buildings and some facilities, such as helicopter landing pad, harbor and barracks.
In 2014, there was an expansion on the west of the island, during which, facilities such as a command tower, barracks, and a lighthouse were newly built.
In 2016, a set of radar antenna was built in the west of the island.
In 2018, the radar antenna was upgraded with a radome.
In 2020, a second radar station was newly built.
