The Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center now occupies the entire island.

During the Canton trade, Xiaoguwei was used by French crews for repairs and burials.

French access to Guangzhou was, however, frequently blocked by the British Navy amid its colonial, revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars.

A third bridge connects it to Haizhu's Yingzhou Ecological Park and a fourth to Huangpu District's Changzhou Island in the northeast.

In addition to these routes, some universities offer their own shuttle services for their faculty and staff.