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Lienchiang
The Matsu Islands ( or , ; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤), officially Lienchiang County (, ; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (ROC) based in Taiwan, with its location sitting alongside southeastern coast of mainland China. It is the smallest county in the ROC-controlled territories by area and population, as well as one of two counties that were part of the nominal Fujian Province. The current Lienchiang County of the ROC was once part of an intact Lienchiang County of Fujian before its effective partition in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War, which resulted in the mainland portion of the county being controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while the offshore islands of Matsu remained under ROC control. The circumstance has made the county the only former geographical unit which is now divided between the administrations of the ROC and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nangan, Lienchiang
Nangan Township () is a rural township in the Matsu Islands and the county seat of Lienchiang County, Fujian. There is an airport in Nangan. The highest point is Yuntai Mountain, at above sea level. Name Nangan Township is named for Nangan Island (Nankan Island), the main island in the township. Nangan was also known Nangantang (; Nàng-găng-dòng). Because Lin Moniang's (who later became the Goddess Mazu) bodily relic was claimed to be washed ashore here, Nangan was also known as Matsu Island / Ma-tsu Island / Matsu Shan / Matsu-Shan (Matsoo/ Matsoo shan) (; Mā-cū-dō̤). In Song and Ming records, Nangan Island (Matsu Island) was called ''Shanggantang''/''Shanggantangshan'' (//) as opposed to Beigan Island, which was called ''Xiagantang''/''Xiagantangshan'' (//). History In 1935, a baojia was created including Nangan Island. In 1949, ROC forces were stationed on Nangan Island. At 3 AM on January 9, 1966, three seamen from the PRC defected to the ROC at Nangan (Nankan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lienchiang County Council
The Lienchiang County Council (MTCC; ) is the elected county council of Lienchiang County, Republic of China. The council composes of nine councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. It has the fewest seats among all councils in Taiwan. History MTCC was originally established as Lienchiang County Affairs Counseling Committee in 1957 by the Executive Yuan. On 7 November 1992, the martial law was lifted from Matsu and the committee was reformed into Lienchiang Temporary County Council and its councilor members were appointed by Fujian Provincial Government. The first election for the councilor members were done in January 1994, and in March 1994 it was finally changed and inaugurated to Lienchiang County Council. On 7 November 1996, the current council building in Fuxing Village of Nangan Township was completed. Organization * Speaker * Deputy Speaker Administrative departments * Personnel Administrator * Accountant * Regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuchien Province, Republic Of China
Fuchien Province , also romanized as Fujian and rendered as Fukien, is a nominal province of the Republic of China (Taiwan) without formal administrative function. It includes three small archipelagos off the coast of the Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China, namely the Matsu Islands, which make up Lienchiang County, and the Wuqiu Islands and Kinmen Islands, which make up Kinmen County. The seat of the provincial government is Jincheng Township of Kinmen County serves as its de facto capital. The current Fuchien Province of the ROC, also known as the Golden Horse (after the literal reading of the Chinese character abbreviation for "Kinmen-Matsu"), was once part of the historical Fuchien Province based on Chinese mainland, encompassing both of mainland and island portions. The Chinese Civil War resulted in the effective partition of ROC's Fuchien in 1949, the mainland portion has since been under the People's Republic of China's rule, while the offshore islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships. Statistics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lienchiang County Government
The Lienchiang County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Lienchiang County. Organizational structures Internal units and agencies * Accounting and statistics Department * Civil Affairs Department * Civil Service Ethics Department * Cultural Affairs Department * Economic Development Department * Education Department * Finance Department * General Affairs Department * Personnel Department * Public Works Department External units and agencies * Environmental Protection Bureau * Finance and Local Tax Bureau * Fire Bureau * Land Administration Bureau * Police Bureau * Public Health Bureau * Traffic and Tourism Bureau See also * Lienchiang County Council References External links * Matsu Islands Local governments of the Republic of China {{Taiwan-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (Taiwan)
A county, constitutionally known as a hsien, is a ''de jure'' second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is with the same level of a provincial city. The counties were formerly under the jurisdiction of provinces, but the provinces were streamlined and effectively downsized to non-self-governing bodies in 1998, in 2018 all provincial governmental organs were formally abolished. Counties along with former " provincial cities" which alternately designated as simply "Cities", are presently regarded as principal subdivisions directed by the central government of Taiwan. History ''Hsien'' have existed since the Warring States Period, and were set up nation-wide by the Qin Dynasty. The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1000. Under the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianjiang County
Lianjiang (; BUC: Lièng-gŏng) is a county on the eastern coast in Fuzhou prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian Province, China. Most of the county is administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while a number of outlying islands, collectively referred to as the Matsu Islands, are administered as Lienchiang County (same Chinese character name in traditional Chinese characters and referred to using Wade–Giles romanization) by the Republic of China (ROC) (now based in Taiwan) ever since their return to ROC control after Japanese occupation in World War II. History Lianjiang, in 282, during the Jin Dynasty, was Wenma, named after a shipyard there, Wensha Ship-hamlet (溫麻船屯). It was incorporated into Min Prefecture (閩縣) in 607, during the Sui dynasty. Wenma was changed to the present name and made its own county in 623, during the Tang dynasty, when Baisha (白沙) or Fusha (伏沙) of Aojiang was the capital of Lianjiang Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou, while its largest city by population is Quanzhou, both located near the coast of the Taiwan Strait in the east of the province. While its population is predominantly of Chinese ethnicity, it is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China. The dialects of the language group Min Chinese were most commonly spoken within the province, including the Fuzhou dialect of northeastern Fujian and various Hokkien dialects of southeastern Fujian. Hakka Chinese is also spoken, by the Hakka people in Fujian. Min dialects, Hakka and Mandarin Chinese are mutually unintelligible. Due to emigration, a sizable amount of the ethnic Chinese populations of Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongyong Lighthouse
The Dongyong Lighthouse () or Tungyung Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the eastern side of Dongyin Island (Tungyung, Dongyong) in Dongyin Township, Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Taiwan. History In the late 19th century, Qing Dynasty opened a port in the area, thus the Dongyong Lighthouse was built by British engineers to guide ships. The construction was completed in 1904. It was designated as third grade national historic site in 1988. That status was later revoked, then restored in 2016. Geography The lighthouse faces the Taiwan Strait at the northeast of Dongyin Island. Architecture The lighthouse is made of bricks and painted white on the outer walls. The height is and it flashes light three times every 20 seconds. The building consists of the main body, the lamp and the roof. On the cliff below the lighthouse are two fog water cannons. Transportation The lighthouse is accessible by taxi from Dongyin Island harbor. See also * List of lighthouses in Taiwan * List of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Administrative Divisions Of Taiwan
The following is a list of administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including 6 special municipalities and 2 nominal provinces as the ''de jure'' first-level administrative divisions. 11 counties and 3 cities were nominally under the jurisdiction of the Taiwan Province, and 2 additional counties being part of the ROC's Fujian Province. With provinces non-functional in practice, Taiwan is divided into 22 subnational divisions, among which counties and cities are the ''de facto'' principle constituent divisions, along with special municipalities, directly under the Central Government. Each with a local government led by an elected head and a local council. List Map See also * Administrative divisions of Taiwan * List of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan * List of townships/cities and districts in Taiwan Notes References External links Taiwanese national bureau of statistics {{Authority control Subdivisions of Taiwan Taiwan Administrative divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsu Daily
''Matsu Daily'' () is a newspaper owned by the government of the Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It was founded as ''Tengpu Daily'' (), a newspaper published to the military on Tengpu Island, to commemorate the victory of Tengpu Battle. Following the later retreat to Matsu, the newspaper continued to be published. ''Matsu Daily'' started to be published on 3 September 1957. The ownership of the newspaper was transferred from the military to the county government in 1992. The online version was launched in 1999. See also * Media of Taiwan The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high (around 80%) and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering most political viewpoints. Taiwan's media history ... * Kinmen Daily News External linksOfficial website*Source: Pinyin translated witCozy Website Newspapers published in Taiwan 1957 establishments in Taiwan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Crested Tern
The Chinese crested tern (''Thalasseus bernsteini'') is a tern in the family Laridae. It is the county bird of Lienchiang County, Fuchien. Description It is closely related to the Sandwich tern, ''T. sandvicensis'', and the lesser crested tern, ''T. bengalensis''. It is most similar to the former, differing only in the bill pattern, which is the reverse of the Sandwich tern's, being yellow with a black tip. From the lesser crested tern, which it overlaps in wintering distribution, it can be told by the white rump and paler grey mantle, as well as the black tip to the bill, which seen from up close also has a white point. The larger greater crested tern is also similar, differing in its stouter, all-yellow bill and darker grey mantle and rump, as well as in size. Distribution and conservation It is a critically endangered species, and previously thought extinct. Only four pairs were rediscovered in 2000 nesting in a greater crested tern colony on an islet in the Matsu Islands (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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