Magong ( POJ: ''Má-keng'') is a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township (Taiwan), township or a district (Taiwan), district ...

and seat of Penghu County,

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. Magong City is located on Penghu's main island.

Name

The settlement's

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honoring the

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Goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Moniang from medieval Fujian Province, is usually accounted the oldest in all of Taiwan and Penghu. The town was originally named Makeng () but was changed to during Japanese rule in 1920, and was the center of the Mako Guard District. After 1945, the Wade-Giles romanization Makung was used. Taiwan officially adopted

Tongyong Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin () was the official romanization of Mandarin in Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when a new romanization system for Taiwan was being evaluated for adoption. Taiwan's Ministry ...

in 2002 and Hanyu Pinyin in 2009, leading to the

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Magong.

History

The island's

Mazu temple This is a list of Mazu temples, dedicated to Mazu (媽祖) also known as Tian Shang Sheng Mu (天上聖母) or Tian Hou (天后) Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as ...

was erected in the late 16th or early 17th century. The city Magong'ao began to grow around 1887, during the rule of the Qing dynasty. Under Japanese rule, the settlement was renamed Makō and organized as a

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of Hōko. The area was a major base of the

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. It was an embarkation point for the invasion of the Philippines during the

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Republic of China

On 25 December 1981, Makung was upgraded from an urban township to a

Administration

Magong City contains 33 municipal villages (): : ''(Romanizations are in Hanyu Pinyin)'' * Fuxing () * Chang'an () * Zhongyang () * Qiming () * Chongqing () * Zhongxing () * Guangfu () * Guangming () * Guangrong () * Chaoyang () * Yangming () * Chongguang () * Xiwei () * Xiwen () * Dongwen () * Anshan () * Guanghua () * Qianliao () * Shiquan () * Caiyuan () * Dongwei () * Anzhe () * Xingren () * Wukan () * Tiexian () * Suogang () * Shanshui () * Wude () * Jing'an () * Shili () * Fenggui () * Hujing () centred on

Hujing Islet Hujing Island / Huching Island / Hujing Islet () is an islet in Hujing Village (), Magong City, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. The island has also been known as ''Da'anshan'' () and the nearby Tongpan Island as ''Xiao'anshan'' (). The ...

(; Hóo-tsínn-sū) * Tongpan () centred on

Tongpan Island Tongpan Island () is an island in Tongpan Village (), Magong City, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Tongpan Island is about from the main island of Penghu. A ferry runs between Tongpan Island and Penghu Main Island twice a day and more ...

(; Tháng-puânn-sū)

Government institutions

Penghu County Council The Penghu County Council () is the elected county council of Penghu County, Republic of China. The council composes of 19 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. See also * Penghu County ...

Education

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Energy

The city is powered by the Hujing Power Plant located on Table Island.

Climate

Magong has a very warm humid subtropical climate under the Köppen system. Due to the maritime influence,

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is very low, but in spite of being right on the boundary with the

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and having winter lows it falls short of being such a climate. This is courtesy of the influence of the cool Asian landmass and prevailing winds in winter. As a result, the coldest month just falls short of the isotherm. In summer, Magong receives monsoonal rainfall with moderated but hot temperatures. While afternoons most often stay in the low 30's Celsius, nights remain above for several months. It is drier than many mainland areas of Taiwan, although it still frequently is cloudy.

Tourist attractions

* Central Street * Chang Yu-sheng Memorial Museum * Erdai Art Hall *

Fenggui Cave Fenggui Cave () is a cave in Magong, Magong City, Penghu, Penghu County, Taiwan. Name The name ''Fenggui'' means a kind of wind cabinet of Chinese organ. Geology The cave was formed by the continuous sea waves erosion on to its coastal areas. ...

* Fengguiwei Fort * First Guesthouse * Four-eyed Well * Jinguitou Fortress * Magong Beiji Temple * Magong Old City Wall *

Mazu Temple This is a list of Mazu temples, dedicated to Mazu (媽祖) also known as Tian Shang Sheng Mu (天上聖母) or Tian Hou (天后) Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as ...

* Ocean Resources Museum * Penghu Living Museum * Penghu Reclamation Hall * Shigong Temple * Suogang Fishing Port

Transportation

Penghu Airport Penghu Airport , formerly Magong Airport (), is a domestic airport in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan. With 2,380,265 passengers in 2017, it is the fifth-busiest airport in Taiwan, The ROC Air Force also has Magong Air Base here. History Penghu ...

operates domestic flights and Magong Harbor hosts ferry connections to Kaohsiung,

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Chiayi Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

and

Kinmen Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separat ...

Notable natives

Chang Yu-sheng Chang Yu-sheng (also: Tom Yusheng Chang or ; June 7, 1966 – November 12, 1997) was a Taiwanese pop vocalist, songwriter and record producer. Born in 1966, Chang was the eldest among his other four siblings whose mother is Atayal and father a ...

, former singer, composer and producer *

Pan An-bang Pan An-bang (; 10 September 1954 – 3 February 2013), was a Taiwanese pop and folk singer, television presenter and actor. He was famous for the song "Grandma's Penghu Bay" (外婆的澎湖灣), which is one of the classic Taiwanese campus fo ...

, former singer, TV presenter and actor * Tsai Chih-chan, poet and educator

References

External links

* {{Authority control County-administered cities of Taiwan Populated places in Penghu County