Wangan Township
/ Wang-an Township () is a
rural township in
Penghu County (the Pescadores),
Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after
Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabited.
Name
The main island is Wangan Island,
originally known as Bazhao / Pa Chao ().
Geography
The township is located in the southern sea of Penghu. Islands in the township include:
* Wangan Island (; Bāng-an-tó)
* Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; ; Tsiong-kun-ò-sū)
*
Hua Islet
Hua Islet () is an islet in Huayu Village (), Wangan Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Hua Islet is the westernmost point in Penghu (the Pescadores). The island has also been known as "West Islet" (). The Japanese-built Huayu L ...
(Hua hsü, Hana-shima; ; Hue-sū)
* Mau Islets (
貓嶼; Niau-sū)
* Cau Islet (草嶼; Tsháu-sū)
* Nan Un (南塭/南𥔋; Lâm-ùn)
* Maanshan Islet ()
* Chuanfan Reef ()
* Toujin (; Thâu-kun)
* West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; ; Sai-sū-phiânn-sū)
* East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ; Tang-sū-phiânn-sū)
* Siji Islet (Hsi-chi hsü, Saikichi-sho; ; Sai-kiat-sū)
*
Dongji Island (Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-kichi-sho; ; Tong-kiat-sū)
* Chutou Islet (; Tû-thâu-sū).
Geology
The northern side of the main island has a higher average elevation than the southern side. It consists of wave-cut platforms along its coastline.
Administrative divisions
There are nine
villages on six of the nineteen islands, four of which are on the main island:
* Dongan
/Dong-an/Tungan Village ()
* Si-an/Xian Village ()
* Jhongshe
/Zhongshe Village ()
* Shuei-an/Shuian Village ()
* Jiangjyun/Jiangjun Village () on Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; 將軍澳嶼)
* Dongji/Tungji Village () on
Dongji Island (Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-kichi-sho; )
* Dongping/Tungping Village () on East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; )
* Siping/Xiping Village () on West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; )
* Huayu Village () on
Hua Islet
Hua Islet () is an islet in Huayu Village (), Wangan Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Hua Islet is the westernmost point in Penghu (the Pescadores). The island has also been known as "West Islet" (). The Japanese-built Huayu L ...
()
Tourist attractions
*
Blue Cave
*
Budai Port
Budai ( zh, c=布袋, p=Bùdài; ko, 포대, Podae; ja, 布袋, Hotei; vi, Bố Đại) was a Chinese monk who is often identified with and venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to ...
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Jiangjyun Island
*
Jongshe Historic House
*
Mau Islet
Mau may refer to:
Places
Kenya
* Mau Escarpment
* Mau Forest
India
* Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh
* Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra
* Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab
* Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Mau district, Uttar P ...
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Mount Tiantai
Tiantai Mountain (also Tí Taî in the local language) is a mountain in Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Its highest peak, Huading, reaches a height of . The mountain was made a national park on 1 August 1988. One of nine ...
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South Penghu Marine National Park
South Penghu Marine National Park () is a national park of Taiwan in the south of Penghu Islands. The marine park includes the islands of Dongjiyu, Xijiyu, Dongyupingyu, Xiyupingyu, other smaller islets and surrounding waters. It is managed by t ...
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Wangan Green Turtle Tourism and Conservation Center
The Wangan Green Turtle Tourism and Conservation Center () is a conservation center for green sea turtles in Tungan Village, Wangan Township, Penghu County, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East As ...
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Yuanyang Caves Yuanyang may refer to:
*Mandarin duck, also known as yuanyang ()
*Yuenyeung (), a popular beverage in Hong Kong, named after the mandarin duck
*Yuanyang County, Henan ()
*Yuanyang County, Yunnan (), well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terraci ...
Transportation
Wang-an Airport offers flights to
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
. There are also ferries to
Magong and other nearby islands from Tanmen Harbor.
References
External links
【MIT台灣誌 #377】生態之島 望安('
Made in Taiwan Annals of Taiwan #377: Ecological Island Wangan')
Townships in Penghu County
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