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The Matsu Islands [a] (UK: / ˌ m æ t ˈ s uː / or US: / ˌ m ɑː t ˈ s uː / [4]), officially Lienchiang County [b] (/ l j ɛ n ˈ dʒ j ɑː ŋ /), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China.
Matsushima (松島) is a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands (shima) covered in pines (matsu) – hence the name – and it is considered to be one of the Three Views of Japan. Nearby cultural properties include Zuigan-ji, Entsū-in, Kanrantei, and the Satohama shell mound.
The Matsu Islands extend 54 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 28.8 square kilometers, including 36 large islands and reefs. [35] Due to the geographical location, Kinmen and Matsu originally belonged to Fujian, and their daily supplies and customs are almost the same as those in southern and eastern Fujian.
Mazu or Matsu is a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. She is also known by several other names and titles . Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang ( Chinese : 林 默 娘 ; pinyin : Lín Mòniáng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Lîm Be̍k-niû / Lîm Bia̍k-niû / Lîm Be̍k-niô͘ ), a shamaness from Fujian ...
A Chinese man allegedly swam nearly 10 hours from Fujian Province to Taiwan's Matsu Islands in an effort to "seek freedom". The Chinese national in his 40s reportedly sought help from tourists ...
This privilege also applies to Penghu and Matsu Islands as means to boost tourism in the outlying islands of Taiwan. [ 49 ] On 23 August 2019, the sixty-first anniversary of the beginning of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis , President Tsai Ing-wen visited the Taiwushan martyrs' shrine ( 太武山忠烈祠 ) in Mount Taiwu where she placed ...
Nangan Township is named for Nangan Island (Nankan Island [4]), the main island in the township.Nangan was also known Nangantang (南竿塘; [5] 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 [6] (Matsoo [7] / Matsoo shan [8 ...
30' 08 E), while the north coast of Beigu Reef [42] on Xiyin (Siyin) is the northernmost of the Matsu Islands. Dongyin itself is the northernmost point of the territory of the Republic of China . The islands are the key transportation hub between Mawei and Shanghai, and are of strategic importance in the Taiwan Strait area.