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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.
Previously the Eastern Min varieties in the Matsu Islands were seen as a part of general Fujian varieties. The establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 severed the Matsu Islands from the rest of Fujian province, and as communications were cut off between the Republic of China (now including Taiwan and without Mainland China) and the PRC, the identity of the Matsu Islands ...
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.
By legal definition [a] N/A: Ministry of Culture: Matsu dialect <1%: 1: By legal definition [a] [clarification needed] Required in Matsu Islands: Ministry of Culture Department of Education, Lienchiang County Government: Wuqiu dialect <1%: 1: By legal definition but not listed [a] [clarification needed] Recognized minority language in Wuqiu ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Matsu Folk Culture Museum or Matsu Folk Cultural Artifacts Exhibition Hall (traditional Chinese: 馬祖民俗文物館; simplified Chinese: 马祖民俗文物馆; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Mínsú Wénwùguǎn) is a museum in Nangan Township, Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China.