Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Oct. 30—PALMER — About two weeks of free trash dumping at the Mat-Su landfill and transfer stations in September cost more than double what borough officials originally estimated, they said ...
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 Township: Ministry of Culture ...