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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Many young residents are more keen on preserving the islands’ unique culture, and have worked to build up trendy small businesses and a vibrant art scene. 26-year-old Chung Jing-yei is a ...
Fuzhou people (Chinese: 福州人; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ-nè̤ng), also known as Foochowese, Hokchew, Hokchia, Hokchiu, Fuzhou Shiyi people (福州十邑人), Eastern Min or Mindong are residents of either Fuzhou and Mindong regions and the Gutian and Pingnan counties of Fujian province and Matsu Islands in Taiwan.
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 ...
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