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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.
Matsu Nangan Airport (Chinese: 馬祖南竿機場; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Nángān Jīchǎng) (IATA: LZN, ICAO: RCFG) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Taiwan (ROC). It is located on the Nangan Island, near the Jieshou Village. It also serves as a heliport.
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 ...
During the 20th century, several hundred residents and military personnel lived on the island. [16]As of 1970, 280 people from 45 families lived on the island. [15]On the afternoon of April 7, 1990, Chen Chin-Kuan (陳金官) and his family left the island to live on Beigan (Peikan), leaving only military personnel remaining on the island.
Taiwan has controlled Kinmen, and the Matsu islands further up the Chinese coast, since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taipei in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's ...
Juguang Township / Jyuguang Township [3] [4] [5] (Chinese: 莒光 鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Jǔguāng Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jyǔguang Siang; Wade–Giles: Chü 3-kuang 1 Hsiang 1; Foochow Romanized: Gṳ̄-guŏng-hiŏng), also spelled Chukuang, is a rural township of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Republic of China (Taiwan).
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... Kinmen and Matsu are two vulnerable islands in close proximity to mainland China, sitting off the ...
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 ...