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66-717: In June 1955, there were considerable road and military constructions across the Haitan Island, including roads leading to possible artillery positions on the mainland. These positions might have been used to protect the Haitan Strait, which was thought of as a favorable staging area for further amphibious operations against the Matsu Islands , and even Taiwan. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2001, under Haitan Scenic Spots, in

132-457: A county-level election in this area, most of the competitions are among local strategies. In 2018, a Green Party member, Su Bo Hao attempted to run for magistrate but failed. The historical Lienchiang County roughly included the northern three townships of today's Matsu Islands (Lienchiang County) and the area of today's Lianjiang County of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC claims

198-473: A highly important feature of the economy. However, most of its commercial trading focuses on retail businesses and restaurants for stationed military consumption. Farm products of Matsu include rice , sugar cane , tea plant , oranges . Sea animals, such as fish , clams , and jellyfish , are also popular exports due to its nature as the major traditional industry in Matsu. However, the flourishing fishing ground

264-712: A large break out of "Blue tears" may harm the environment, as it depletes oxygen and releases toxin in sea. This may cause a red tide . The island relies on tourism and anticipates that foreign investment will spur economic growth. The first major bridge to cross the Haitan Strait was completed in November 2010, connecting the island to Fuqing on the mainland. Spanning 4,976 meters (3 miles), it cost 1.4 billion RMB (about US$ 200 million) to build. An 88.5-km (55 mile) long Fuzhou -Pingtan Railway (the Fuping Railway , 福平铁路 ), connecting Fuzhou to Pingtan Island, via Changle and

330-602: A lot of time and economic costs, but also could find the fun of kitesurfing in a short term. In Pingtan, most clubs adopt the IKO International Kite Surfing Association's teaching specifications. All training courses uses Ozone , Airush, and North kite surfing equipment. There are also many kiteboarding competition in Pingtan. In 2019 International Kiteboard Championship (Pingtan Station), there are nearly 150 contestants from 20 countries and regions. This

396-612: A record for domestic cycling single-day events for three consecutive years. The transportation in Pingtan is rapidly developing. Since it is the closest place between Mainland China and Taiwan , the government attaches great importance to its transportation. Pingtan is linked with Taichung and Kaohsiung in Taiwan by Haixia ferry , departing from Aoqian Wharf. Pingtan High-speed Railway Station in Zhonglou township opened in December 2020 as

462-493: A series of bridges, is under construction. The project was approved in November 2012. It was expected that the work would start by the end of the year, and was completed on December 26, 2020. In early 2012, it was announced that a large cloud computing center would be built in Pingtan. A 430,000-square-foot (40,000 m) museum, the Pingtan Art Museum, is currently under construction in the island. The museum, designed by

528-474: A war, but it didn't mean that. We had to go in when they came in. Now I think as far as Quemoy and Matsu are concerned, that the question is not these two little pieces of real estate- they are unimportant. It isn't the few people who live on them- they are not too important. It's the principle involved. These two islands are in the area of freedom. The Nationalists have these two islands. We should not force our Nationalist allies to get off of them and give them to

594-531: A war, should be drawn on those islands, but instead on the island of Formosa. And as long as they are not essential to the defense of Formosa, it has been my judgement ever since 1954, at the time of the Eisenhower Doctrine for the Far East, that our line should be drawn in the sea around the island itself. Vice President Nixon retorted: I disagree completely with Senator Kennedy on this point. I remember in

660-640: Is Nangan Township (Nankan). All the townships administer more than one island. Before 1993, county magistrates were appointed. The Matsu Islands are protected by the ROC Army Matsu Defense Command . Lienchang County voted one Kuomintang legislator out of one seat to be in the Legislative Yuan during the 2016 Republic of China legislative election . While the Democratic Progressive Party have had difficulty winning

726-465: Is 18.6 °C (65 °F), with the average low being at 13 °C (55 °F) and average high at 29 °C (85 °F). The daily temperature varies greatly during day and night. The region experiences subtropical maritime climate ( Cfa according to the Köppen climate classification ), which is influenced by monsoon and ocean currents and its geographic location. Matsu has four seasons: during winter it

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792-430: Is a famous fishing villages, featuring a large number of stone houses. Pingtan has a large ancient cultural building named Haitan Ancient City, a popular vacation site. The flat beach in Pingtan is also an attractive destination, featuring a long coastline and pristine beach. Longfengtou Beach is a famous beach, covering about 21 hectares (52 acres), at 9.5 kilometers (6 miles) long. It is located next to Haitan Bay . At

858-578: Is a mistake. Secondly, I would not suggest a withdrawal at the point of the Communist guns. It is a decision finally that the Nationalists should make and I believe that we should consult with them and attempt to work out a plan by which the line is drawn at the Island of Formosa. It leaves 100 miles between the sea. But with General Ridgway, Mr. Herter, General Collins, Admiral Spruance and many others, I think it

924-604: Is almost exhausted by arbitrary fish bombing by mainland China fishing boats, while the fish population is decreasing as well. Haitang Bay Haitang Bay ( Chinese : 海棠湾 ; pinyin : Hǎitáng Wān ) is one of the five major bays in Sanya , Hainan Province, China. This 42.8 km (26.6 mi) beach is located in Haitangwan Town, Sanya, and Yingzhou Town, Lingshui . To its south are Yalong Bay and Wuzhizhou Island . A number of resort hotels are located along

990-409: Is attacked. We say we will defend it if it's part of a general attack on Formosa, but it is extremely difficult to make that judgment. Now, Mr. Herter , in 1958, when he was Under Secretary of State , said they were strategically indefensible. Admiral Spruance and Collins in 1955 said that we should not attempt to defend these islands in their conference on the Far East. General Ridgway has said

1056-542: Is cold, cloudy, and wet, during summer and spring it is foggy, and during autumn the weather is generally stable. The Matsu Islands are administered as Lienchiang County under the Fujian Provincial Government . Nangan Township is the county seat which houses the Lienchiang County Government and Lienchiang County Council . The county is headed by a magistrate, elected every four years in

1122-402: Is located between Haitan Strait and Taiwan Strait , the windspeed is high with annual average 4.8 m/s (10 mph). "Blue tears" are caused by a plankton bloom named Vargula hilgendorfii . This animal radiates light when disturbed in turbulent water, thus creating a blue glow. This usually occurs in summer, during April to August. "Blue tears" attracts many tourists to Pingtan. However,

1188-674: Is separated from mainland China by the Haitan Strait . Most of the nearby mainland is the county-level city of Fuqing , administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou . Pingtan is separated from Taiwan Island by the Taiwan Strait . Following the completion of its bridge to the mainland in 2010, Pingtan may be considered as the closest part of the Chinese "mainland" to the Taiwan Island. Under current international agreement,

1254-667: Is the Matsu dialect , a subdialect of the Fuzhou dialect , which is one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the Matsu Islands. Mandarin Chinese is one of the official languages of Lienchiang County. 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

1320-629: Is the largest kite surfing event held in Pingtan so far with the largest number of participants. 2019 International Kiteboard Championship (Pingtan Station) is authorized by the International Sailing Federation (WS) and the International Kite Surfing Association (IKA). The international competition level is divided into 200 points, and the total prize money of the competition reaches 50,000 US dollars. A leading Chinese exponent of Formula Kite , Jingyue Chen ,

1386-609: Is unwise to take the chance of being dragged into a war which may lead to a world war over two islands which are not strategically defensible, which are not according to their testimony, essential to the defense of Formosa. I think that we should protect our commitments. I believe strongly we should do so in Berlin . I believe strongly we should do so in Formosa and I believe we should meet our commitments to every country whose security we've guaranteed. But I do not believe that that line, in case of

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1452-565: The Chinese Civil War , which resulted in the mainland portion of the county being controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while the offshore islands of Matsu remained under ROC control. The circumstance has made the county the only former geographical unit with the same name that is now divided between the administrations of the ROC and the PRC . Lienchiang County, Taiwan (R.O.C.) uses

1518-625: The East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) , situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China . The archipelago forms the smallest county in the ROC-controlled territories by area and population, as well as one of two counties that is a part of the nominal Fuchien Province . The current Lienchiang County of the ROC was once part of an intact Lienchiang County of Fujian before its effective partition in 1949 following

1584-490: The Köppen climate classification , Pingtan has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) climate, characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. Over the course of the year, the average temperature is about 66.92 °F. The hottest day of the year is between July and August, with an average 82.4 °F. The coldest day of the year is between January and February, with an average 51.8 °F. Pingtan has never experienced an extreme temperature under 32 °F. Because Pingtan

1650-557: The Lienchiang Cross-Strait Matters Forum started as an official forum between Lienchiang County of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Lianjiang County of the People's Republic of China to discuss matters regarding the two sides. The majority of native Matsu Islands residents originated from Northern Fujian. Several of the islands of Matsu are not inhabited permanently. Some of these are garrisoned by soldiers from

1716-521: The Mandarin pronunciation ( Ma³-tsu³ ) for the Chinese character name ( 馬祖 ) of the islands. The Matsu Islands are also known by other Chinese-language names including Chinese : 馬祖群島 ; pinyin : Mǎzǔ Qúndǎo and 馬祖島 ; Foochow Romanized : Mā-cū dō̤). In April 2003, the Lienchiang County government considered changing the name of the county to Matsu County in order to avoid confusion with

1782-516: The Nanchang Uprising broke out between the ruling Nationalist Party of China (KMT) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which marked the beginning of Chinese Civil War . Sheng-Chang Lin, a graduate student writing for the University of Nottingham Taiwan Studies Programme, noted that in the pre-1949 period, the Matsu Islands did not have a significant relationship with Taiwan, which at the time

1848-500: The Republic of China Armed Forces stationed in the county since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 and during the First and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1954 and 1958 respectively. Due to that high military demand large numbers of military personnel stationed on the islands produced unprecedented population growth in the county. The population reached its peak in 1971 with a total of 17,088 people. After those periods of high growth

1914-455: The traditional Chinese characters name ( 連江縣 ) and the romanized name Lienchiang which is derived from the Wade-Giles romanization ( Lien²-chiang¹ ) of the Mandarin pronunciation for those Chinese characters that also refer to Lianjiang County , Fuzhou , Fujian in mainland China . Lienchiang has also been written as Lien-chiang and Lienkiang and by a postal romanization of

1980-560: The 2017 China Sports Culture: Sports Tourism Expo , Pingtan was nominated as "2017 China's Top Ten Sports Tourism Destinations ". In recent years, Pingtan has made use of its policy advantages, location advantages and natural resources advantages to successfully host several International Kite Surfing Festivals, International Cycling Opens, Open Water Swimming Championships , International Sailing Tournaments, National Beach Volleyball Tournaments , and World Fight Tournaments . Pingtan Sports Tourism Project has attracted widespread attention from

2046-544: The Chinese-American firm MAD Studio on an artificial island, is scheduled for completion in 2016. Because of Pingtan's location, it experiences strong sea winds throughout the entire year. To combat the weather, villagers build their houses with rocks. The old traditional stone-built houses are resistant to wind and roaring waves. Moreover, the house are comfortable to live in. This special architectural style attracts many tourists and boosts economic growth. Beigang village

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2112-557: The Communists. If we do that, we start a chain reaction, because the Communists aren't after Quemoy and Matsu, they're after Formosa. In my opinion, this is the same kind of woolly thinking that led to disaster for America in Korea, I'm against it, I would never tolerate it as President of the United States, and I will hope that Senator Kennedy will change his mind if he should be elected. After

2178-468: 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 specifically became established. Additionally, the varieties of Eastern Min on the Matsu Islands became seen as a Matsu dialect. Chen (陳) is the most common surname , then Lin (林), Wang (王), Tsao (曹) and Liu (劉). Matsu, though named after

2244-405: The Matsu Islands is also the shortest distance between China (PRC) administered territory and territory in the ROC (Taiwan)-administered Matsu Islands. Dongyin is the northernmost and Dongju is the southernmost. Areas: The islands are predominantly composed of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive (emplaced ≈160 Ma, ≈130 Ma and ≈94 Ma) granite and diabase . Average annual temperature

2310-528: The Matsu Islands specifically. Self-governance of the county resumed in 1992, after the cessation of political warfare with the mainland and the abolition of Battle Field Administration on 7 November 1992. Afterwards, local construction picked up pace. In 1999, the islands were designated as the Matsu National Scenic Area Administration. In January 2001, direct cargo and passenger shipping started between Matsu and Fujian Province of

2376-475: The Meizhou temple. Most Taiwanese pilgrims to Meizhou start off their journey in the Matsu Islands because they are the closest ROC-controlled territory to Meizhou, which is controlled by the PRC. Due to its geographically remote location, the manufacturing business of Matsu has never been fully developed. Among them, the wine making industry of Matsu Distillery is the most distinguished feature. Tourism has become

2442-456: The Mixed category (Cultural & Natural). Administratively, the island is part of Pingtan County , which also includes several smaller islands and part of the nearby mainland. Most of the county's towns, including its seat of government at Tancheng , are on the island. Large areas of the island's coast have undergone land reclamation , along with major building and infrastructure projects. Pingtan

2508-483: The PRC in 1950 and 1951. In early July 1953, Chinese Nationalist guerillas retreated from islands in the Xiyang Island (Chihchutao) area of present-day Haidao Township (PRC), and the area came under the control of the PRC. In June 1955, the PRC undertook considerable road and military construction around Haitan Island , Pingtan County, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, including roads leading to possible artillery positions on

2574-516: The PRC, which the United States did not recognize as the legitimate government of China. However, in the second debate on 7 October 1960, the two candidates stated different opinions about whether American forces should also be used to protect Taiwan 's forward positions, Quemoy and Matsu. Senator Kennedy stated that these islands — as little as 9 kilometres (5.5 mi) off the coast of China and as much as 170 kilometres (106 mi) from Taiwan — were strategically indefensible and were not essential to

2640-572: The PRC. After 1 January 2015, tourists from mainland China could directly apply the Exit and Entry Permit upon arrival in Matsu Islands. That privilege also applied to Penghu and Kinmen, as a means to boost tourism in the outlying islands of Taiwan. In December 2015, the Huangqi -Matsu ship route was introduced as part of the Mini Three Links . In 2020, rampant illegal sand mining by Chinese ships in

2706-410: The ROC local elections. The incumbent magistrate is Wang Chung-ming of Kuomintang . The Lienchiang County Council seat is dominated by Kuomintang legislators. Lienchiang County is divided into four rural townships . It is further divided into 22 villages and 137 neighborhoods (鄰). Lienchiang County is the only county in Taiwan which does not have a city or an urban township . The county seat

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2772-403: The United States has on occasion attempted, mostly in the middle '50s to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to pull his troops back to Formosa. I believe strongly in the defense of Formosa. These islands are a few miles, five or six miles off the coast of Red China within a general harbor area, and more than a hundred miles from Formosa. We have never said flatly that we will defend Quemoy and Matsu if it

2838-463: The United States' role in what was an extremely tense situation. Polls of Republicans and Democrats showed overwhelming support for Nixon's position. Sheng-Chang Lin stated that the Matsu Islands gained a collective identity during the Cold War period. Additionally, the islands gained significant relationships to Taiwan, now sharing a government with them. By 2021, younger people identified as being from

2904-551: The base for development of Fuao settlement and industrial development of the region over several hundred years. Some crewmen of Zheng He temporarily stayed on the islands. During the early Qing dynasty , pirates gathered here and the residents left temporarily. In contrast with Taiwan and Penghu , the Matsu Islands were not ceded to the Japanese Empire via the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895. Due to its strategic location along

2970-781: The defense of Taiwan. Vice President Nixon maintained that, since Quemoy and Matsu were in the "area of freedom", they should not, as a matter of principle, be surrendered to the Communists. Earlier in the debate, Nixon said: In the Truman Administration 600 million people went behind the Iron Curtain including the satellite countries of Eastern Europe and Communist China . In this Administration we have stopped them at Quemoy and Matsu, we have stopped them in Indo China , we have stopped them in Lebanon , we have stopped them in other parts of

3036-597: The end of 1949, but retained some of the offshore parts of Lienchiang County (namely, the Matsu Islands), and also most of Kinmen County (Quemoy). On 15 December 1950, the Matsu Administrative Office ( 馬祖行政公署 ) of Fujian Province, Republic of China , was established, including modern-day Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), as well as several islands in present-day Haidao Township ( Xiapu County ) and Taishan ( 台山 ) ( Fuding County ) which were lost to

3102-475: The goddess Matsu , is written with a different character that has a different tone. But the Matsu Islands are not the birthplace of the goddess as the human Lin Muoniang - Meizhou Island is — but her death place (on a seaport named after her on Nangan Island). The Matsu Nangan Tianhou Temple ( 馬祖南竿天后宮 ), a temple dedicated to the goddess, contains the sarcophagus of Lin Muoniang. It is, however, not as popular as

3168-511: The industry and tourists. Because of the location, Pingtan is the region with the best wind conditions in China. The average annual wind reaches 20 knots . The best time for kiteboarding in Pingtan is from May to November. With the ideal wind condition and flat water, the LV beach becomes the most popular practice place in Pingtan. For people who come from afar, learning kitesurfing in Pingtan saves not only

3234-677: The island's southernmost extremity forms the boundary between the East and South China Seas . In the still-unapproved draft of the new edition of the IHO 's Limits of Oceans and Seas , Cape Xiang —the northernmost extremity of the island—forms the boundary between the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, with the South China Sea having its northern boundary moved to the south end of the strait. Under

3300-484: The local language pronunciation Lienkong . The term Lienchiang can also refer to the homophonous Lianjiang in Zhanjiang , Guangdong , China . The Matsu Islands are named after the main island, Nangan (Nankan). Nangan is also named Matsu Island because of a temple on the island which is supposed to be the burial site of the similarly named goddess Mazu ( 媽祖 ). Matsu is the Wade-Giles -derived romanization of

3366-546: The mainland. Those positions might have been used to protect the Haitan Strait, which was considered a favorable staging area for amphibious operations against the Matsu Islands. In July 1958, the PRC began massing forces opposite Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu (Lienchiang) and began bombarding them on 23 August, triggering the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis . On 4 September 1958, the PRC announced the extension of its territorial waters by 20 kilometres (12 mi) to include

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3432-505: The nearby Lianjiang County on the mainland. Then-Magistrate Chen Hsueh-sheng said some local people opposed the name change because they felt it reflected the pro-independence viewpoint of the Democratic Progressive Party . Chinese from Fujian and Zhejiang started migrating to the islands during the Yuan dynasty . Most of the people on Matsu came from Houguan ( 侯官 ) (today Changle , Fujian ). The popular net fishing industry established

3498-697: The only route for the spice traffic, the British established the Dongyong Lighthouse in Dongyin Island in 1912 to facilitate ships navigation. In 1911, the Qing dynasty was toppled after the Xinhai Revolution on 10 October 1911 and the Republic of China (ROC) was established on 1 January 1912. Matsu Islands were subsequently governed under the administration of Fukien Province of the ROC. On 1 August 1927,

3564-510: The period immediately before the Korean War, South Korea was supposed to be indefensible as well. Generals testified to that, and Secretary Acheson made a very famous speech at the Press Club early in the year that the Korean War started, indicating in effect that South Korea was beyond the defense zone of the United States. I suppose it was hoped when he made that speech that we wouldn't get into

3630-439: The population decreased year after year due to the poor economic growth which resulted in mass youth emigration due to lack of employment opportunities. In recent years the population in the county has gradually increased because of immigration. The population has stabilized due to the improved transportation between Taiwan Island and Matsu Islands as well as mass construction projects. The native language spoken by Matsu residents

3696-482: The same thing. I believe that when you get into a war, if you're going to get into a war for the defense of Formosa, it ought to be on a clearly defined line. One of the problems, I think, at the time of South Korea was the question of whether the United States would defend it if it were attacked. I believe that we should defend Formosa, we should come to its defense. It leaves this rather in the air that we will defend it under some conditions but not under others, I think it

3762-983: The terminus of the Fuping Railway , incorporating the Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge , China's first road-rail bridge. 14 bus routes operate in the area, with the Pingtan New Automobile Passenger Terminal as the main hub since 2021. A bus rental scheme, the Pingtan Public Bicycle Project, with 52 bicycle stations and 2,000 cycles, has been in operation since May 2017. 25°32′48″N 119°46′36″E  /  25.54667°N 119.77667°E  / 25.54667; 119.77667 Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands ( UK : / ˌ m æ t ˈ s uː / or US : / ˌ m ɑː t ˈ s uː / ), officially Lienchiang County ( / l j ɛ n ˈ dʒ j ɑː ŋ / ), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in

3828-508: The third debate on 13 October 1960, Kennedy's advisers spoke with then Secretary of State Herter and said that Kennedy was willing to revise his position on the Quemoy and Matsu issue so as not to give the Communists the impression that the United States would not stand united against aggression. Nixon pointed out the change in Kennedy's position but decided not to press the point due to the importance of

3894-541: The three northern townships of the Matsu Islands as Matsu Township ( 馬祖鄉 ; Mǎzǔ Xiāng ; Mā-cū hiŏng) and the Juguang Islands (the southernmost islands, formerly named the Baiquan Islands) as part of Changle District . Vessels from the Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) have confronted sand dredging by Chinese vessels near the Matsu Islands. This dredging activity began in 2018. Since March 2019,

3960-516: The two islands. However, later that month, after talks between the United States and the PRC in Warsaw , Poland , a ceasefire was agreed and the status quo reaffirmed. The phrase " Quemoy and Matsu" became part of American political language in the 1960 U.S. presidential election . During the debates, both candidates, Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy , pledged to use American forces if necessary to protect Taiwan from invasion by

4026-426: The waters around the Matsu Islands caused concern in the islands and in the Executive Yuan about damage to the marine environment, possible damage to underwater telecommunications cables, and the potential for coastal erosion. Auctioning impounded ships was seen as an easy way for the dredging companies to get their ships back via intermediaries, hence sinking the impounded ships was under consideration. In 2021, it

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4092-410: The world. Later in the debate, Edward P. Morgan asked Senator Kennedy: Senator, Saturday on television, you said that you had always thought that Quemoy and Matsu were unwise places to draw our defense line in the Far East. Would you comment further on that, and also address to this question: couldn't a pull-back from those islands be interpreted as appeasement ? Kennedy's response was: Well,

4158-540: Was a colony of the Empire of Japan . Additionally, he stated that the islands at the time had separate identities and did not have a collective identity as the Matsu Islands. Previous groups of islanders perceived themselves as Fujianese. On 10 September 1937, Japan occupied Beigan and Nangan via the Collaborationist Chinese Army , making the islands the first in Fujian to fall to Japan. The islands were not occupied by Japanese troops during World War II because they were not important militarily. The Lienchiang County seat

4224-413: Was born here and she competed in the 19th Asian Games here and took the gold medal. She is China's contestant for the event at the 2024 Olympic Games. There are many cycling competitions held in Pingtan, including the "Ocean Cup" China Pingtan International Cycling Open, founded in 2014 as one of the series of events of " 6.8 World Ocean Day and National Ocean Promotion Day ". The number of participants set

4290-468: Was moved to Danyang Township on 19 April 1941 until the Japanese surrender on August 15, 1945. As a result of the Chinese Civil War , in 1949 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took over mainland China from the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT). The CCP established the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 1 October 1949, which included administration of today's Lianjiang County of Fujian . The KMT retreated from mainland China to Taiwan at

4356-685: Was reported that hundreds of Chinese squid fishing boats surrounded Matsu, and the lights from the boats to attract the squid lit up the local sky in green at night. In February 2023, two submarine cables between Matsu and Taiwan island were completely cut, causing Matsu residents' communication services to be affected. The Matsu Islands comprise 19 islands and islets, which include five major islands, which are Nangan , Dongju and Xiju (both in Juguang Township), Beigan and Dongyin. Minor islands include Liang Island , Gaodeng Island , Daqiu Island and Xiaoqiu, which are part of Beigan Township . The shortest distance between Huangqi, Lianjiang County and

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