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14-714: There is an airport in Nangan. The highest point is Yuntai Mountain , at 248 m (814 ft) above sea level. Nangan Township is named for Nangan Island (Nankan Island), the main island in the township. Nangan was also known Nangantang ( 南竿塘 ; 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 (Matsoo/ Matsoo shan) ( 馬祖島 ; Mā-cū-dō̤). In Song and Ming records, Nangan Island (Matsu Island)

28-528: A memorandum of mutual exchange and cooperation. Others present included the Magistrate of Lienchiang County, ROC Liu Cheng-ying , Tailu Party Secretary Huang Duanming ( 黄端明 ), Nangan Township Mayor Chen Chen-Ko ( 陳振國 ) and others. The island of Nangan is not only the largest island of its township, but also the largest island of Matsu. Nangan Township is also the largest township in Lienchiang County, with

42-688: A population of about 4,000. The highest point of the island is the Mount Yuntai peak at 248 meters. Nangan's climate is classified as subtropical, with distinct seasons. The average year-round temperature is 20C, with July and August reaching 34C and January temperatures as low as 1.8C. There is an intense fog period during March and April which often affects the scheduled flights at Nangan Airport. Other islets in Nangan Township include Huangguan Yu ( 黃官嶼 ), Xie Jiao ( 鞋礁 ), Beiquan Jiao ( 北泉礁 ), and Liuquan Jiao ( 劉泉礁 ). There are 10 villages on Nangan. At

56-493: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Matsu Distillery The Matsu Distillery ( traditional Chinese : 馬祖酒廠 ; simplified Chinese : 马祖酒厂 ; pinyin : Mǎzǔ Jiǔchǎng ) is a distillery in Niujiao Village, Nangan Township , Lienchiang County , Taiwan . The distillery was originally established in 1956 as Zhongxing Distillery . In 1969, it was renamed to Matsu Distillery . In 1992,

70-565: Is also important as there is a neighborhood there called Zhonglong (中隴). Mazu is also referred to as Magang (馬港) and Siwei as Xiwei (西尾). As for Mazu and Magang, Magang is the preferred name. This could be in order to distinguish the village and its harbor from Mazu (媽祖), the goddess, and Mazu (馬祖) the island chain. Xiwei was derived from the local Fuzhou dialect's pronunciation of Siwei. The nine rural villages of Nangan Township are: The Palace of Heavenly Empress (天后宮) in Matsu Village contains

84-748: 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. The facility can only handle turboprop planes like the ATR 72-600 . The airport is accessible by private car or taxis via the only roadway Zhongyang Boulevard. [REDACTED] Media related to Matsu Nangan Airport at Wikimedia Commons This article about an airport in Taiwan

98-570: Is the Matsu Blue Tears Ecological Museum , Matsu Folk Culture Museum and Ching-kuo Memorial Hall . There are two abandoned military tunnels on the island: Tunnel 88 and Beihai Tunnel . Former military stronghold is Dahan Stronghold . Nature in the township is Shengtian Park and Mount Yuntai . Nangan was initially powered by Matsu Power Plant which was funded by the Ministry of National Defense , Taiwan Power Company and

112-578: The Three Links , transportation between Nangan Island's Fuao and Mawei District in Fuzhou was established. In 2003, Nangan Airport was opened. On the morning of May 4, 2016, Jiaonan Village (in Tailu , Lianjiang County , Fuzhou , Fujian , China (PRC)) Branch Chinese Communist Party Secretary Liu Wenjian ( 刘文件 ) and Niujiao Community Assistant Manager Tsao Erh-Chang ( 曹爾章 ) met in Nangan Township and signed

126-581: The coffin of Lin Moniang. The temple also contains statues of the guards, Thousand-li Eye (千里眼) and Wind-following Ear (順風耳). There is an annual celebration on March 3. Matsu Distillery on Wujiao Hill (午角嶺) in Fusing Village produces daqu wine (大麴酒) and sorghum wine (高梁酒). Shengli Water Reservoir (勝利水庫 "Victory") and a museum are located in Cingshuei village. The museum contains four cannons from Jyuguang which were used to guide boats. Another museum

140-602: The Matsu Administration Committee in 1969 and was commissioned on 1 July 1971. Starting March 2010, the electricity for the township is supplied by Zhushan Power Plant . The main hospital of the township is Lienchiang County Hospital . The township has bus services connecting its villages, which consists of coastal line and mountain line. Schools in Nangan include: Matsu Nangan Airport Matsu Nangan Airport ( Chinese : 馬祖南竿機場 ; pinyin : Mǎzǔ Nángān Jīchǎng ) ( IATA : LZN , ICAO : RCFG )

154-472: The distillery acquired Tunnel 88 from Chunghwa Telecom . The distillery consists of the main distillery building and the Tunnel 88 for storage, which is located 150 meters away from the main distillery building. The distillery features an exhibition room which exhibits several different Kaoliang liquors from different period, discontinued medical liquors. It also features tools and production processes for

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168-606: The eastern end of the island is Jieshou (介壽村), the seat of the county government and the largest village. Following the coastal road west from Jieshou, there are Fuxing (復興村), Fuao (福澳村), Qingshui (清水村), Zhuluo (珠螺村) and Mazu (馬祖村). Following the mountain road west, there are Meishi (梅石村), Renai (仁愛村) and Jinsha (津沙聚落), before once again reaching Mazu. Located to the north of Mazu is Siwei (四維村). In addition to these, there are two smaller villages or clusters of homes. These are Furen (夫人村) and Ketiao (科蹄澳), they are located near Siwei. Many villages on Nangan have two names. In some cases, this

182-552: Was called Shanggantang / Shanggantangshan ( 上竿塘 / 上干塘 / 上竿塘山 ) as opposed to Beigan Island, which was called Xiagantang / Xiagantangshan ( 下竿塘 / 下干塘 / 下竿塘山 ). In 1935, a baojia was created including Nangan Island. In 1949, ROC forces were stationed on Nangan Island. At 3 AM on January 9, 1966, three seamen from the PRC defected to the ROC at Nangan (Nankan) Island. They were ambushed and killed in transit to Taipei. In 2000, as part of

196-467: Was the result of politics, as one is the traditional name and the second has a political connotation. These instances are paired as follows with the traditional name first: Shanlong (山隴): Jieshou (介壽), Niujiao (牛角(聚落)): Fuxing (復興), Tieban (鐵板): Renai (仁愛), and Fuao (福澳): Jingze (經澤). These names are often used interchangeably by residents, except for Jingze. Residents objected to this latter name, and so it never came into popular use. The reference to Shanlong

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