Matsu (islands)
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Lienchiang County 連江縣 |
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Top: Magan Tianhou Temple in Nangan, Bottom left: Matsu display monument in Nangan, Bottom upper left: Lin Moniang Tomb in Mazu Temple, Bottom lower right: Dongyong Lighthouse
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 26°09′04″N 119°55′38″E / 26.15111°N 119.92722°E | |||
| Country | Republic of China | ||
| Province | Fujian | ||
| Region | Southern Fujian | ||
| Seat | Nangan Township | ||
| Boroughs | 0 cities, 4 (4 rural) townships | ||
| Government | |||
| • County Magistrate | Liu Cheng-ying (KMT) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.6055 km2 (11.4307 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 22 of 22 | ||
| Population (December 2014) | |||
| • Total | 12,506 | ||
| • Rank | 22 of 22 | ||
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini) | ||
| Flower | Hairy bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) | ||
| Tree | none | ||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Liánjiāng Xiàn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo |
| Bopomofo | ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠˇ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Maatzuu Liehdao |
| Wade–Giles | Ma³-tsu³ Lieh⁴-tao³ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo |
| Yale Romanization | Mǎdzǔ Lyèdǎu |
| MPS2 | Mǎtzǔ Lièdǎu |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Mâ-chú Lie̍t-tó |
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| Hokkien POJ | Má-chó͘ Lia̍t-tó |
| Tâi-lô | Má-tsó͘ Lia̍t-tó |
| Eastern Min | |
| Fuzhou BUC | Mā-cū Liĕk-dō̤ |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liánjiāng Xiàn |
| Bopomofo | ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Lianjiang Shiann |
| Wade–Giles | Lien²-chiang¹ Hsien⁴ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Liánjiang Siàn |
| Yale Romanization | Lyánjyāng Syàn |
| MPS2 | Liánjiāng Shiàn |
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| Romanization | Lièn-kông Yen |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Lián-kang Kōan |
| Tâi-lô | Lián-kang Kūan |
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| Fuzhou BUC | Lièng-gŏng Gâing |
The Matsu Islands (Chinese: 馬祖列島; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo; Fuzhou dialect: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤ or less frequently, Chinese: 馬祖群島; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Qúndǎo; Fuzhou dialect: 馬祖島 Mā-cū-dō̤) are a minor archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江縣; pinyin: Liánjiāng Xiàn; Lièng-gŏng-gâing) under streamlined Fujian Province, Republic of China (ROC). It is the smallest county in Taiwan.
Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC. The People's Republic of China (PRC) administers the part of the historical county on mainland China as Lianjiang County, which claims the entire archipelago to be its Mazu Township (馬祖鄉; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Xiāng; Mā-cū-hiŏng). Kinmen is the other archipelago along the coast of Fujian that is controlled by the ROC.
The Matsu Islands are named after the goddess Matsu.
The Lienchiang name is derived from the original Lianjiang County of Fujian province in Mainland China. In April 2003, the county government started considering changing the name to Matsu County to avoid confusion with the county of the same name on the mainland. Some local people opposed the name change because they felt it reflected the pro-independence viewpoint of the Democratic Progressive Party.
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