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1 | ![]() | Kinmen ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 25 Lat/Lng : 24.4504 / 118.3774 | Kinmen or Quemoy (; Standard Mandarin Pīnyīn: Jīnmén; Hokkien POJ: Kim-mn̂g/Kim-mûi), officially Kinmen County, is two groups of islands governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and located just off the southeastern coast of mainland China (...) |
2 | Matsu Islands ![]() FeatureType : isle Elevation : 142 Lat/Lng : 26.1511 / 119.9272 | The Matsu Islands (; Fuzhou dialect: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤ or less frequently, ; Fuzhou dialect: Mā-cū-dō̤) are a minor archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea administered as Lienchiang County (; Fuzhou dialect: Lièng-gŏng-gâing) under streamlined Fujian Province, Republic of China (...) | |
3 | ![]() | Fuzhou ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 14 Lat/Lng : 26.0753 / 119.3082 | Fuzhou, formerly romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong (lit. Eastern Fujian) linguistic and cultural area (...) |
4 | Fujian Province, Republic of China ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 35 Lat/Lng : 24.4167 / 118.3167 | Fujian (; Hokkien POJ: Hok-kiàn; Fuzhou BUC: Hók-gióng; Pu-Xian Min BUC: Ho̤h-ge̤̍ng; formerly romanized as Fukien or Fuchien) is a streamlined province of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It includes three small archipelagos off the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China, namely the Matsu (...) | |
5 | Taiwan Strait ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 24.8111 / 119.9283 | The Taiwan Strait, or Formosa Strait, is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan from mainland China. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The East China Sea is bounded on the south by "The Northern limit of the South China Sea ] the North (...) | |
6 | Fujian ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 760 Lat/Lng : 26.273 / 118.169 | Fujian (; formerly romanised as Fukien or Hokkien), is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east (...) | |
7 | China ![]() FeatureType : country Elevation : 3868 Lat/Lng : 32.8 / 103.083 | China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around . Covering approximately , it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted (...) | |
8 | Nangan, Lienchiang ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 81 Lat/Lng : 26.15 / 119.9333 | Nangan Township is a rural township in the Matsu Islands and the county seat of Lienchiang County, Taiwan. Nangan was also known Nangantang (; Nàng-găng-dòng) and Shanggantang . And because Lin Moniang's (who later became the goddess Matsu) corpse was washed ashore here, Nangan was also known as (...) | |
9 | Lianjiang County ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 98 Lat/Lng : 26.1642 / 119.959 | Lianjiang (; BUC: Lièng-gŏng) is a suburban county of Fuzhou on the eastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Most of the county is controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while a number of outlying islands, collectively referred to as the Matsu Islands, are (...) | |
10 | East China ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1 Lat/Lng : 31.2785 / 120.5859 | East China or Eastern China is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes the region is defined by the Chinese Central Government to include the (...) | |
11 | Xiuyu District ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 25.3333 / 119.098 | Xiuyu is a district of the city of Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China. The district executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hushi Town , together with the CPC and PSB branches. (...) | |
12 | Beigan, Lienchiang ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 231 Lat/Lng : 26.2236 / 119.9892 | Beigan Township (; Báe̤k-găng-hiŏng), is one of the five major islands of the Matsu Islands, is officially administrated as Lienchiang County by the Taiwan (ROC). Beigan Township refers to the administrative subdivision that also includes the major island, Beigan island, as well as other smaller (...) | |
13 | Japanese battleship Hyūga ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 34.1667 / 132.5497 | was the second and last built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) 楚歌 during the 1910s. Although completed in 1918, she played no role in World War I. Hyūga supported Japanese forces in the early 1920s during the Siberian Intervention in the Russian Civil War (...) | |
14 | Dongyin, Lienchiang ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 46 Lat/Lng : 26.3658 / 120.4919 | Dongyin Island (; Dĕ̤ng-īng-dō̤) is an island in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Fujian. The Dongyin Township (; Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng), composed of Dongyin Island and Siyin Island, is a township of the Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Republic of China (...) | |
15 | Wuqiu, Kinmen ![]() FeatureType : isle Elevation : 14 Lat/Lng : 24.9891 / 119.4555 | Wuqiu (Puxian Min: Ou-chhiu) is a group of islands comprising two major islands, namely Greater Qiu Islet and Smaller Qiu Islet, in the Taiwan Strait. Administratively, the Wuqiu Township is a rural township which is part of Kinmen County of the Fujian Province of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (...) | |
16 | Changdao County ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Lat/Lng : 37.9125 / 120.6997 | The Changdao County) is a county in Yantai, an area of Shandong in the People's Republic of China. It consists of the Changshan Islands in the Bohai Sea, north of Penglai. They are known for their sandy beaches and picturesque limestone cliffs. The total land area is only , but the coastline is long (...) | |
17 | Japanese battleship Ise ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 34.1996 / 132.5288 | was the lead ship of her class of two dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. Although completed in 1917, she played no role in World War I. Ise supported Japanese forces in the early 1920s during the Siberian Intervention in the Russian Civil War (...) | |
18 | Battle of Guningtou ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 13 Lat/Lng : 24.4821 / 118.309 | The Battle of Guningtou or Battle of Kuningtou , also known as the Battle of Kinmen , was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in the hands of the Kuomintang (Nationalists) and crushed their (...) | |
19 | Dachen Islands ![]() FeatureType : isle Lat/Lng : 28.4533 / 121.8576 | The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens are a group of islands off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by Jiaojiang District of Taizhou. (...) | |
20 | Battle of Dachen Archipelago ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 28.46 / 121.9 | The Battle of Dachen Archipelago was a struggle between the Nationalists and the Communists for the control of several archipelagos just off the coast of Zhejiang, China, during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era, and it was part of the First Taiwan Strait Crisis (...) | |