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Wangan, Penghu
Wangan Township / Wang-an Township () is a Township (Taiwan), rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after Cimei, Penghu, Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabited. Name The main island is Wangan Island, originally known as Bazhao / Pa Chao (). Geography The township is located in the southern sea of Penghu. Islands in the township include: * Wangan Island (; Bāng-an-tó) * Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; ; Tsiong-kun-ò-sū) * Hua Islet (Hua hsü, Hana-shima; ; Hue-sū) * Mau Islets (:zh:貓嶼, 貓嶼; Niau-sū) * Cau Islet (草嶼; Tsháu-sū) * Nan Un (南塭/南𥔋; Lâm-ùn) * Maanshan Islet () * Chuanfan Reef () * Toujin (; Thâu-kun) * West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; ; Sai-sū-phiânn-sū) * East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ; Tang-sū-phiânn-sū) * Siji Islet (Hsi-chi hsü, Saikichi-sho; ; Sai-kiat-sū) * Dongji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships. Statist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanyang Caves ''
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Yuanyang may refer to: *Mandarin duck, also known as yuanyang () *Yuenyeung (), a popular beverage in Hong Kong, named after the mandarin duck *Yuanyang County, Henan () *Yuanyang County, Yunnan (), well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing * Yuanyang (character), in the Chinese novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' (''Honglou Meng'') or ''The Story of the Stone'' (''Shitou Ji'') is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangan Green Turtle Tourism And Conservation Center
The Wangan Green Turtle Tourism and Conservation Center () is a conservation center for green sea turtles in Tungan Village, Wangan Township, Penghu County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... History The center was set up in 1997. Up to 2015, the center has taken care of more than 250 rescued sea turtles, in which 150 of them have then been released back to the sea. Architecture The center was constructed with a shape of a turtle. Exhibitions The center exhibits the natural ecology in Wangan and exhibitions on turtles, environment and ecology. It often conduct sea turtle release events and sea turtle ecological conservation promotion. See also * List of tourist attractions in Taiwan References {{commons category 1997 establishments in Taiwan Bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Penghu Marine National Park
South Penghu Marine National Park () is a national park of Taiwan in the south of Penghu Islands. The marine park includes the islands of Dongjiyu, Xijiyu, Dongyupingyu, Xiyupingyu, other smaller islets and surrounding waters. It is managed by the Marine National Park Headquarters. History There were once thousands of people living on the islands. Because the area has little transportation and few jobs, the population has decreased, and there are now only about 50 people. In 2008, cold weather in Penghu killed a lot of marine life. The southern part of Penghu was less affected because it is at a lower latitude and was warmer. One of the reasons that the national park was established was that it could support a lot of marine life and become a "germplasm bank" of Penghu. The Penghu Columnar Basalt Nature Reserve Nanhai, containing Dongjiyu, Xijiyu and a few smaller islands, was established in 2008. South Penghu Marine National Park was established on 8 June 2014 and opened on 18 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tiantai (Taiwan)
Tiantai Mountain (also Tí Taî in the local language) is a mountain in Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Its highest peak, Huading, reaches a height of . The mountain was made a national park on 1 August 1988. One of nine remaining wild populations of Seven-Son Flower ('' Heptacodium miconioides'') is located on mount Tiantai. Legends In the mythology of Traditional Chinese religion, the creator goddess Nüwa cut the legs off a giant sea turtle () and used them to prop up the sky after Gong Gong damaged Mount Buzhou, which had previously supported the heavens. A local myth holds that Tiantai was on the turtle's back before and Nüwa relocated it to its current position when she had to remove the turtle's legs. Guoqing Temple Guoqing Temple on the mountain is the headquarters of Tiantai Buddhism, and also a tourist destination. Tiantai, named for the mountain, is an East Asian Buddhist school of Mahāyāna Buddhism that developed in 6th-century China and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mau Islet
Mau may refer to: Places Kenya * Mau Escarpment * Mau Forest India * Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh * Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra * Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab * Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India * Mau district, Uttar Pradesh Vietnam * Cà Mau, a city in Vietnam People Surname * August Mau, German art historian and archaeologist * Bruce Mau, Canadian designer * , German photographer and companion of novelist Hubert Fichte * Vũ Văn Mẫu, the last Prime Minister of South Vietnam Other names * Maú (footballer), Santomean footballer * Mau Piailug, a traditional Micronesian navigator * Mau Power, an Australian hip hop artist, born Patrick Mau Animals * Arabian Mau, a short-haired cat breed * Egyptian Mau, a short-haired cat breed Other uses * ''Har-mau'', an alternative name for the ancient Egyptian deity Horus * Mau Heymans, a Dutch comics artist for Disney * Mau movement, the non-violent anti-colonial movement of Samoa * ''Mau-Nilsonne Syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budai Port
Budai ( zh, c=布袋, p=Bùdài; ko, 포대, Podae; ja, 布袋, Hotei; vi, Bố Đại) was a Chinese monk who is often identified with and venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to be venerated in Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. He is said to have lived around the 10th century CE in the Wuyue kingdom. His name literally means "cloth sack", and refers to the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying as he wanders aimlessly. His jolly nature, humorous personality, and eccentric lifestyle distinguish him from most Buddhist masters or figures. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha". As he is traditionally depicted as overweight and many stories surrounding Budai involve his love of food and drink, he is also referred to as the "Fat Buddha", especially in the Western world. The main textual evidence pointing to Budai resides in a collection of Chan Budd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Cave (Penghu)
The Blue Cave () is a cave on Xiji Islet in Wangan, Penghu, Wang'an Township, Penghu, Taiwan. It is part of the South Penghu Marine National Park. History The cave was created by natural erosion. Geology The cave is prone to rock falls due to sea erosion and uneven surfaces. References Caves of Taiwan Geography of Penghu County Tourist attractions in Penghu County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
