Penghu Islands

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The Penghu Islands are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait known for their volcanic landscapes, historic temples, traditional fishing culture, and popular beach and water-sport tourism.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
county-level division
tourist destination
adminCenter Magong
surface form: "Magong City"
capital Magong
surface form: "Magong City"
ChineseName Penghu Islands
surface form: "澎湖群島"
climate subtropical
connectedBy Penghu Great Bridge
country Republic of China
geologicalOrigin volcanic
governedBy Penghu County Government
hasAirport Penghu Airport
hasCulturalSite Tin How Temple
surface form: "Mazu temples"
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
fishing
tourism
hasFeature coral reefs
rocky coastlines
traditional stone weirs for fishing
hasIsland Baisha Island
Jibei Island
Penghu Islands
surface form: "Magong Island"

Qimei Island
Wang-an Island
Xiyu Island
hasNationalScenicArea Penghu Islands
surface form: "Penghu National Scenic Area"
knownFor basalt columns
beaches
historic temples
strong seasonal winds
traditional fishing culture
water sports tourism
languageUsed Mandarin Chinese
Taiwanese Hokkien
locatedIn East China Sea
Taiwan Strait
majorReligion Buddhism
Taoism
numberOfIslands 90+
otherName Penghu Islands
surface form: "Penghu Archipelago"

Pescadores Islands
partOf Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: "Taiwan Province (Republic of China)"
pinyinName Penghu Islands
surface form: "Pénghú Qúndǎo"
popularActivity island-hopping tours
kitesurfing
snorkeling
windsurfing
seaArea Taiwan Strait
timeZone National Standard Time (UTC+8)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penghu Islands ChineseName Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "澎湖群島"
Republic of China administers Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
Pescadores Islands alsoKnownAs Penghu Islands
Pescadores Islands alsoKnownAs Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
Penghu Islands hasIsland Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Magong Island"
Penghu Islands hasNationalScenicArea Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu National Scenic Area"
New Taiwan dollar legalTenderIn Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
Penghu Islands otherName Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu Archipelago"
Pescadores Islands partOf Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu County"
Penghu Islands pinyinName Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Pénghú Qúndǎo"
Chinese Taipei represents Penghu Islands
TPE representsTerritory Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
TW representsTerritory Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Penghu"
Cairo Conference statedThat Penghu Islands
this entity surface form: "Pescadores Islands shall be restored to the Republic of China"

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