Matsu Islands

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archipelago outer island group of Taiwan

The Matsu Islands are a small archipelago of strategically located, Taiwan-administered islands off the coast of mainland China, known for their military significance and unique blend of Fujianese and Taiwanese culture.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Matsu Islands canonical 31
Matsu 7
Juguang Islands 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
outer island group of Taiwan ⓘ
administeredAs Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
administeredBy Republic of China ⓘ
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
administrativeStatus offshore island county of Taiwan ⓘ
borderContext part of the front line in the First Taiwan Strait Crisis ⓘ
part of the front line in the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis ⓘ
capital Nangan Township ⓘ
climate subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ
country Republic of China ⓘ
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
culture blend of Fujianese and Taiwanese culture ⓘ
economy fishing ⓘ
military-related employment ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
geology granite islands ⓘ
governedAs county-level division under Fujian Province (ROC) ⓘ
historicalEvent artillery duels between ROC and PRC forces during the Cold War ⓘ
historicalRole frontline in the Cross-Strait conflict ⓘ
knownFor restricted military zones (historically) ⓘ
strong military presence ⓘ
largestIsland Nangan Island ⓘ
localLanguage Fuzhou dialect ⓘ
Matsu dialect (Eastern Min) ⓘ
locatedIn Taiwan Strait ⓘ
locatedNear Fuzhou ⓘ
surface form: Fuzhou, Fujian, China
locatedOffCoastOf Fujian ⓘ
surface form: Fujian Province, mainland China
majorIsland Beigan Island ⓘ
Dongyin Island ⓘ
Matsu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Juguang Islands
namedAfter Mazu ⓘ
surface form: sea goddess Mazu
nearbyWaterBody East China Sea ⓘ
Taiwan Strait ⓘ
officialLanguage Standard Chinese ⓘ
surface form: Mandarin Chinese
partOf Lienchiang County ⓘ
populationCharacteristic significant proportion of military personnel ⓘ
small population ⓘ
religion Mazu worship ⓘ
securityRole forward defense line for Taiwan against mainland China ⓘ
sovereigntyClaimedBy China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China
strategicImportance frontline position between Taiwan and mainland China ⓘ
military outpost facing the Chinese mainland ⓘ
timeZone National Standard Time (UTC+8) ⓘ
tourismAttraction granite coastal scenery ⓘ
military tunnels and fortifications ⓘ
traditional stone houses ⓘ
transport air connections via Beigan Airport ⓘ
air connections via Nangan Airport ⓘ
ferry connections to Taiwan Island ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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

Chinese Taipei → represents → Matsu Islands ⓘ
TPE → representsTerritory → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu
TW → representsTerritory → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu
Republic of China → administers → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Zhōnghuá Táiběi → appliesTo → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taiwan-controlled territories
President of the Republic of China → officeHoldersJurisdiction → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu
Matsu Islands → majorIsland → Matsu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Juguang Islands
Fujian → contains → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu Islands (claimed)
New Taiwan dollar → legalTenderIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Mazu → alsoKnownAs → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu
ROC → sovereigntyClaimedOver → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of China
ROC → controlsTerritory → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of China
ROC (Taiwan) → includesTerritory → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
Taiwanese Hokkien → spokenIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
TWD → usedIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Constitution of the Republic of China → primaryTerritoryOfApplication → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu
Flag of the Republic of China → usedIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis → location → Matsu Islands ⓘ
First Taiwan Strait Crisis → mainTheater → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Government of Taiwan → governs → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Taiwan, Province of China → includesIsland → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Republic of China Army → operatesIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Republic of China Marine Corps → notableDeploymentArea → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan) → comprises → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Lienchiang County
Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan) → knownFor → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Lienchiang County
Nangan Township → partOf → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Nangan Township → administrativeCenterOf → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Nangan Township → transportHubFor → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Dongyin Island → archipelago → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Lienchiang County → alsoKnownAs → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu
Lienchiang County → alsoKnownAs → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Lienchiang County → composedMainlyOf → Matsu Islands ⓘ
ROC government → governs → Matsu Islands ⓘ
ROC National Day → observedIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Nangan Island → partOf → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Nangan Island → adminCenterOf → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Nangan Island → archipelago → Matsu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matsu archipelago
Supreme Court → regionServed → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Court (Taiwan)
this entity surface form: Matsu
NT → usedIn → Matsu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: New Taiwan dollar
Ministry of Justice (Taiwan) → appliesToJurisdiction → Matsu Islands ⓘ
Taiwan Garrison Command → hasJurisdictionOver → Matsu Islands ⓘ
military courts of the Republic of China → location → Matsu Islands ⓘ