Dadan

Definitions

An island of Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Examples

“Mainland China and Taiwan do not border⟳ each other by land⟳; they face⟳ each other across a 140-km-wide ocean strait. Taiwan-held Dadan Island sits 2 km away from Xiamen. Xiamenese can use⟳ binoculars to observe⟳ their kinfolk on Dadan Island, with whom they have⟳ traditionally intermarried (Mellor, 1993).”

“Jinmen, known historically as Quemoy, has had some success building a tourist industry on the back of its even closer link⟳ to the mainland, close⟳ enough that Taiwanese defectors were said to have⟳ swum from there to the Chinese city of Xiamen. The military is also in the process⟳ of handing over to civilian control⟳ other islands that are now restricted zones, including small islets named Erdan and Dadan.”

“Visits to Dadan, a Taiwan-held island off the coast of China and a major battleground during the Cold War, proved an instant hit following the start⟳ of tour bookings earlier this week.”

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