Meaning of Nangan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Matsu (Nangan) Island.
2. Synonym of Matsu (island)

Examples

“People in flowing robes and dressed up as guards worship a statue of the goddess Matsu, known as the protector of fishermen, in a ceremony in Nangan Township in the Matsu Islands on Sunday celebrating the anniversary of Matsu's ascension to heaven.”

“The offshore islands of Matsu belong to Lienchiang county and cover a total area of 25,052 ha. They are composed of five large and several smaller islands, which are administratively divided into the four villages of Nangan, Beigan, Jyuguang and Dongyin. According to the national census of 1997 5,360 people live on the Matsu islands with more than 60% of the population living in Nangan.”

“The caption on the video posted nearly two years ago reads: “The military exercise (happens every year) recorded by the residents in Matsu, Taiwan. Netizens in Taiwan suggest it is the Nangan Township of the islands, and many comment that such an impressive force can surely scare people on the other side (China) to death.””

“One hundred and fifty miles north of Quemoy on Nankan Island, it wasn't the sound of Communist artillery fire that awoke Lieutenant Colonel Carl Kueffer, but the persistent jangling of his telephone.[…]The one landing strip in the Matsus, and good for light aircraft only, was on the second largest island, Peikan. Between Nankan and Peikan lay the Matsu Straits, a twisted riptide-torn channel, boasting freak winds and bouldered shores.”

“There has been no attempt to mount an amphibious assault on Matsu, and with good reason. Nankan is almost straight up and down and nearly devoid of landing places. Embryo beaches are guarded by barbed wire and mines. Traffic in and out of Nankan is by landing boat and planking.”

“The Control Yuan on Tuesday afternoon stated via a press release that it had accepted a video petition from the Lienchiang County Government to investigate, CNA reported. County Secretary-General Chang Lung-te (張龍德) said that in recent years, there have been hundreds of Chinese ships pumping sand in the area every day, and an increasing number of 4,000-ton ships have entered waters near Nangan, causing coastal erosion and ecological destruction to the seabed ecological system.”

“On the main island of Nangan, former military brothels and underground bunkers house exhibits that opened last month as part of the inaugural Matsu Biennial art festival.”

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