Meaning of Wang'an | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“My first trip⟳, one of the free, public transportation boats that ply daily between the major islands, was to Wang'an about 13 miles southwest of Magong. This island is 2.5 miles long by 1 mile wide and has an area of approximately 2.5 square miles. There are four villages on the island with a total population of about 3,000. As on all the outer islands, there is an elementary school and a police station; to attend⟳ senior high school, students have⟳ to go to Magong where they live⟳ in dormitories. Fishing and peanut growing are the major occupations of the people of Wang'an.”

“You can fly⟳ directly to Chimei or Wang'an from either Kaohsiung or Makung. There is also the odd flight connecting Chimei and Wang'an with each other.”

“On Dec. 23 last⟳ year, the Council for Cultural Affairs agreed to list a cluster of old coral-built houses in Chungshe Village (中社) on Penghu’s Wang’an Islet (望安島) as an “important settlement,” after several decades of efforts by local residents to obtain⟳ government protection of the centuries-old homes.”

“A local fishing boat has spotted and helped rescue⟳ a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle entangled in a fishing net as it was salvaging the net near Wang'an Island in the Penghu Islands. The captain of the "Happy 168," a fishing boat registered in Wang'an, spotted the turtle Monday as it was gathering the net but rather than try⟳ to extricate the small animal from the net it called the Wang'an Coast Guard for help⟳.”

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