Taiwan: the Matsu islands off "shirt" style

Matsu IslandsTaiwanIn the northwest, north latitude 25-26 degrees, 119-120 degrees east longitude, distance 114 nautical miles west of the island of Taiwan, andFujianMinjiang port distance of about 5.4 miles.

Matsu islands, a total area of about 20 square kilometers, including Lianjiang county to the south pole, North Pole Xiang, Xiang Juguang and Dongyin countryside 36 islands, the South Pole Island, North Pole Island, West Chu island and Dongyin island for five big island of matsu.

The Matsu Islands

In 1949, the national government moved to Taiwan, the East China Sea forces into the Matsu islands, and the establishment of "Matsu War Council" in 1949 July, Matsu was put under the administrative supervision area, since then, the region entered the period of over 30 years of military control. Taiwan people have been circulating a joke: if a soldier "who smoke in Kinmen, Matsu", other people will congratulate him draw high school "Golden Horse Award", because it means the chance to go to Islands "suffering" to reduce the.

According to the Lianjiang county government statistics, the Matsu "Township five island" air-raid shelter, there are an estimated 256 seats, including the air-raid shelter, dual-purpose bunker, underground chemical and tunnel, across the Matsu around. Some scholars said, "Matsu is one of the most densely populated island of world military tunnel".

In November 7, 1992, Matsu officially battlefield government affairs. "Sea horse" take off again, began to open military tourism resources, the first is to attract a large number of tourists arriving on the island of Taiwan. Since 2001, Matsu became the first "mistress opened one through" waypoints, and greatly facilitate the traffic "two horses" (horsetail, Matsu) folks and investment in Fujian taiwan. In June 28, 2011, the "mainland residents to the table personal swim" was officially launched, the first batch of pilot city forBeijing,ShanghaiAndXiamenAt the same time, the two sides agreed to open, Fujian residents to visit Kinmen and Matsu, Penghu personal travel.

Ma Zufu from Hong Kong to sit "Jinlong pulley" passenger ship to Mawei Port, as long as 1.5 hours. From Matsu to Taiwan island in two ways, one is by boat to the port of Keelung, more than 8 hours; another is from the South Pole and North Pole island a uni air propeller aircraft, 50 minutes to flyTaipeiSongshan airport. The latter often because of the weather and the cancellation of flights, or fly to Matsu over because of the weather reason cannot fall back to fly to Taipei, a trip to Matsu, sometimes even "waiting" for more than a week. (Note: Matsu is aboutFuzhouWords. In Fuzhou dialect, "card" walking "is playing, hang out.". )

The island scenery

Matsu Matsu

Matsu, Matsu, the beginning, the concept may be confused. Often doubt, "Mazu" and "Mazu" have what relation? Matsu, originally called "Lianjiang". Mazu worship, is Taiwan Hong Kong and Macao "god".

In-depth understanding of Taiwan, will encounterMazu TempleAnd about Mazu. There are a lot of Matsu, Matsu islands obviously, Mazu belief is Matsu people life.