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Matzu

Lienchiang County
連江縣
County
Top: Magan Tianhou Temple in Nangan, Bottom left: Matsu display monument in Nangan, Bottom upper left: Lin Moniang Tomb in Mazu Temple, Bottom lower right: Dongyong Lighthouse
Top: Magan Tianhou Temple in Nangan, Bottom left: Matsu display monument in Nangan, Bottom upper left: Lin Moniang Tomb in Mazu Temple, Bottom lower right: Dongyong Lighthouse
Flag of Lienchiang County
Flag
Coat of arms of Lienchiang County
Coat of arms
Taiwan ROC political division map Lienchiang County.svg
Country Republic of China
Province Fujian
Region Southern Fujian
Seat Nangan Township
Boroughs 0 cities, 4 (4 rural) townships
Government
 • County Magistrate Liu Cheng-ying (KMT)
Area
 • Total 29.6055 km2 (11.4307 sq mi)
Area rank 22 of 22
Population (December 2014)
 • Total 12,506
 • Rank 22 of 22
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone National Standard Time (UTC+8)
Website www.matsu.gov.tw
Symbols
Bird Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini)
Flower Hairy bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra)
Tree none
Matsu Islands
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo
Lienchiang County
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Liánjiāng Xiàn

The Matsu Islands (Chinese: 馬祖列島; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo; Fuzhou dialect: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤ or less frequently, Chinese: 馬祖群島; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Qúndǎo; Fuzhou dialect: 馬祖島 Mā-cū-dō̤) are a minor archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江縣; pinyin: Liánjiāng Xiàn; Lièng-gŏng-gâing) under streamlined Fujian Province, Republic of China (ROC). It is the smallest county in Taiwan.

Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC. The People's Republic of China (PRC) administers the part of the historical county on mainland China as Lianjiang County, which claims the entire archipelago to be its Mazu Township (馬祖鄉; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Xiāng; Mā-cū-hiŏng). Kinmen is the other archipelago along the coast of Fujian that is controlled by the ROC.

The Matsu Islands are named after the goddess Matsu.

The Lienchiang name is derived from the original Lianjiang County of Fujian province in Mainland China. In April 2003, the county government started considering changing the name to Matsu County to avoid confusion with the county of the same name on the mainland. Some local people opposed the name change because they felt it reflected the pro-independence viewpoint of the Democratic Progressive Party.


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