Qimei, Penghu

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Coordinates: 23°12′29″N 119°25′43″E / 23.20806°N 119.42861°E / 23.20806; 119.42861

Qimei Township in Penghu County
Qimei Township

Qimei Township (Chinese: 七美鄉) is a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. The unhabitated Mao Yu and Cao Yu west of Qimei are also under its governance.

Geography

Qimei is 6.99 km2 in area with a coastline of 14.4 kilometers and with about 3,214 people. Composed mostly of basalt formations, Qimei ranks the fifth largest island in the Penghu Archipelago.

Name

The name of Qimei originally came from a historical story of the Ming Dynasty, in which seven women had to commit suicide when Japanese pirates raided the island. Qimei was named in 1949, as a replacement of its original name "Da Yu", to commemorate the seven women and their tombs. It now also connotes seven beautiful things as the island's tourist attractions. They are the scenery, the seawater, local products, people's hearts, the geology, the architecture, and the history as indications of the seven beautiful characteristics of Qimei island.

Tourist attractions

See also

  • List of islands of the Republic of China
  • Pescadores Islands
  • Wang-an

External links

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1 Lienchiang County commonly known as Matsu. 2Diaoyutai Islands are controlled by Japan, (called Senkaku Islands).
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