Dongyin Township
Also known as Dongyin, Dungyin, Tungyin, Toeyng-īng, Dĕ̤ng-īng
Dongyin Township (Tungyin) (; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng) is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The islands are in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near the cities of Fuzhou (Foochow) and Ningde. The township is known for its natural environment and Eastern Min culture, for the historical Dongyong Lighthouse and for its military importance and history as the northernmost territory of Taiwan.
Key facts
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- Dongyin Township
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- Tungyin, Tung-yin
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- Rural township
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- Dongyin Township in Lienchiang County
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- Country
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- Province
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- Fujian (streamlined)
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- County
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- Lienchiang
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Article
53 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Qing Dynasty
- Republic of China
- Geography
- Distinctive geological features
- Rocky coastlines
- Suicide Cliff
- Rat Sands Stone Forest
- Dragon Sea Cave
- Dongao
- Luohanping
- Government and politics
- Administrative divisions
- Mayors
- Military
- Demographics
- Economy
- Energy
- Education
- Transportation
- Destinations
- Dongyong Lighthouse
- Suicide Cliff
- A Thread of Sky
- Andong Tunnel
- Mountain Facing Guanyin
- Dongyin Distillery
- Yanxiu Tidal Echo
- Beihai Tunnel
- Dragon Sea Cave
- Ganen Pavilion
- Crouching Crocodile
- Dongao
- Houao
- The Northernmost Frontier
- Monk Reading the Scripture
- Ecology
- Gulls and terns
- Black-tailed gull (''Larus crassirostris'')
- Black-naped tern (''Sterna sumatrana'')
- Bridled tern (''Onychoprion anaethetus'')
- Plant species
- ''Lycoris radiata''
- ''Lycoris sprengeri''
- ''Scilla scilloides''
- ''Dianthus superbus'' var. ''longicalycinus''
- ''Heteropappus ciliosus''
- ''[[Eurya emarginata]]'' (Thunb.) Makino
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- See also
- References
- External links
Dongyin Township (Tungyin) (; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng) is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The islands are in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near the cities of Fuzhou (Foochow) and Ningde. The township is known for its natural environment and Eastern Min culture, for the historical Dongyong Lighthouse and for its military importance and history as the northernmost territory of Taiwan.
==Name== thumb|Map including Dongyin (labelled as Tung-yin Shan ) and Dongsha/Tung Sha (Army Map Service|AMS, 1953) Dongyin Township is named after Dongyin Island (Tungyin Island), the main island of the township. The Wade-Giles derived English language names for Dongyin derived from the name are Tungyin and Tung-yin.
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2 mapped locations