Makung
Encyclopedia
Makung is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province
, Taiwan
(Republic of China
). Makung is on the western part of the main Penghu Island.
The earliest temple in the country to the goddess Matsu
is found on Magong. Magong is therefore also known as "Magong Ao" (馬宮澳 or originally, 媽宮澳), or "Matsu Palace Seaport". The first character of the name was changed from "mother" (媽, mā) to "horse" (馬, mǎ) in 1920 under the Japanese Occupation. There had been proposal from the Executive Yuan
to revert the character, but there was little support.
Mako
was a major base for the Imperial Japanese Navy and embarkation point for the invasion of the Philippines.
It contains a domestic
Magong Airport.
Taiwan Province
Taiwan Province is one of the two administrative divisions referred to as provinces and is controlled by the Republic of China . The province covers approximately 73% of the territory controlled by the Republic of China...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
). Makung is on the western part of the main Penghu Island.
The earliest temple in the country to the goddess Matsu
Matsu (goddess)
Mazu , also spelt Matsu, is the indigenous goddess of the sea who is said to protect fishermen and sailors, and is invoked as the patron deity of all Southern Chinese and East Asian persons...
is found on Magong. Magong is therefore also known as "Magong Ao" (馬宮澳 or originally, 媽宮澳), or "Matsu Palace Seaport". The first character of the name was changed from "mother" (媽, mā) to "horse" (馬, mǎ) in 1920 under the Japanese Occupation. There had been proposal from the Executive Yuan
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China , commonly known as "Taiwan".-Organization and structure:...
to revert the character, but there was little support.
Mako
Mako Guard District
The was the major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in Taiwan before and during World War II. Located in at Mako ), , the Mako Guard District was responsible for control of the strategic Straits of Taiwan and for patrols along the Taiwan and China coastlines and in the South China Sea...
was a major base for the Imperial Japanese Navy and embarkation point for the invasion of the Philippines.
It contains a domestic
Domestic airport
A domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. Domestic airports don't have customs and immigration facilities and are therefore incapable of handling flights to or from a foreign airport....
Magong Airport.
Administration
Makung City contains 34 municipal villages (里 li):- (Romanizations are in Hanyu Pinyin)
- Chang-an (長安里)
- Fuxing (復興里)
- Xinfu (新復里)
- Zhongyang (中央里)
- Qiming (啟明里)
- Chongqing (重慶里)
- Guangfu (光復里)
- Zhongxing (中興里)
- Guangming (光明里)
- Guangrong (光榮里)
- Chongguang (重光里)
- Xiwei (西衛里)
- Chaoyang (朝陽里)
- Yangming (陽明里)
- Xiwen (西文里)
- Dongwen (東文里)
- Anshan (案山里)
- Guanghua (光華里)
- Qianliao (前寮里)
- Shiquan (石泉里)
- Caiyuan (菜園里)
- Dongwei (東衛里)
- Anzhe (安宅里)
- Wukan (烏崁里)
- Xingren (興仁里)
- Tiexian (鐵線里)
- Suogang (鎖港里)
- Wude (五德里)
- Shanshui (山水里)
- Jing-an (井垵里)
- Shili (時里奇)
- Fenggui (風櫃里)
- Fujing (虎井里)
- Tongpan (桶盤里)
External links
- Official website (in Traditional Chinese)
- http://www.mkcity.gov.tw/e/html/page01-1.htm (English)
- Village division map (in Traditional Chinese)
- Airport