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	Penghu / Chimei Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Penghu [The Pescadores] consists of 64 islands of different sizes located in the Taiwan Straits, roughly midway between Taiwan and mainland China.
		The Penghu archipelago consists of many islands, and at low tides there are as many as one hundred islands located.
		The five Sky Bow missile bases in Taiwan are located in Sanchih, a northern Taiwan coastal township; Penghu, an offshore island county off southwestern Taiwan coast; Taichung in central Taiwan; and two bases in the southern Taiwan county of Kaohsiung.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/taiwan/facility/penghu.htm (377 words)

	Pescadores Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They are administered by the Republic of China as Penghu County (澎湖縣) of Taiwan Province.
		From the middle of the 17th century to 1895, Formosa (Taiwan) and the Pescadores (Penghu) were ruled by pirates, the colonial Dutch Empire, the Koxinga kingdom, and the Manchu Empire, successively.
		Penghu County comprises of one city and five townships: (in Tongyong Pinyin)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penghu (294 words)

	The Penghu Islands: The Fairyland in the Far East :: China :: BootsnAll World Adventures
		The Penghu Islands is internationally known as The Pescadores, meaning "the islands of fishermen" in Portuguese.
		Penghu possesses an important geological position for it is the only island with the coastlines formed of basalt magma.
		Penghu of Taiwan and Italy are two of the world's largest agate producing areas.
	www.bootsnall.com /adventures/articles/05-01/the-penghu-islands-the-fairyland-in-the-far-east.html (948 words)

	Penghu Taiwan's most woman-friendly place: poll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Penghu County consists of a chain of sunny islands that are not only the happiest place in Taiwan according to the poll, but also the most woman-friendly environment in the country.
		Penghu, Ilan, Hualien and Taitung counties got passing grades from at least 50 percent of their inhabitants.
		Penghu County Magistrate Lai Feng-wei snatched the bronze metal in this category.
	www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /20021007/20021001f1.html (794 words)

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		In 1603, the Dutch fleet sailed toward the Pescadores of Taiwan Straits, and landed on the main island Penghu.
		After landing on Penghu Island, the Dutch mobilized the residents and fishermen in the harbor to build a fortress in Makung, and a trade base linking Batavia, Makung, China and Japan was established.
		Not only was Taiwan a much bigger island than Penghu, it was also located in a strategic point of the trade route in East Asia, making it possible to monopolize trade with China and Japan.
	members.shaw.ca /leksu/mainp1e.htm (1283 words)

	About Penghu County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Penghu consists of 64 islands of different sizes.
		Both sensual and sensible, both relaxing to the mind and the soul, Penghu has extended its arms and a warm welcome to you.
		Come and listen to the enthusiastic calls of the sea, marvel at the magnificence of unique rock formations, unveil the mystery of ancient relics and enjoy the fun of water activities and beach combing.
	www.phhg.gov.tw /english/intro/intro.htm (188 words)

	News & Views - Commentary: Taiwan Independence No Easy Thing (I) (8/13/2002)
		Penghu Islands Area:a Natural Bridge for Assaulting Fortified Position Located near the side of Taiwan across the Taiwan Straits, Penghu Islands are composed of Penghu Island itself and the surrounding 64 islands, has a total area of 126 square km.
		The eastern part of Penghu Island neighbors Yunlin County of Taiwan proper separated only by a strip of water and is only over 60 km away from the county; its western part faces Xiamen city of Fujian Province across the sea, the biggest distance is less than 100 km.
		There are mainland-type ports built on Penghu Island, Baisha Island and Yuweng Island, large boats can hug the shores; there is an airport on Penghu Island capable of allowing the take-off and landing of large airplanes; Penghu also has a reservoir rich in freshwater resources.
	www.chinahouston.org /news/2002813080924.html (1130 words)

	Tourism Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Penghu County is located in the Taiwan Straits.
		Thanks to its geographical environment, climate, cultural assets and natural resources, the Penghu archipelago are like pearls scattered in the Taiwan Straits, showing off its different scenery and faces in different seasons of the year.
		Penghu makes a wonderful getaway location for both company travel plans and small groups of family and friends.
	www.phhg.gov.tw /english/tour/tour.htm (336 words)

	A Penghu Escape
		But that is just Penghu, or at least Penghu at mid-week, before the tourists flood in.
		I talked with the guards at the gate, who told me that Penghu wasn’t the worst posting one could get, but the weather got pretty bad in winter, and water was sometimes a problem.
		Penghu island is greener, more populated and less desolate than the others, and consequently felt more like Taiwan.
	www.poagao.org /penghu.htm (3260 words)

	Webshots AP News Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PENGHU, Taiwan (AP) - A China Airlines flight from Taipei to Hong Kong crashed Saturday in the Taiwan Strait with 225 people on board.
		The search and rescue effort was based at Penghu's main northern port, where eight ambulances were lined up waiting for victims.
		Penghu police officer Hsu Kuo-long said there were early reports from rescuers that several bodies had been found, but he did not know how many.
	daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h30126466.html (459 words)

	George Balazs: TURTLE SACRIFICE TO THE TEMPLE GODS IN THE PENGHU ISLANDS OF TAIWAN
		PengHu's coastline is very long and most of the residents live on the sea, so they have to face the challenge of evil waves.
		Due to this factor, the density of temples in PengHu is the number one in Taiwan, and the temples are very luxurious.
		PengHu sea turtle sacrifice- Image of Ma-tsu from Taiwan temple on theback of a mother turtle laying eggs.
	balazs.itgo.com (2893 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is the first time the chain of about 64 islands lying east of the imaginary midway line between Taiwan and the mainland is made the target since the annual Dongshan drill started in 1996.
		In all previous exercises, the emphasis was on crossing the 130km-wide Taiwan Strait and landing on Taiwan itself, bypassing Penghu.
		Historically, the Penghu archipelago had served as a stepping stone for military operations from the mainland against Taiwan.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /ST/2004/ST-230704.htm (598 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Defense Ministry Denies Mainland China Interfered with Presidential Flight
		The report in a Chinese-language daily claimed that Chen's flight from Taipei to the outlying island of Penghu Sept. 27 was temporarily diverted because 28 mainland jet fighters were spotted in the area.
		By the time Chen flew to Penghu for an inspection tour that afternoon, the statement said, no mainland warplanes were spotted throughout the flight.
		The statement also denied that mainland jet fighters were spotted during Lu's Oct. 2 flight to Penghu, saying that no mainland warplanes conducted training exercises or patrol missions near the demarcation line that day.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/4-11-11/24302.html (436 words)

	Penghu residents unsure about casino plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Penghu is proud of its varied coastal scenery and historical relics, and it is without dispute that the county must develop tourism to survive.
		However, it is also a bitter reality that for fully six months of the year, the islands in the middle of the Taiwan Straight are subject to very strong winds, which deter tourists from visiting.
		"Penghu did not develop well in the past because the government was not earnest in pursuit of the area's economic growth," Lin said.
	www.taiwanheadlines.com /20010320/20010320s4.html (1274 words)

	Beijing said to be mulling Penghu claim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		According to defense sources, Beijing's strategy is to occupy a reef or islet near Penghu island that is in international waters or whose status is ambiguous.
		Penghu proper, Yuweng, and Paisha are the main islands.
		Penghu, the largest island of the archipelago, accounts for half of the total area, and is home to 70 percent of the population.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/671431/posts (1615 words)

	Treaty of Taipei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Treaty of Taipei acknowledged the terms of the Treaty of San Francisco in which Japan renounced all the rights, nominal rights, and claims concerning Taiwan and Penghu.
		Like the Treaty of San Francisco, the Treaty did not explicitly grant sovereignty of Taiwan and Penghu to the ROC, a point made by advocates of Taiwan independence to justify self-determination.
		After signing the treaty, the ROC delegate, then ROC foreign minister (葉公超), faced harsh questioning from legislators in a Legislative Yuan meeting regarding why the treaty between the ROC and Japan did not state unambiguously that Taiwan and Penghu were returned to the ROC.
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Treaty_of_Taipei (560 words)

	Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
		In July this year, because of the shooting incident in South Africa, Falun Gong practitioners in Penghu spent their evenings taking to the streets to collect signatures, and explaining to tourists and local residents about how the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has been extended overseas.
		On the evening of July 23, a candlelight vigil was held at the culture center to commemorate more than 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners who have died since the persecution began on July 20, 1999, to protest Jiang's state terrorism, and to call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong.
		All of the Penghu County Council members and county government officials signed their names in support.
	clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2004/7/31/50870p.html (543 words)

	Research Interests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Geotherm and crust-mantle boundary from geochemical characteristics of garnet-bearing xenoliths in Penghu islands, Taiwan Strait:
		The equilibration temperatures calculated from mineral compositions range from 880°C to 1250°C. Combining the reported data of crustal and garnte-bearing xenoliths, with equilibrium temperature result estimated from this study, a local geotherm is proposed that is similar to that beneath eastern Australia (Fig.
		Fig 6: Penghu geotherm constrained by crustal, spinel-bearing and garnet-bearing xenoliths.
	www.es.mq.edu.au /GEMOC/research/KuoLung/ResearchInterests.htm (1177 words)

	The Nectar of Truth Spreads to Penghu Residents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		[Penghu] On December 19, 2004, local initiates introduced Master's precious, noble teachings to residents of the Penghu Islands off the coast of Formosa by holding a Truth-sharing video seminar and displaying Her publications and art work at the Jhongjheng Primary School in Magong City, the Islands" county seat.
		The event was organized by Penghu initiates after the inauguration of their new center during the 2004 Mid-Autumn Festival.
		As countless spiritual seeds were sown in the Penghu Islands through the Jhongjheng Primary School video seminar, the initiates thanked Master for another precious opportunity to work with a spirit of piety and sacrifice in spreading the supreme Truth and enhancing their experience on the path of practice.
	www.godsdirectcontact.net /eng/news/156/sp7.htm (505 words)

	Taiwan
		On the ferry I met a bunch of students from Taichung and I was invited to travel with them.
		On of these days we went to visit the grandmother of one of the girls in a remote and pitoresque fishing village.
		Penghu Island is a very scenic spot and almost free of (white) tourists.
	travel.chaspl.ch /html/taiwan.html (1079 words)

	phorum - Chinese Culture Forum at Asiawind - The 28 provinces of China - A brief history of the province of Taiwan
		Emperor Tai Zu abolished the garrison station and abandoned Penghu Islands.
		The Dutch promised to evacuate from Penghu Islands.
		Penghu Islands trying to take back their territory by force.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=2&i=4423&t=4302 (1039 words)

	Where the Turtles Glitter along with the Lights: Lantern Festival in Penghu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Penghu, the folk custom of praying to tortoises for good fortune has become an integral part of Taiwan's Lantern Festival traditions, as well as a fun and boisterous folk celebration.
		The temples on Penghu Island proper, which put on the most important qigui activities, include the Tien Hou Temple (in the town of Makung), the San Sheng Temple in Aimen Village (on the eastern coast), the Shang Ti Temple in Shanshui Village and the Pei Chi Temple in Suokang (both on the southern tip).
		Penghu's qigui activities are a high point of the Lantern Festival in Taiwan.
	www.taipei.org /even/lantern/turtles.html (2511 words)

	Ooparts & Ancient High Technology--Underwater Cities; Noah's Flood Proof?
		The expedition failed to locate the town they were searching for, but in late July, the group instead stumbled, or rather swam across, a 100m-long wall-like structure 28 meters beneath the murky waters of the archipelago's Hsichi and Tungchi islets.
		Formed in 1995 to excavate the scattered remains of a Chinese Qianlong period vessel which was posthumously named, General No. 1 after Penghu's General Islet where it was discovered by fishermen in 1994, the team comprises deep-sea divers, anthropologists and archeologists and is funded by the Ministry of Education.
		Until then the seas around Penghu are far too choppy to undertake an expedition of this type," said Shieh.
	www.s8int.com /water5.html (1563 words)

	Headline News
		At daybreak on May 26, thirty volunteers from northern Taiwan flew to Penghu to assist and console victims' families.
		As the bodies of the victims were recovered and brought to shore, Tzu Chi volunteers at the emergency morgue set up in the Makung Air Force base consoled and supported the families.
		There were also about seventy volunteers in the Penghu area who provided support for the search and recovery workers.
	www.tzuchi.org /Global/news/articles/20020528.html (476 words)

	Taiwan - Island Outposts
		Penghu (Pescadores Islands) is situated between Taiwan and the mainland.
		Penghu was the mainstage of almost every army that has attacked Taiwan.
		Half of the island's population lives in Makung on the main island of Penghu.
	www.marimari.com /content/taiwan/popular_places/island/island2.html (453 words)

	Penghu: Stopping the Dolphin Slaughters (1990-1992) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tears of Blood: This female bottlenose dolphin violently rammed the stone harbor wall with her rostrum, swam into the retaining net which kept her captive at Penghu, and drowned.
		During the years 1990-1992, Earthtrust conducted a campaign against the drive-slaughter of dolphins and false killer whales off the coast of Taiwan.
		In 1992 dolphins were again captured, and with ET's reporting, the laws were enforced and almost all the animals were released unharmed.
	www.earthtrust.org /penghu.html (188 words)

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