Penghu
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The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, about 50 kilometres west of the main island of Taiwan across the Penghu Channel, covering an area of
Northern islands of Penghu (the Pescadores)
Hōko Prefecture Government building
The Pescadores (1950)
Columnar basalt at South Penghu Marine National Park
Taiwan
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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, wit
Penghu
…until it was ceded to the Japanese in 1895. The Surrender of Japan in 1945 ended its rule of the archipelago, which has since been governed by the Republic of China (ROC). Under the terms of the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty and the subsequent Taiwan Relations Act between the ROC and the United States, Penghu…
2,300-year-old jade, unearthed at Beinan Cultural Park
Fort Zeelandia, built in 1634, was the governor's residence in Dutch Formosa.
Tainan Confucian Temple built in 1665 during the Kingdom of Tungning period
Chihkan Tower, originally built as Fort Provintia by the Dutch, was rebuilt under Qing rule.