Dongyin (Chinese: 東引) is an island in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Fujian. Administratively it is a township of the Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jump to: navigation, search Taiwan Strait Area The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180km-wide Strait between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fujian (Chinese: ç¦å»º; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kià n) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of... The Matsu Islands (馬ç¥åå³¶ or less frequently, 馬ç¥ç¾¤å³¶ Pinyin: MÇzÇ) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (飿± Pinyin: LiánjiÄng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ... Jump to: navigation, search Fujian (Chinese: ç¦å»º; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kià n) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area - Total - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ...
Together with Siyin, it was originally part of the Loyüan County before the ROC government evacuated to Taiwan in 1949 following the Chinese civil war. Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: åå ±å æ°; Simplified Chinese: å½å ±å æ; pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ...
It is claimed by the People's Republic of China government as part of the Luoyuan County of its Fuzhouprefecture. Fuzhou (Chinese: ç¦å·; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chou; EFEO: Fou-Tcheou; SLC: Hùk-cieu; also seen as Foochow or Fuchow) is the provincial seat and the largest prefecture-level city of Fujian province, Peoples Republic of China. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: d , literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Matsu Islands include five major islands: Nangan, Dongjyu and Sijyu (both in Jyuguang Township), Beigan, and Dongyin.
Another set of coordinates: 119°51'-120°31' E, 25°55'-26°44' N. Dongyin is the northernmost and Dongjyu is the southernmost.
Dongyin is 100 nautical miles (190 km) from Keelung, Taiwan, 180 to the Pescadores Islands, and slightly over 10 nautical miles (19 km) from the mainland.