The archipelago collectively forms Penghu County of Taiwan and is the smallest county of Taiwan. The largest city is Magong, on the largest island, which is also named Magong. The Penghu islands first appear in the historical record in the Tang dynasty and were inhabited by Chinese people under the Southern Song dynasty, ...

澎湖原人（英语：Penghu 1），在台湾澎湖水道海域发现的原始人类下颚骨化石，台湾自然科学博物馆研究人员认为这个化石的主人具备直立人的特征，生活年代在更新世中期，为旧石器时代早期的人类，其生存生代距今约45万至19万年。

2025年4月8日 · In the earliest days, Penghu was under the jurisdiction of Jinjiang County, Fujian Province. The course of development has left the islands with a rich diversity of cultural and historic sites, from the old streets of Magong, the more than four-century-old Queen of Heaven Temple, and the remains of the old city wall to the traditional cultural ...

Historical background: The original walls of "Penghu Pang City" or Magong were completed 1889 after the Sino-French War in order to improve Qing defenses in the region. Afterwards, the walled city of Magong became the economic, military, and government center of Penghu. In 1895 Japan took control of Taiwan. During the Japanese rule, most of the ...

This made Penghu 403 years earlier than Taiwan to become part of China. Until 1388, with the serious pirate problems along the southern-east coast, and with the government catching no one, Penghu had become the nest and base of the pirates. Therefore, officer Tang-he’s request, people in Penghu had been moved to Chuan and Chang state and the ...

2024年12月13日 · Taiwan's geography, use of naval mines, and control of the Penghu Islands are vital for its defense against potential aggression. The threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is significant, with lessons from France's failed 1884–85 invasion providing insights. Taiwan's geography, use of naval mines, and control of the Penghu Islands are vital ...

澎湖列岛，位于中华人民共和国台湾岛西部的台湾海峡中，因港外海涛澎湃，港内水静如湖而得名。由台湾海峡东南部64个岛屿组成，主要岛屿有澎湖本岛、渔翁岛和白沙岛，面积约为96.6平方千米，占总面积的76.1%。面积超过1平方公里的岛屿还有虎井、吉贝、望安等8个，其余53个岛屿的 …

When visiting Taiwan, you will be able to come in touch with all aspects of this beautiful country's multifaceted cultures. Because of its unique historical and geographical background, Taiwan has a rich and varied culture composed of elements taken from many different ethnic groups, including the indigenous peoples, the Dutch, the Spanish, the ...

The Penghu air raids were a series of air raids over the Japanese controlled Penghu Islands (Hōko Prefecture) by Allied bombers from 12 October 1944, to 14 August 1945. [1] ... Background. In 1901, in view of the strategic position of Penghu Island in the Taiwan Strait, the Japanese government announced on 2 July that Penghu was to be a ...

1984年8月1日 · The resplendent blue-green water plane is randomly disrupted by mesa-like islands rising abruptly from coral shoals. Off their shores, fish dart to and fro among the coral in a kaleidoscope of color. ...