Explore Anxia in Taiwan
Anxia in the region of Fukien is a town in Taiwan - some 210 mi or ( 338 km ) West of Taipei , the country's capital city .
Current time in Anxia is now 07:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Taipei, Linbian, Houtou, Houzhai, and Anding. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Taipei . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Anxia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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見水不見米的永春廣東粥
Music credit: "Subliminal blind date" by Fireproof_Babies (feat. Subliminal) ccmixter.org is licensed under a Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org ..
飛過金門廈門上空airplane fly over Kinmen(belong to Taiwan) & Xiamen (belong to China)
香港往上海的航班飛過金廈間可以看到金門島的樣子雖然不太清楚airplane fly over Xiamen city(belong to China) and Kinmen isliand(belong to Taiwan ), how close it is! ..
Hulishan Old Fortress, Xiamen, China
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Hulishan Old Fortress was constructed on Xiamen Island around 1894 on a this strategic coastal point for China. The rain was coming down in buckets but that didn't stop the t ..
TOSG Pinoy 1000 Buddah 2nd Trip Part 2
Trip to 1000 Buddah @ Fo Guang Shan, Taiwan. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Xiamen Bay
Xiamen Bay is a partially enclosed bay off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province, China and surrounded by Jinmen islands and open waters.
Located at 24.50 118.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Fujian Province, Republic of China
Fujian Province or Fukien Province, is a province of the Republic of China. It includes the small archipelagos of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu Islands off the southeast coast of Fujian Province, People's Republic of China (PRC). The seat of the provincial government is Jincheng Township of Kinmen County. Fujian Province, was once part of a traditional Fujian Province of China. After the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the province split into two parts governed by the ROC and the PRC respectively.
Located at 24.42 118.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Battle of Guningtou
The Battle of Guningtou, also known as the Battle of Kinmen, was a battle fought over Kinmen (Quemoy) in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in the hands of the Kuomintang (Nationalists) and crushed their chances of taking Taiwan to destroy the Nationalists completely in the war.
Located at 24.48 118.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Kinmen
Kinmen or Quemoy is a small archipelago of several islands administered by Republic of China (Taiwan): Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) as part of its own Fujian Province's Quanzhou Prefecture. It is geographically very near Xiamen, no more than 2 kilometers.
Located at 24.44 118.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Battle of Liaoluo Bay
The Battle of Liaoluo Bay (料羅灣海戰) took place in 1633 off the coasts of Fujian and Kinmen. It involved the Dutch East India Company and the Chinese Ming dynasty's navies. The battle was fought at the north coast of the island of Kinmen, in the Taiwan strait. A Dutch fleet under Admiral Hans Putmans was attempting to control shipping in the Taiwan strait, while the southern Fujian sea traffic and trade was protected by a fleet under Brigadier General Zheng Zhilong.
Located at 24.44 118.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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