jyuguang

Example Sentences

• "[…]Jyuguang, once known as Dongcyuan or Eastern Dog, and Sicyuan or Western Dog, the name derived from the island's supposed resemblance to a crouching dog in outlet of Min River, and named Jyuguang after Remembering the Spirit of Jyu[…]"
• "The president said that from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. he had travelled to the Matsu County to visit seven of its islands, including Nangang, Beigan, Dongyin, Liangdao, Gaodeng, and the Jyuguang island^([sic])."
• "Jyuguang used to be named "Baicyuan" (White Dog Village) because two islands of it look like dogs lying in the sea. Considering the inadequate of the name, the name of the village was renamed Jyuguang in 1971. The name was given by late President Chiang Kai-shek following the old saying "Wu Wang Tsai Jyu" which means that "Don't forget the Jyu Country"."
• "Lienchiang County has four townships – Nangan, Beigan, Jyuguang (Dungchu, Hsichu) and Dongyin. Its total size is 29.6 square kilometers; its population is a little over 9000."
• "The offshore islands of Matsu belong to Lienchiang county and cover a total area of 25,052 ha. They are composed of five large and several smaller islands, which are administratively divided into the four villages of Nangan, Beigan, Jyuguang and Dongyin. According to the national census of 1997 5,360 people live on the Matsu islands with more than 60% of the population living in Nangan."
• "The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery."