lieyu

Example Sentences

• "Lieyu Township, encompassing what is known as Lesser Kinmen Island, is not controlled by the People’s Republic of China, nor is the much larger Kinmen Island nearby, even though both sit on the approaches to one of the mainland’s busiest ports."
• "The flag of Taiwan is seen painted on Shihyu Islet in front of Xiamen, a coastal city in China, in Lieyu Township, Kinmen, Taiwan, October 19, 2021."
• "Japanese blue jackets, who occuipied the Liehyu Islet "to the west. of the Quemoy Island on October 28, have been withdrawn, but those who landed on the Quemoy Island, numbering more than 1,000, and all belonging to Manchoukuo and Formosan armies, are still there."
• "Liehyu Island is another one of those 'Koxinga Slept Here' attractions. Koxinga's Well (guó xìng jǐng) is where the great warrior took a drink, and has since become a favourite pilgrimage spot for Taiwanese tour groups."
• "From the pier at Sijhai (Xizhai) Village on Lieyu, you pass through Victory Gate—celebrating Nationalist troop heroics against the mainland Communists—and throuh to the Bada Memorial, which honors local soldiers who died in 1933 fighting in the Sino-Japanese War."
• "Cold War-era steel barricades on the shores of Taiwan’s Lieyu Island. The Chinese city of Xiamen is just over three miles away."