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Lianjiang ( on the coast of Fujian Province , China . Most of the county is controlled by the People's Republic Of China (PRC), while a number of outlying Island s, collectively referred to as the Matsu Islands , are administered as a separate ''' Lienchiang County ''' (same name but in Wade-Giles Romanization) by the Republic Of China (ROC), based in Taiwan since 1949. As a result, the county has two governments governing separate jurisdictions. See Matsu Islands for a description of ROC-governed Lienchiang County. PRC jurisdiction:
ROC jurisdiction:
TOWNSHIPS The PRC governs 14 townships (镇) and 7 rural townships (乡):
These townships are divided into 266 villages. The ROC governs 4 townships (鄉):
These townships are divided into 22 Villages , which are further divided into 137 Neighborhoods (鄰 lín). (All townships, except Jyuguang, are named after the largest island in its jurisdictional area, but most townships also include other islets.) HISTORY Lianjiang, in 282 , during the Jin Dynasty , was Wenma, named after a shipyard there, Wensha Ship-hamlet (溫麻船屯). It was incorporated into Min Prefecture (閩縣) in 607, during the Sui Dynasty . Wenma was changed to the present name and made its own county during in 623 , during the Tang Dynasty , when Baisha (白沙) or Fusha (伏沙) of Aojiang was the capital of Lianjiang County. The capital was changed to Fengcheng as today in 742 . After the Republic Of China was established, Lianjiang switched back and forth numerous times between two special regions:
In 1949 , the county was split in two due to the Chinese Civil War , as it remains today. Beginning on July 1 , 1983 , the PRC side reverted control to Fuzhou Municipality . CULTURE Residents of Lianjiang, both mainland and Matsu speak Fuzhou Dialect , a branch of Eastern Min . The dialect is also known as Bàng-uâ (平話). GEOGRAPHY Coastline length: 209 Km ECONOMY Food products:
TRANSPORTATION 104 national roads in 500,300 Metre s. 42,600-metre navigable river length. Guantou and Kemen (可門) are the largest seaports in Lianjiang with national access. TOURISM There are Hot Spring s in Gui'an (貴安) and Tanghui (湯尾) of Pandu. There is a Dragon King Palace-Temple (龍宮廟) in the Xiaocang She Nationality Rural Township. EXTERNAL LINKS
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