Baisha, Penghu

Wangan Township
Wangan Township
Traditional Chinese	白沙鄉
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bái-sha Xiang
Bopomofo	ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄚㄒㄧㄤ
IPA	[pʰaǐ.ʂá ɕiáŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Pe̍h-soa-hiong
Tâi-lô	Pe̍h-sua-hiong

Baisha Township

白沙鄉
Pai-sha, Hakusa
Baisha Township 白沙鄉 Pai-sha, Hakusa
Rural township
	Lighthouse on Mudou Island in Baisha Township
	Baisha Township in Penghu County
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County	Penghu
Rural Villages (村)	15
Government
• Mayor (鄉長)	Wan-Fu Song (宋萬富)
Area
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population (February 2023)
• Total	10,048
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code	884
Website	www.baisha.gov.tw (in Chinese),; www.baisha.gov.tw/en (in English)

23°39′48.21″N 119°35′32.5″E / 23.6633917°N 119.592361°E / 23.6633917; 119.592361

Baisha Township (Chinese: 白沙鄉; pinyin: Báishā Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h-soa-hiong; "White sand") is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is located to the north of Penghu Main Island and linked to Siyu Island by the Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge, which at 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long is the longest of its kind in east Asia.^[1] The township has a population of 10,048.

Geography

Map of part of Baisha (labeled as HAKUSA-TŌ) (1944)

Map including Baisha (labeled as PAI-SHA TAO (HAKUSA-TŌ) 白沙島) (1950)

The Penghu Great Bridge

The township is spread over 20 islands, including:

Baisha Main Island (白沙島; Pe̍h-sua-tó)
Jibei Island (吉貝嶼; Kiat-puè-sū), former known as Jiabei Island (嘉貝嶼; Ka-puà-sū)
Bird Island (鳥嶼; Tsiáu-sū), the most densely populated island of Penghu, with 1,226 residents sharing an area of 0.4 km² (0.2 sq mi)
Chungtun (Zhongtun) Island (中屯嶼; Tiong-tun-sū), former known as Zhongdun Island (中墩嶼)
Dacang Island (大倉嶼; Tuā-tshng-sū)
Yuanbei Island (員貝嶼; Înn-puà-sū)
Mudou Island (目斗嶼; Ba̍k-táu-sū), former known as Modou Island (墨斗嶼)
Tiejhen (Tiezhen) Island (鐵砧嶼; Thih-tiam-sū)
Gupo Island (姑婆嶼; Koo-pô-sū)
Xianjiao Island (險礁嶼; Hiám-ta-sū)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Chengcian^[5]/Chengqian (城前村)
Chihkan^[5]/Chikan (赤崁村)
Dacang (大倉村)
Gangzih^[5]/Gangzi (港子村)
Houliao (後寮村)
Jiangmei (講美村)
Jibei (吉貝村) on Jibei Island
Niaoyu (鳥嶼村) on Niau Island / Bird Island
Citou^[6]/Qitou (岐頭村)
Tongliang (通梁村)
Watong (瓦硐村)
Siaochih/Xiaochi (小赤村)
Yuanbei (員貝村) on Yuanbei Island
Jhenhai^[5]/Zhenhai (鎮海村)
Jhongtun^[7]/Zhongtun (中屯村) on Zhongtun Island

Transportation

Chikan Wharf
Houliao Wharf
Jibei Wharf^[8]

Notable natives

Chuang Chu Yu-nu, philanthropist

References

^ "澎湖群島 - Trans-oceanic bridge". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
^ "About the Villages.PDF" (PDF). Baisha Township Hall, Penghu County. Retrieved 5 November 2019. MUDOU-YU JIBEI Please click here. GUPO-YU TIEZHEN-YU TUDIGONG-YU SEA-CROSSING BRIDGE TONGLIANG HOULIAO CHIHKAN SIAOCHIHKAN WATONG CITOU GANGZIH JHENHAI JIANGMEI CHENGCIAN DACANG ZHONGZHENG BRIDGE JHONGTUNG YONGAN BRIDGE YUANBEI NIAO-YU NANMIANGUA-YU XIAOBAISHA-YU MAOSI-YU YINZAI XIAOQUZHUA QUZHUA-YU XIAN JIAO JIN-YU
^ 各村簡介. 澎湖縣白沙鄉公所 Baisha Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Zhongtun Vil. Jiangmei Vil. Chengqian Vil. Zhenhai Vil. Gangzi Vil. Qitou Vil. Xiaochi Vil. Chikan Vil. Watong Vil. Houliao Vil. Tongliang Vil. Jibei Vil. Diaoyu Vil. Yuanbei Vil. Dacang Vil.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PENGHU From island to island" (PDF). Penghu County Government. 2010s. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Chihkan Watong Jhenhai Jiangmei Chengcian
^ "Citou Marine Park". Penghu Tour Web Site. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Citou Village is right across Yuanbei Island with the sea in between.
^ "Jhongtun Wind Power Area". Penghu National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019. The wind farm sits in Jhongtun Village of Baisha Township in Penghu County, it is the second wind farm in Taiwan, and has been in operation since October 2001. The wind farm happens to be situated in Jhongtun's second nursery, and designed as a windmill park; it is the new landmark for famous tourist sites in Baisha Township.
^ "Jibei Island". TravelKing. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

External links

繽紛澎湖-白沙 ('Thriving Penghu- Baisha') (in Chinese)

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[1] "澎湖群島 - Trans-oceanic bridge". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-21.

[2] "About the Villages.PDF" (PDF). Baisha Township Hall, Penghu County. Retrieved 5 November 2019. MUDOU-YU JIBEI Please click here. GUPO-YU TIEZHEN-YU TUDIGONG-YU SEA-CROSSING BRIDGE TONGLIANG HOULIAO CHIHKAN SIAOCHIHKAN WATONG CITOU GANGZIH JHENHAI JIANGMEI CHENGCIAN DACANG ZHONGZHENG BRIDGE JHONGTUNG YONGAN BRIDGE YUANBEI NIAO-YU NANMIANGUA-YU XIAOBAISHA-YU MAOSI-YU YINZAI XIAOQUZHUA QUZHUA-YU XIAN JIAO JIN-YU

[3] 各村簡介. 澎湖縣白沙鄉公所 Baisha Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[cecbsen-4] "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Zhongtun Vil. Jiangmei Vil. Chengqian Vil. Zhenhai Vil. Gangzi Vil. Qitou Vil. Xiaochi Vil. Chikan Vil. Watong Vil. Houliao Vil. Tongliang Vil. Jibei Vil. Diaoyu Vil. Yuanbei Vil. Dacang Vil.

[islands-5] "PENGHU From island to island" (PDF). Penghu County Government. 2010s. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Chihkan Watong Jhenhai Jiangmei Chengcian

[6] "Citou Marine Park". Penghu Tour Web Site. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Citou Village is right across Yuanbei Island with the sea in between.

[7] "Jhongtun Wind Power Area". Penghu National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019. The wind farm sits in Jhongtun Village of Baisha Township in Penghu County, it is the second wind farm in Taiwan, and has been in operation since October 2001. The wind farm happens to be situated in Jhongtun's second nursery, and designed as a windmill park; it is the new landmark for famous tourist sites in Baisha Township.

[8] "Jibei Island". TravelKing. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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