Taiwan Province is a de jure administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Provinces remain a titular division as a part of the Constitution of the Republic of China,but are no longer considered to have any administrative function practically.
Fujian is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north,Jiangxi to the west,Guangdong to the south,and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest city by population is Quanzhou,other notable cities include the port city of Xiamen and Zhangzhou. Fujian is located on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait as the closest geographically and culturally to Taiwan. Certain islands such as Kinmen are only approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Xiamen in Fujian.
Kinmen,alternatively known as Quemoy,is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan),only 10 km (6.2 mi) east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian,located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China,from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is also located 187 km (116 mi) west from the closest shoreline of the island of Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan is divided into multi-layered statutory subdivisions. Due to the complex political status of Taiwan,there is a significant difference in the de jure system set out in the original constitution and the de facto system in use today.
The Matsu Islands,officially Lienchiang County,are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan),situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China. The archipelago forms the smallest county in the ROC-controlled territories by area and population,as well as one of two counties that is a part of the nominal Fuchien Province.
ISO 3166-2:TW is the entry for Taiwan,"Taiwan,Province of China",or "Taiwan ",in ISO 3166-2,part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Provinces (Chinese:省;pinyin:Shěngand one province that is claimed,but not administered,which is Taiwan,currently administered.
An autonomous municipality,county-level city or city,previously provincial city,is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Taiwan Provincial Government is the nominal government of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. Since 2018,its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan.
Jincheng Township is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County,Fujian Province,Republic of China (Taiwan). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. In March 2012,it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau.
Fuchien Province,also romanized as Fujian and rendered as Fukien,is a nominal province of the Republic of China without formal administrative function. It includes three small archipelagos off the coast of the Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China,namely the Matsu Islands,which make up Lienchiang County,and the Wuqiu Islands and Kinmen Islands,which make up Kinmen County. The seat of the administrative centre is Jincheng Township of Kinmen County which serves as its de facto capital. The province is also known as the Golden Horse,after the literal reading of the Chinese character abbreviation for "Kinmen-Matsu".
The free area of the Republic of China,also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China",the "Tai-Min Area" or simply the "Taiwan Area",is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to the territories under its actual control. As a legal term written in the Additional articles of the ROC constitution and Cross-Strait Act.
Taiwan Province is a nominal administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC constitution defines Taiwan as part of its territories although the PRC has never controlled Taiwan since the PRC's establishment in 1949. Taiwan is currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC).
A county,constitutionally known as a hsien,is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan,it is with the same level of a provincial city.
The Tashan Power Plant is a fuel-fired power plant in Tashan,Shuitou Village,Jincheng Township,Kinmen County,Fujian Province,Republic of China.
The administrative divisions of China between 1912 and 1949 were established under the regime of the Republic of China government.
The Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty is a museum in Jincheng Township,Kinmen County,Fujian Province,Republic of China.
Events from the year 1996 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 85 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
The Fujian–Taiwan relations,also known as the Min–Tai relations,refers to the relationship between Fujian,which is located in mainland China,and Taiwan,which is across the Taiwan Strait. Since the average width of the Taiwan Strait is 180 kilometers,Fujian and Taiwan are adjacent,similar in both climate and environment. Although the relationship between Taiwan and Fujian has changed with the development of history,the two places have maintained close relations in terms of personnel,economy,military,culture and other aspects. At present,Taiwan residents are mostly descendants of immigrants from mainland China,of which the southern Fujian ethnic group is the main group,accounting for 73.5% of Taiwan's total population. In terms of culture,language,religion,and customs,Fujian and Taiwan also share similarities.
