Theme Week Taiwan – Penghu
Saturday, 26 January 2019 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien General
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The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an
archipelago of 90 islands and
islets in the
Taiwan Strait . The largest city is
Magong , located on the largest island, which is also named Magong. Covering an area of 141 square kilometers (54 sq mi), the archipelago collectively forms
Penghu County of the
Taiwan , and is the second smallest county, after
Lienchiang . The traditional English name of the islands, the
Pescadores , comes from the
Portuguese name
Ilhas dos Pescadores (“Fishermen Islands”). The islands have also been called
Pehoe from the
Minnan name
Phêⁿ-ô· .
Pescadores was also the name given by the Spanish expedition of Hernando de Grijalva in 1537 to the Micronesian atoll
Kapingamarangi .
Penghu is served by Magong Airport in Magong City and Qimei Airport in Qimei Township . Both airports opened in 1977. Daily Air operates flights between Penghu to Kaohsiung. Magong Harbor hosts ferry connections with Kaohsiung , Tainan , Chiayi and Kinmen .
Jibei Cultural Museum of Stone Tidal Weirs in the morning © flickr.com - YangChen(TW)/cc-by-2.0
Due to its restricted geography, fisheries have been the main industry for Penghu. The Agriculture and Fisheries Bureau of the
Penghu County Government governs matters related to agriculture and fisheries in Penghu. In 2016, the bureau placed a ban on the harvesting of
sea urchins due to their declining population. However, the ban was lifted in 2017 but catches are limited only to those species larger than 8 cm (3.1 in) in
diameter .
The
Penghu National Scenic Area was established in the early 1990s, comprising most of the islands and islets of the archipelago. Tourism has since become one of the main sources of income of the county. Historical sites include
Central Street ,
Mazu Temple ,
Four-eyed Well ,
Penghu Reclamation Hall ,
Qimei Lighthouse ,
Xiyu Eastern Fort ,
Jinguitou Fortress and
Xiyu Western Fort . Museums in the county are
Chuwan Crab Museum ,
Ocean Resources Museum ,
Chang Yu-sheng Memorial Museum and
Penghu Living Museum . Other attractions in the county include the
Double-Heart of Stacked Stones ,
Little Taiwan ,
Whale Cave ,
Xiaomen Geology Gallery and
South Penghu Marine National Park . Since 1 January 2015, tourists from
Mainland China can directly apply for the
Exit & Entry Permit upon arrival in Penghu. This privilege also applies to
Kinmen and the
Matsu Islands as a means to boost tourism in the outlying islands of Taiwan.
Here you can find the complete
Overview of all Theme Weeks .
Read more on
Government of the Penghu County ,
Taiwan Tourism – Penghu County ,
Wikitravel Penghu ,
Wikivoyage Penghu and
Wikipedia Penghu . Learn more about the
use of photos . To inform you about latest news most of the city, town or tourism websites offer a newsletter service and/or operate Facebook pages/Twitter accounts. In addition more and more destinations, tourist organizations and cultural institutions offer Apps for your Smart Phone or Tablet, to provide you with a mobile tourist guide (
Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State -
Weather report by weather.com -
Global Passport Power Rank -
Travel Risk Map -
Democracy Index -
GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank -
Global Competitiveness Report -
Corruption Perceptions Index -
Press Freedom Index -
World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index -
UN Human Development Index -
Global Peace Index -
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ). If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at
comment@wingsch.net . Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.
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