Definitions

1. Penghu (the Pescadores) is the only county in Taiwan province which is not on Taiwan. (Web site)

Penghu Archipelago

1. Azure seas and magnificent coral reefs can be found in Kenting on the south end of Taiwan, and on Green Island and the islands of the Penghu Archipelago. (Web site)

Surrender

1. The loss of Penghu resulted in the Zheng Keshuang 's surrender to Qing. (Web site)

Naval Forces

1. July 16 and July 17 – Battle of Penghu: Qing Chinese admiral Shi Lang defeats the naval forces of Zheng Keshuang in a decisive victory. (Web site)

Main Island

1. Permanent Chinese settlement on Penghu began in the 1100s but the same on the main island of Taiwan did not take place until several centuries later.

Largest Islands

1. The largest islands are Penghu, Yuweng, and Paisha; Ma Kung, on Penghu island, is the chief population center.

Nearby Islands

1. The stone adzes were mass-produced on Penghu and nearby islands, from the volcanic rock found there. (Web site)

French

1. They also had to resist the Japanese in Formosa (Taiwan) and the nearby Pescadores islands (Penghu) and the French in the south.
2. The French evacuated both Keelung and the Penghu archipelago at the end of the war. (Web site)

French Occupation

1. Courbet was among several French soldiers and sailors who succumbed to cholera during the French occupation of Penghu.

Smaller Islands

1. Taiwan is composed of the main island of Taiwan and the Penghu Archipelago, which is made up of 64 islands and 21 other smaller islands. (Web site)

Penghu Islands

1. China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates near the Penghu Islands at Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 people on board. (Web site)

Islands

1. Covering an area of 36,000 sq km, Taiwan includes Taiwan Island, the Penghu Islands and 80 other smaller neighboring islands and islets.
2. Penghu Islands (the Pescadores) are to the west of Taiwan.
3. Ming China mobilized a huge field army for landing on the Penghu Islands (i.e., Pescadores) and after fierce fighting, forced the Dutch into withdrawal. (Web site)

Chinese Sovereignty

1. From that point in time forward, Taiwan and Penghu had been put back under the jurisdiction of Chinese sovereignty.

Japan

1. Under the treaty, Japan seized Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, subjecting the people of Taiwan to its colonial rule for half a century.
2. The Liaodong peninsula was captured by Japan and at the end of the war, Liaodong was ceded, along with Taiwan and Penghu Islands, to the Japanese. (Web site)

China

1. As part of the settlement for losing the Sino-Japanese War, China ceded the island of Taiwan and Penghu to Japan in 1895.
2. In 1895, China lost the Sino-Japanese war and ceded Taiwan, the Penghu islands and the Liaodong peninsula to Japan. (Web site)

Qing Forces

1. In 1683, after the Battle of Penghu, Taiwan fell to Qing forces and was incorporated into the Qing Dynasty until 1895. (Web site)

Shimonoseki

1. Following its defeat, China ceded the islands of Taiwan and Penghu to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki, signed on April 17, 1895. (Web site)

Taiwan Province

1. The rest of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands are administered together as the Taiwan Province. (Web site)
2. The Taiwan Province consists of the Taiwan Island of 35,873 square km, 21 adjunct islands and the 64 islets of Penghu Archipelago.

Perpetuity

1. According to the terms of the treaty, Taiwan, Penghu, and regions between 119˚E-120˚E and 13˚N-14˚N were to be ceded to Japan in perpetuity.

First Sino-Japanese War

1. Great Qing was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) and Taiwan and Penghu were ceded in full sovereignty to Japan. (Web site)
2. Great Qing was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) and Japan took over control of Taiwan and Penghu.
3. In 1895, Taiwan, including the Penghu islands, became a Japanese colony, a concession by the Qing Empire after it lost the First Sino-Japanese War. (Web site)

Taiwan

1. At the end of World War II, with the surrender of Japan, the Republic of China took over the island groups of Taiwan and Penghu from the Japanese Empire.
2. The Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") currently controls Taiwan which it governs as Taiwan Province, consisting of Taiwan island and Penghu.
3. At the end of World War II, with the surrender of Japan, the Republic of China added the island groups of Taiwan and Penghu to its jurisdiction.

Pescadores

1. In these circumstances, Japan has no right to transfer Formosa (Taiwan) and the Pescadores (Penghu) to us. (Web site)
2. Penghu, also known as the Pescadores, consists of 64 islets in the middle of the Taiwan Strait between China and Taiwan. (Web site)
3. In 1624, the Dutch established a commercial base on Taiwan and began to import workers from Fujian and Penghu (Pescadores) as laborers, many of whom settled. (Web site)

Kinmen

1. The Republic of China (ROC), which governs Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, is also included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.
2. It has since exercised jurisdiction over Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and numerous other islets. (Web site)
3. It does not define the territory where 23 million people of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu live.

Penghu

1. The Republic of China (ROC) currently has jurisdiction over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores Islands (Penghu) and several smaller islands.
2. The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, has control over the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. (Web site)
3. Qing China was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), and ceded Taiwan and Penghu to Japan in perpetuity in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. (Web site)

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