Meizhou Island
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Meizhou Island (Template:Zh; Pu-Xian Min: Mî-ciu-doh), Meichow;[1] Meichou,[2] is a small island close to the coast of China. Meizhou Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is an administrative unit of Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China. It is known for being the birthplace of the goddess Mazu. Meizhou has 38,000 inhabitants, most of whom are involved in the fishing industry. The local language spoken is Pu-Xian Min.
History
An open provincial tourism economic region (Script error: No such module "Lang".) since June 1988, in April 1992 Meizhou Island introduced a landing visa policy for visitors from Taiwan. In October of the same year it became a national tourism-vacation region (Script error: No such module "Lang".). The island was formally opened to visitors from overseas in October 1999.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Annually, Taiwanese pilgrims come to Meizhou to see the place where Mazu once lived.[3] Under Xi Jinping, Mazu-related pilgrimages have become an avenue for Chinese Communist Party influence operations to promote Chinese unification.[3][4]
Administration
Meizhou Island is administered by Meizhou Town, an area that is divided into 11 villages:
- Gaozhu (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Xiashan (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "Downhill"
- Lianche (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "Lotus Pond"
- Beidai (北埭 dài) "North Dam"
- Dongcai (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "The East Cais"
- Xiting (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "The Western Pavilion"
- Ganglou (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "The Tower by the Port"
- Zhaixia (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "Lower Village"
- Dayang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) "Great Ocean"
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Geography
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Tourist attractions
The Heavenly Empress Palace-Meizhou Ancestral Temple (Script error: No such module "Lang".) began as a small shrine soon after Mazu's death in the 10th century. It has now been renovated and greatly enlarged to accommodate pilgrims.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
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References
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