Lieyu

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Lieyu is a small island township of Kinmen County, administered by Taiwan and located just off the coast of mainland China.

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Lieyu canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island township
rural township
township
administeredBy Taiwan
alsoKnownAs Lesser Kinmen
Xiaojinmen
belongsTo Free Area of the Republic of China
borderedByWaterBody Taiwan Strait
country Republic of China
governedAs local township under Kinmen County Government
governedBy Lieyu Township Office
linked to: Lieyu Township
hasAreaCharacteristic small land area
hasChineseName 烈嶼鄉
hasCountySeat Kinmen County
linked to: Kinmen
hasFeature bunkers
coastal defenses
military fortifications
hasHistoricalRole Cold War frontline between ROC and PRC
hasIslandStatus offshore island of Taiwan
hasJurisdiction Dadan Island NERFINISHED
Erdan Island NERFINISHED
Menghu Islet
other small islets near Xiamen
hasLocalDialect Minnan (Hokkien)
linked to: Hokkien
hasMajorEconomicActivity fishing
military-related services
small-scale agriculture
hasMilitaryPresence Republic of China Armed Forces
hasPinyinName Lièyǔ Xiāng
hasPoliticalStatus administered by Republic of China but geographically close to PRC
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasPrimaryLanguage Mandarin Chinese
hasSettlementType rural township
hasTimezone National Standard Time (UTC+8)
hasTransportationLink ferry connection to Greater Kinmen
locatedEastOf mainland China coast
locatedIn Taiwan Strait
locatedNear Xiamen
locatedOffCoastOf Fujian, China
linked to: Fujian
locatedWestOf main island of Taiwan
nearbyIsland Greater Kinmen
linked to: Kinmen
partOf Fukien Province (Republic of China)
Kinmen County
linked to: Kinmen
partOfArchipelago Kinmen Islands
separatedFrom Greater Kinmen by waterway
strategicSignificance frontline area between ROC and PRC
usedAs military outpost

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