Tailu

Coordinates: 26°21′36″N 119°56′25″E / 26.36°N 119.940278°E / 26.36; 119.940278
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Tailu
苔菉镇
T’ai-lu
Town
Location in Lianjiang County
Location in Lianjiang County
Tailu is located in Fujian
Tailu
Tailu
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°21′36″N 119°56′25″E / 26.36°N 119.940278°E / 26.36; 119.940278
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
CountyLianjiang
SeatTailu (苔菉村)[1]: 129 
Villages8
Area
[1]: 129 [2][3]
 • Total7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Total25,629
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Tailu[5] (Chinese: 苔菉; pinyin: Táilù[3] Zhèn) is a town in Lianjiang County, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Tailu is located at the eastern tip of the Huangqi Peninsula (黄岐半岛)[6] / Beijiao Peninsula (北茭半島)[7] (including nearby islands) and is bordered to the west by the town of Huangqi and to the south by the East China Sea, across which Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Taiwan (ROC) can be seen.[2]

History[edit]

Map including Tailu (labeled as T’ai-lu) (AMS, 1954)

In April 1979, Tailu Commune (苔菉公社) was established from part of Huangqi Commune.[1]: 129 [3]

In June 1984, Tailu Commune became Tailu Township (苔菉乡).[1]: 129 [3]

In August 1992, Tailu Township became Tailu Town (苔菉镇).[1]: 129 [3]

In August 2004, a bus traveling from Tailu to Fuzhou crashed killing 17 and injuring 10.[8]

On the morning of May 4, 2016, Jiaonan Village Branch Chinese Communist Party Secretary Liu Wenjian (刘文件) and Niujiao Community Assistant Manager Tsao Erh-Chang (曹爾章) met in Nangan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Taiwan (ROC) and signed a memorandum of mutual exchange and cooperation. Others present included the Magistrate of Lienchiang County, ROC Liu Cheng-ying, Tailu Party Secretary Huang Duanming (黄端明), Nangan Township Mayor Chen Chen-Ko (陳振國) and others.[9]

In February 2020, the Chinese (PRC) fishing vessel Minyun 60418 (閩運60418漁船) which had been fishing near Xiaoqiu (小坵) in Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), ROC (Taiwan) floated to Tailu without its five man crew.[10]

Geography[edit]

Tailu is located at the northeastern tip of the Huangqi Peninsula (黄岐半岛) across from the Matsu Islands (Lienchiang County, ROC (Taiwan)).[1]: 129 [2][3]

Islands in Tailu include:[1][7]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Tailu includes eight villages:[1]: 122 [2][3][11]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200027,301—    
201025,629−0.63%
[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 张平官 (August 2001). 连江县志 上册 [Annals of Lianjiang County Part 1 of 2] (in Simplified Chinese). pp. maps, 122, 129, 151–153. ISBN 7-80122-653-4. 表2-6 连江县岛屿一览表
    {...}
    名称 地理位置 所在乡镇
    {...}
    黑岩岛(茭只) 北纬26°23'东经120°05' 苔菉
    (as shown in the map Lianjiang Xian Zhengqu Tu (连江县政区图) near the front of the book; the Matsu Islands (north) are colored yellow as is Heiyan Dao (黑岩岛)
  2. ^ a b c d 苔菉镇 [Tailu Town]. 福州市连江县政府 (in Simplified Chinese). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 苔菉镇 [Tailu Town] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b 连江县历史沿革 [Lianjiang County Historical Evolution]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 16 June 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查,连江县常住总人口599962人,其中:{...}苔菉镇27301人、{...}2010年第六次人口普查,连江县常住总人口561490人,其中:{...}苔箓镇25629人,{...}
  5. ^ Tailu (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  6. ^ 福州市志(第一册) [Fuzhou City Annals (Book 1)] (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 – via Internet Archive. 设马鼻、官坂、坑围、筱埕、安凯、黄岐、苔菉7个乡镇。
  7. ^ a b 馬祖地區離島通航航道公告圖 (Map) (in Traditional Chinese). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020. 北茭半島 Beijiao Peninsula{...}雙髻嶼{...} (etc)
  8. ^ "17 Killed as Bus Plummets Down Slope". China Internet Information Center. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. ^ 馬祖日報2016/05/04影音/苔菉鎮茭南村、牛角社協簽署交流合作備忘錄 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Matsu Daily. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ 馬祖海域捕魚失聯 中國幽靈船5人失蹤漂回福建. 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:苔菉镇 [2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Tailu Town] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 350122113201 122 北茭村委会 350122113202 220 横塍村委会 350122113203 122 茭南村委会 350122113204 122 苔菉村委会 350122113205 220 东洛村委会 350122113206 121 秀邦村委会 350122113207 220 上塘村委会 350122113208 220 后湾村委会

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