Notable Islands
Xiuyu District administers many islands, including -
- Meizhou Island, the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu and a famous pilgrimage site
- Wuqiu Islands, still controlled by the Republic of China based on Taiwan, and provisionally attached by that Central Government for purposes of civil administration to Jinmen County, Quanzhou.
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