Matzu

M3A1T1Z10U1

A form of matsu — Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Matsu.

    Just off the coast of China's Fujian province, the Matzu Islands provide a rare taster of traditional northern Fujian culture, as well as Taiwan's recent military history.

    2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 11
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    When a fishing boat of Huangqi township of Fujian's Lianjiang county, which was engaged in nongovernmental trade, was having a transaction with a Matzu trader near the waters of Matzu island on the afternoon of 23 April, the troops garrisoned in Matzu opened fire at them, killing one and injuring two.

    1995 May 2 [1995 April 28], “Matzu Troops Fire at Fishermen, Killing One”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, number 95-084, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing ZHONGGUO XINWEN SHE, translation of original by Zhou Xiang (0719 5046) [周翔] (in Chinese), →ISSN, →OCLC, page 88, column 2

    In Matzu Archipelago, R. beigansis and R. giallolateralus can be simply distinguished from males in the elytra, and the genitalia.[…] Because of the instability and vulnerability in island ecology, and the dependence of Rhagophthalmus on the existing habitat, further investigation of the two Rhagophthalmus distributed in Matzu Archipelago is necessary with the aim of protecting the fragile environment.

    2012, Jen-Zon Ho, Young-Fa Chen, Su-Han Cheng, Xi-Lian Tsai, Ping-Shin Yang, “Two new species of Rhagophthalmus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Rhagophthalmidae) from Matzu Archipelago, Taiwan with biological commentary”, in Zootaxa, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 9, 13

    Matsu National Scenic Area Administration (MNSAA) has organized a series of guided tours in April for individual travelers to visit the most celebrated attraction on Taiwan’s Matzu Islands: Qinbi Village (芹壁聚落).

    2019 March 28, George Liao, “Free guided tours to explore charming village on Taiwan’s Matsu Islands”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2019, Travel & Cuisine

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