Erdan

erdan English Alternative forms en Erhtan Wade-Giles Pronunciation ĕr′dän′ ŭr′dän′ Etymology 1 From the en cmn - *二擔. Proper noun en Erdan (island). en 30 January 1984 26 January 1984 Ding Gu; Huang Mingshan The Taiwan Strait Today Daily Report: China I 020 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015048962297&seq=675 w:Foreign Broadcast Information Service Beijing XINHUA Domestic Service zh 0892-015X 7522935 China: PRC Media on Taiwan Affairs U 1 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015048962297&seq=723 According to the leading organ of the PLA units stationed along Fujian's coastal areas, since the publication of the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan," PLA units along Fujian's coastal areas have not fired a single shot at KMT troopts in Dadan, Erdan, Jinmen [Quemoy], Mazu [Matsu] or other islands. During those 5 years, KMT troops stationed on the islands also have curtailed their shellings of the mainland. en 30 January 1984 27 January 1984 PLA Paper Sees 'Relaxing' Situation in Taiwan Strait Daily Report: China I 020 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015048962297&seq=675 w:Foreign Broadcast Information Service Beijing XINHUA Domestic Service 0892-015X 7522935 China: PRC Media on Taiwan Affairs U 1 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015048962297&seq=723 Since 1979, the paper says, PLA units in Fujian Province have completely stopped their shelling of Dajinmen and Xiaojinmen (Greater and Lesser Quemoy), Dadan (Tatan), Erdan (Erhtan) and other islands where Kuomintang troops are stationed. The KMT have also decreased their shelling of the mainland, it adds. en 2009 Mr. Chen Hung-po The 1958 Quemoy Crisis: An Oral History https://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-AVV-915/ Ministry of National Defense, ROC 978-986-01-8711-3 463512001 87, 94 https://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-AVV-915/page/87/ Our defense area was in the main island of Kinmen, and after a short period of stationing, we were shifted to Lieyu in October 1957. The troops were stationed there until August 7 in the following year, when we were transferred to defend Erdan Island, which was still called “Er-dan” , rather than “Er-dǎn” the common name today.¹ 1. Dadǎn Island was originally named Dadan Island. After the war, President Chiang Kai-shek dubbed the 9th Division stationed there the "Dadǎn Troop"—"Courageous Troop," for their valiant performance, and renamed the island Dadǎn Island—"Courage Island"—to commemorate their feat. Other islands, such as Erdan Island, Sandan Island, and etc. were not renamed, but also became "Erdǎn Island" and "Sandǎn Island" in the written form. en 2022 February Yongming Chen; Zhiyu Zhang Practicing the Cold War: What Communism Meant for Xiamen Fishermen/Women in the 1950s and 1960s* w:The China Review https://www.jstor.org/stable/48653986 22 1 Xiamen Municipal Publicity Department of the Communist Party and Xiamen Association of Social Sciences, ed., Koushu lishi: xiamengang jiyi (Oral History: Memory of Xiamen Harbor) (Xiamen: Lujiang Press, 2014), p. 6. 1680-2012 25213923 268 Sometimes, I also used the night to set off a bamboo raft from Xiamen harbor. I followed the current to the Dadan Island (zh 大擔島) and the Erdan Island (zh 二擔島) to observe the KMT’s situation. There were also some public security boats of the CPC in the distance. Etymology 2 From the en cmn - *二膽 Èrdǎn. Proper noun en island rural township/Lieyu Township county/Kinmen County c/Taiwan. en 2009 Mr. Chen Hung-po The 1958 Quemoy Crisis: An Oral History https://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-AVV-915/ Ministry of National Defense, ROC 978-986-01-8711-3 463512001 87, 94 https://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-AVV-915/page/87/ Our defense area was in the main island of Kinmen, and after a short period of stationing, we were shifted to Lieyu in October 1957. The troops were stationed there until August 7 in the following year, when we were transferred to defend Erdan Island, which was still called “Er-dan” , rather than “Er-dǎn” the common name today.¹ 1. Dadǎn Island was originally named Dadan Island. After the war, President Chiang Kai-shek dubbed the 9th Division stationed there the "Dadǎn Troop"—"Courageous Troop," for their valiant performance, and renamed the island Dadǎn Island—"Courage Island"—to commemorate their feat. Other islands, such as Erdan Island, Sandan Island, and etc. were not renamed, but also became "Erdǎn Island" and "Sandǎn Island" in the written form. on en June 3, 2013 Sarah Mishkin Taiwan’s small islands turn to tourism to stay afloat https://archive.is/eWR1N 28 April 2022 https://www.ft.com/content/e03b6dc8-c2ca-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de w:Financial Times 0307-1766 60638918 Asia-Pacific Jinmen, known historically as Quemoy, has had some success building a tourist industry on the back of its even closer link to the mainland, close enough that Taiwanese defectors were said to have swum from there to the Chinese city of Xiamen. The military is also in the process of handing over to civilian control other islands that are now restricted zones, including small islets named Erdan and Dadan.While some in the military are uncomfortable ceding more territory, such as Erdan Island, to tourists, local officials and many military officers in Matsu on the islands have welcomed the development of the resort targeting mainland visitors. en May 14, 2014 Dadan, Erdan islets ‘may be open for tourism in 2017’ https://web.archive.org/web/20240908070134/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/05/14/2003590329 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/05/14/2003590329 September 08, 2024 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 4 The frontline islets of Dadan (zh 大膽) and Erdan (zh 二膽), part of the Kinmen archipelago, may be opened to tourists in 2017 at the earliest, Minister Without Portfolio Lin Junq-tzer (zh 林政則) said. en August 24, 2022 Ben Blanchard; Yimou Lee Taiwan to deploy drone defence systems after rock-throwing video emerges Gerry Doyle https://web.archive.org/web/20220825131237/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-deploy-drone-defence-systems-after-rock-throwing-video-emerges-2022-08-25/ 25 August 2022 w:Reuters Asia Pacific https://archive.ph/4tbOO In a statement late Wednesday, the defence command of Kinmen, a group of Taiwan-controlled islands that sit opposite China's Xiamen and Quanzhou cities, said the incident occurred on Aug. 16 on Erdan islet, and confirmed the soldiers had thrown stones to see off what it called a civilian drone. en August 30, 2022 Ben Blanchard; Roger Tung; Yimou Lee Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone after president warns of 'strong countermeasures' Tomasz Janowski; Angus MacSwan https://web.archive.org/web/20220831132529/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-president-restraint-does-not-mean-it-wont-counter-china-2022-08-30/ w:Reuters Asia Pacific https://archive.is/QC8xr Kinmen defence command spokesman Chang Jung-shun said the live rounds were fired just before 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) at the drone which had approached Erdan islet, with flares being used previously. The drone then flew off back to China, he said. en March 13, 2023 Eric Cheung; Nectar Gan Taiwan says soldier who went missing has been found in China https://web.archive.org/web/20230313102219/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/asia/taiwan-missing-soldier-found-china-intl-hnk/index.html 13 March 2023 w:CNN https://archive.is/9M9wM Chen was reported missing on Erdan island following a roll call, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday, adding it had set up a special task force to locate him.Erdan, part of the Taipei-controlled Kinmen islands, is located less than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the Chinese port city of Xiamen in southeastern Fujian province. Translations island Chinese: Cantonese: yue 二膽 Mandarin: cmn 二膽 Èrdǎn Anagrams en adenr André Nerad Arden Drane dearn Renda -ander Andre redan Daren Derna Nader raden Nedra denar