Liuchiu

Liú-chiu English thumb|zh 交通部航港局琉球嶼燈塔Liuchiu Yu LighthouseMaritime and Port Bureau, MOTC Etymology From en cmn 琉球, en cmn-wadegiles - romanization: Liu²-chʻiu². Proper noun en Liuqiu (Ryukyu, Japan) en October 10, 1879 JAPAN AND THE LIUCHIU ISLANDS. North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette https://archive.org/details/north-china-herald-1879.10.10/ Shanghai XXIII 645 311405954 349 https://archive.org/details/north-china-herald-1879.10.10/page/349/ 3 Thirdly, that their right to the sovereignty of Liuchiu was formally acknowledged by China in 1874, by the payment of an indemnity to Japan for the slaughter of the shipwrecked Liuchiuans by the Formosan savages. To this we may add the pregnant fact that no protest was offered by the Chinese to the conquest of Liuchiu in the first instance, nor was any made until quite recently, when the Islands were brought under the more direct control of the Japanese Government by being incorporated with an existing ken; a consideration which appears to be overlooked in the documents before us, probably because the Japanese are aware that they permitted their Liuchiuan subjects to continue certain tributary relations with China which were flagrantly inconsistent with the fealty they owed to the Emperor of Japan. en 1905 Archibald Little The Island Empire: Japan The Far East https://archive.org/details/fareast00litt_0/ Oxford w:Clarendon Press 2234766 283 https://archive.org/details/fareast00litt_0/page/283/ The great Jesuit missionary, St. Francis Xavier, also spent some time at Öita, and Otomo, its lord, was the first Daimio to embrace Christianity. Still farther south, and in line with these, stretches the chain of the Liuchiu islands, the westernmost of the group lying within 50 miles of the Formosan coast. en April 22, 1945 Paul S. Amos Okinawa and the Liuchius The Department of State Bulletin https://archive.org/details/sim_department-of-state-bulletin_1945-04-22_12_304/ United States Department of State Department of State, United States of America XII 304 0041-7610 1639364 743 https://archive.org/details/sim_department-of-state-bulletin_1945-04-22_12_304/page/743/ 1 ON EASTER SUNDAY 1945, American Marines and Army troops landed on Okinawa in the Liuchiu Islands. en 1959 July Tingsen S. (zh :zh:衛挺生 衛挺生) Wei On the Identification of Hsü Fu's Colonization with Jimmu Tenno's Eastern Expedition Chinese Culture: A Quarterly Review https://archive.org/details/sim_chinese-culture_1959-07_2_2/ II 2 Taipei Chinese Culture University Press 0009-4544 951133100 139 https://archive.org/details/sim_chinese-culture_1959-07_2_2/page/139/ On the sea, all the off-shore islands from Liaotung and Shantung to Hainan were accounted for (except Taiwan and Liuchiu or Ryukyu Islands which were first explored in the time of Sun Chuan in 230 A. D. by The Wu Empire). en en Liuqiu (rural township of Taiwan) en 1994 Toward the Goal of Health for All: A Health White Paper https://books.google.com/books?id=qRZOAQAAMAAJ 9789570045079 32265012 90 A serious dengue fever outbreak in Taiwan Area was reported in 1942 during the Second World War. Everyone now aged 60 years and above was probably infected. For years after the retrocession, no cases were reported. In 1981, however, an outbreak of type II dengue fever swept through Pingtung's Liuchiu township, infecting more than 80% of the population. en 2001 Epidemiology Bulletin https://books.google.com/books?id=PJIWGhBkpi8C 17 1021-366X 22815056 54 Since the outbreak of dengue fever type II in Liuchiu Township of Pingtung County in 1981 (2), there have been imported cases or indigenous cases each year. en 2014/11/24 Dengue Fever https://web.archive.org/web/20220911093202/https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Category/ListContent/bg0g_VU_Ysrgkes_KRUDgQ?uaid=9_Oq7OYHa-l8B05iUwyVvQ 11 September 2022 w:Taiwan Centers for Disease Control https://archive.ph/3TTYi During the first half of the 20th century, there were three island–wide dengue fever outbreaks in Taiwan (1915, 1931, and 1942). After almost forty years of dormancy, a DEN–2 outbreak occurred in Liuchiu Township, Pingtung County in 1981. en January 22, 2017 Jason Pan Pingtung councilor, husband accused of corruption https://web.archive.org/web/20220930140121/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/01/22/2003663584 30 September 2022 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 3 https://archive.li/wVzDj The corruption probe began last year following allegations of bid rigging and financial irregularity on several local projects administered by Liuchiu Township (zh 琉球) authorities, Pingtung County officials said.Liuchiu Township Mayor Chen Lung-chin (zh 陳隆進) has been accused of involvement in the scheme, with prosecutors alleging that Huang acted as a “white glove,” meeting with contractors and collecting payments. en October 24, 2018 Jih-Jin Tsai; et al. Seroprevalence of dengue virus in two districts of Kaohsiung City after the largest dengue outbreak in Taiwan since World War II w:PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006879 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006879 1935-2735 538050415 After World War II (WWII), no dengue outbreak was reported for nearly four decades until 1981, when a DENV2 outbreak occurred in an off-shore islet, the Liuchiu township [12–14]. en en Liuqiu (island of Taiwan) en March 21, 1982 Farmers benefit from Govt. Programs zh:自由中國週報<t:Free China Weekly> https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1982-03-21_23_11/ XXII 11 0016-0318 1786626 Taipei 4 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1982-03-21_23_11/page/n3/ 3 Since 1974, the Taiwan power Co. has launched a series of power plant construction projects on offshore islands including Liuchiu in Pingtung County, Chimei and Wounan in Penghu, Green Island in Taitung, and most recently Orchid island, also in Taitung. en 1994 July Robert Storey South-West Taiwan Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanettaiw00rob_fn4/ 3rd w:Lonely Planet 0-86442-228-8 38833257 8314521M 236–237 https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanettaiw00rob_fn4/page/236/ Liuchiu Island can be visited as a relaxing day trip, but it’s more fun to spend the night. Indeed, the island is at its most attractive in the evening when the lights from Kaohsiung glimmer on the tranquil sea. en 2008 Scott B. Freiberger Islands in the Strait Taipei in a Day https://archive.org/details/taipeiindayandta0000frei/ 978-1-4357-0332-2 427567606 87 https://archive.org/details/taipeiindayandta0000frei/page/87/ 1 Liuchiu Island, known locally as “Paradise on the Sea" (zh 海上樂園), is an ethereal escape from the rigors of city life. Unlike Taiwan's other islands, Liuchiu Island was formed entirely of coral deposits. Since the Chinese pronunciation of the island is the same as Okinawa, Japan, locals call the island “Small Liuchiu” (zh 小琉球 Hsiao Liuchiu). en 04/21/2010 Taiwanese fishing boat missing off Indonesia found https://web.archive.org/web/20220920132104/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/201004210022 20 September 2022 w:Focus Taiwan Society A Taiwanese fishing vessel that went missing off Indonesia last week has been found and is being kept under surveillance by the Indonesian Navy, the head of a fishermen's association in Liuchiu, Taiwan's southern county of Pingtung said Wednesday. en 2010/04/27 Taiwan Coast Guard frees fishing officers held by Indonesian crew https://archive.ph/tL86D 05 October 2022 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/1238967 w:Taiwan News Society The crew members took control of the Sheng Tsai Wang 7, registered in Hsiao Liuchiu, Pingtung County, on April 20, the coast guard said. en https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000kell/ Taiwan 9th w:Lonely Planet Robert Kelly; Chung Wah Chow 2014 978-1-74220-135-1 951274659 269 https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000kell/page/269/ 1 You can visit Liuchiu all year round, but winters are lovely: warm and dry, with temperatures averaging in the mid-20°C range. en 2016/04/25 Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse https://web.archive.org/web/20200806092442/https://en.motcmpb.gov.tw/Lighthouse/Detail/4979509e-9d4b-4749-a25f-66521aa3ec0b?SiteId=2&NodeId=10018 06 August 2020 w:Maritime and Port Bureau Liuchiu Yu LighthouseBuilt in 1929, located at the top of Liuchiu Yu, off sea of Pingtung County, a painted white round concrete tower. It is the only lighthouse funded by fishermen’s association, and it was deactivated due to the damage in World War II. Fixed and managed by customhouse in 1952. Liuchiu Yu is the only coral reef island around Taiwan, and the enriched marine resources and coral reefs are one of the most important sightseeing locations in southern Taiwan. en 17 September 2016 Water restored to homes in Kaohsiung https://web.archive.org/web/20221014185250/https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/54544 14 October 2022 w:Radio Taiwan International https://archive.ph/LX5k0 The Taiwan Water Corporation also reports that water has been restored to 1500 homes on the island of Little Liuchiu, off Taiwan’s southwest coast. en 2021/02/24 NSYSU team gives recommendations to solve sea urchin barren problem in Little Liuchiu https://web.archive.org/web/20210417061908/https://www.nsysu.edu.tw/p/404-1000-252343.php?Lang=en 17 April 2021 w:National Sun Yat-sen University In August 2020, a snorkeler attracted public’s attention with observations on severe coral bleaching in the waters of Little Liuchiu Island, Pingtung County, coupled with a large population of sea urchins and declining numbers of other species. After one year’s investigation, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Institute of Marine Affairs at NSYSU Shui-Kai Chang and Professor Li-Lian Liu of the Department of Oceanography not only noticed that the populations of organisms in the Duozaiping intertidal zone of Little Liuchiu Island have declined significantly but also that the zone area may have become Taiwan’s first sea urchin barren. en 2022 Tsung-Hsien Li; et al. Lethal Lesions Caused by Propeller Cuts on the Endangered Green Turtle Chelonia mydas on Liuchiu Island, Taiwan Indian Journal of Animal Research https://web.archive.org/web/20221008221409/http://arccarticles.s3.amazonaws.com/GalleyProof/Attachment-atgalley-proof-BF-1531-6089603e9087340b9bdcbbb1.pdf 08 October 2022 0367-6722 684471076 2 1 So far there are no regulations for strict boat speed limits and control in the Liuchiu Island. Liuchiu Island, a coral reef island (22°20'19.12"N 120°22'11.34"E), is an important foraging area for endangered C. mydas (Cheng et al., 2019; Li et al., 2020; Ng and Matsuzawa). en Further reading en 1998 Liuchiu Island or Hsiao Liuchiu Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1757 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1757/ 2