# Wangan
## English
### Etymology 1

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 望安 (Wàng'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Wang⁴-an¹.

#### Alternative forms

* Wang-an
* (from Hanyu Pinyin) Wang'an

#### Proper noun

Wangan
* A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
** 1973, China Yearbook 1972-1973‎, Taipei: China Publishing Co., page 124:Living conditions on outer islands are being improved. Trans-short wave telephones were installed in Wangan and Chimei villages in August, 1971. The villages also received electric lights in 1971.
** 2010, Steven Crook, Taiwan: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides)‎, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 303–304:The centre, about 1km north of Wangan's ferry pier, works to educate visitors about Penghu’s turtle population; it also provides information about other attractions around Wangan Township (www.wangan.gov.tw).
** 2013 October, Cheng-Lung Wu, Hsiao-Ming Chang, “Island Marine Tourism Development Critical Success Factors - Case by Wangan in Taiwan”, in Journal of Global Business Management‎, volume 9, number 3, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 126:The main purpose of this study was to analyze the critical success factors (CSF) small island to develop marine tourism, and elements of tourism development. Qualitative investigation was used, and object as a case study by Wangan Township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
** 2016 April 11, “Unique old house”, in Focus Taiwan‎, archived from the original on 2023-07-08, Photos of the Day‎:The Ou family mansion in Penghu's Wangan Township. It is part of a historic community that was named in 2003 by the New York-based World Monuments Fund as one of the world's "100 Most Endangered Sites."
** 2016 August 3, Jou-Ting (王柔婷) Wang, 陳顯坤 [Chen Hsien-Kun], “澎湖沙灘綠蠵龜孵化 志工守候記錄 [Green sea turtles hatch in Penghu first time in 12 yrs.]”, in Anthony Lin, transl., Public Television Service‎, archived from the original on 05 August 2016‎:Penghu thus had become an important conservation area for sea turtles. Penghu's Wangan Township is Taiwan's first place which established protected hatching areas for green sea turtles.
** 2017, Jake Chung, “Turtle-lover’s polymer clay models prove an online hit”, in Taipei Times‎:Peng Kuan-chieh (彭冠傑), who fell in love with sea turtles during a childhood visit to the Green Sea Turtle Museum in Penghu County’s Wangan Township (望安), has channeled his passion into making polymer clay models of the creatures, which are being used to encourage conservation efforts and to raise money.
** [2019 October 17, “Article 10”, in Fee-charging Standards for the Use of State-operated Airport, Navigation Aids and Related Facilities‎, archived from the original on 02 March 2022, page 6:The remote offshore areas set forth in the subparagraph 3 of paragraph 1 include: […] 2. Cimei Township and Wang-an Township under the jurisdiction of Penghu County, Taiwan Province.]
** 2021, Mei-Fang Fan, Deliberative Democracy in Taiwan: A Deliberative Systems Perspective‎, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page :[…] Wangan Township of Penghu County as the three potential sites on 19 August 2008, which immediately prompted diverse forms of citizen mobilisation to express their views.
** (Can we date this quote?), “Wangan Introduction”, in Wangan Township Hall, Penghu County‎, archived from the original on 2023-04-26‎:Wangan Township is located in the south of Penghu Islands and is composed of 18 isles with a total area of 13.7824km2. The population of the Township is approximately 4,500.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Wangan.
* An island in Wangan, Penghu County, Taiwan.
** 1982 May 9, “Penghu: Old and new in charming blend”, in Free China Weekly‎, volume XXII, number 18, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:Small airports have also jbeen built on Chimei and Wangan islands to handle services by light aircraft.
** 1990, Jacques Angelier, Françoise Bergerat, Hao Tsu Chu, Wen Shing Juang, Chia Yu Lu, “Paleostress analysis as a key to margin extension: The Penghu Islands, South China Sea”, in Tectonophysics‎, volume 183, →DOI, pages 163, 164:He distinguishes three main domains in the Penghu archipelago(Fig. 2): (1) in the main northern islands and in central Wangan (Pachao) island, alkali basalts and tholeiites alternate, (2) to the northeast, within a NW-SE trending zone, the alkali basalts contain numerous ultramafic nodules and (3) to the south, on Chimei and the surrounding islands, alkali basalts clearly dominate. . . . Four ages may be related to the major alkali-tholeiite basalt flows of the northern group of islands and Wangan (Pachao) island, 12.7, 13.3, 13.5 and 16.2 Ma.
** 2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 196:To the south, Wangan Islet has a population of about 4,000, making it the most populated of the outlying islands.
** 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides)‎, →ISBN, page 446:In addition, the biggest of the South Sea Islands - Wangan and Cimei - both have airports that host frequent flights from mainland Taiwanese cities.
** 2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Travel Guides)‎ (Travel), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 310:Among the archipelago's ecological attractions are turtles and avians. The green turtles (Chelonia mydas japonica) that lay their eggs on Wangan Island between May and October are an endangered species protected by ROC law.
** 2018, Jian Hua, Hong-Gwo Shiu, “Sustainable development of renewable energy on Wangan Island, Taiwan”, in Utilities Policy‎, volume 55:This study investigated the potential of achieving energy autonomy in Wangan Island, based on the use of renewable energy....Renewables could replace costly diesel for electricity generation on Wangan, and become a successful condition example of sustainable development. Roadmaps are needed for Wangan to scale up its applications of renewables, whether in the power or transportation sectors.
** 2018 July 3, “Sailing to Taiwan’s Island of Seven Beauties”, in American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei‎, archived from the original on 1 October 2020:The majority of tourists, particularly those who visit during the peak summer months of July and August, reach Qimei by boat. Typically they arrive on pleasure craft that sail from Magong around 9 o’clock in the morning, stopping first at Wangan Island. These ferry excursions are such a finely developed tourist institution that it is usually possible to buy tickets that include the use of a Vespa-type scooter on both Wangan and Qimei, or if you would rather not trouble yourself with matters of parking and navigation, you can purchase tickets that include bus tours around both islands. Those weighing the former option should know there is hardly any traffic on Qimei, the roads are well maintained, and getting lost is pretty difficult. The tours allow visitors around two hours to explore Wangan and a similar amount of time on Qimei, and are back in Magong for dinner.
** 2022 April 26, Natalie Tso, “Penghu kicks off 20th International Fireworks Festival”, in Radio Taiwan International‎, archived from the original on 26 April 2022‎:On May 28, there will be a show on Cimei Island; on June 11, there will be a show on Wangan Island, and on June 25, there will be one on Jibei Island.
** 2023 April 14, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, “A Thousand Points of Light: Penghu International Fireworks Festival”, in Taiwan Business TOPICS‎, archived from the original on 2023-04-14‎:Penghu never industrialized, and as a result the unspoiled environment is enjoyed by creatures such as turtles and birds. The green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas japonica) that lay their eggs on Wangan Island between May and October are an endangered species protected by Taiwan law.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Wangan.

##### Usage notes

In the context of Hanyu Pinyin, Wangan can be considered a misspelling of Wang'an. In theory, a syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)) should be added before a non-initial syllable beginning with a, o, or e. Hence, Wangan could only ever refer to a word made up of wan and gan since a word made up of wang and an would be spelled as Wang'an (cf. Wang'an). In practice, syllable-dividing marks are often added or omitted at will.

##### Translations
#### Further reading

* Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Pachao Island”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1408, column 3

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwɒŋən/

#### Proper noun

Wangan
* An Aboriginal Australian people of the Isaac Region of Central Queensland.