page_title: Beigan, Lienchiang
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Beigan, Lienchiang / Politics and government / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: The traditional houses in Qinbi Village, Matsu Islands Français&#160;: Maisons traditionnales dans le villages de Qinnbi, dans l'île de Beigan 日本語: 芹壁集落の伝統家屋
context_page_description: Beigan Township, is an insular rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan. The township is in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near Fuzhou. Beigan Island, the main island of the township, is the second largest island in the Matsu Islands. Other smaller islands in the township include Daqiu Island, known for its Formosan sika deer, and Gaodeng Island and Liang Island which are off-limits to the public. The native language many of the inhabitants is Matsu dialect which is one of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the Matsu Islands.
context_section_description: Since the restoration of the county government on August 15, 1953, Beigan Township has been divided into 6 villages:
  Houwo/Hou'ao (Houwo; 后沃村, colloquial form of the earlier name 後澳/后澳), situated on a peninsula that has to be reached through a tunnel under the airport.
  Qinbi (Chinpi /Chinbi / Cinbi) (芹壁村; Foochow Romanized: Kṳ̀ng-biék-chŏng), famous for its fantastic view of Turtle Island, Daqiu Island and Gaodeng Island. Qinbi is known as 'A Mediterranean town on the Taiwan Strait' (「馬祖地中海」).
  Tangqi/Tangci (Tangchi; 塘岐村), the most densely populated village on the island.
  Baisha (Paisha; 白沙村), near the port that the commercial boats park at.
  Banli (Panli; 坂里村, historically 堘村), where the Beihai Tunnel of Beigan is situated.
  Ciaozai / Qiaozi (Chiaozai, Chiaotzu; 橋仔村), located on the northeastern side of Beigan.
caption: Qinbi (Chinbi) Village
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