Nan'ao County
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Nan'ao County is a county in Shantou
, Guangdong
, China
.
Geographically, the main part of the county is the island of Nan’ao, which lies 2 – 5 miles off the coast of Guangdong. The county also includes a few minor islands nearby, in particular the Nanpeng Archipelago (南澎列岛, Nanpeng Liedao), a chain of islets located some 30 km to the southeast from the Nan'ao Island.
The county has a land area of 108 square kilometres, and a population of 70,000.
Nan'ao island lies on the Tropic of Cancer
.
) fought between the nationalists
and the communists during the Chinese Civil War
. A smaller battle (Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago
) was fought in 1952 on the nearby Nanpeng islands.
An important Ming-era
shipwreck was recently excavated off Nan'ao Island.
Shantou
Shantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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Geographically, the main part of the county is the island of Nan’ao, which lies 2 – 5 miles off the coast of Guangdong. The county also includes a few minor islands nearby, in particular the Nanpeng Archipelago (南澎列岛, Nanpeng Liedao), a chain of islets located some 30 km to the southeast from the Nan'ao Island.
The county has a land area of 108 square kilometres, and a population of 70,000.
Nan'ao island lies on the Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith...
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History
In 1950 Nan'ao Island was the scene of a battle (Battle of Nan'ao IslandBattle of Nan'ao Island
The Battle of Nan’ao island was a battle fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War and communists emerged as the victors. Nan’ao island of Shantou remained in the nationalist hands after Guangdong fell into communist hands...
) fought between the nationalists
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
and the communists during the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
. A smaller battle (Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago
Battle of Nanpeng Archipelago
Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago was a battle fought between the Chinese nationalists and the communists over the islands of Nanpēng Archipelago off the Cantonese coast during the Chinese Civil War and resulted in communist victory...
) was fought in 1952 on the nearby Nanpeng islands.
An important Ming-era
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
shipwreck was recently excavated off Nan'ao Island.