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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Nankan, Matsu, Taiwan, Taiwan by TravelPod blogger Kurtmult titled “Nankan, largest island of the Matsu island group”. TravelPod is a company of TripAdvisor™. Kurtmult’s travel blog entry: “Decided – I will move on to Nankan island by the 11:50am ferry. After a leasurely breakfast of bought Danping ( pancake with egg ) and doutiang ( tofu milk ) on my terrace I take a look at the village I saw yesterday. When I arrive it turns out to be the ghost town I thought it would be, not a soul. Houses made from stones and wood partially restored, partially crumbled, sitting on the edge of a bay and cliff. That is somewhat the character of Tungchu – a remote, scarcely inhabited island, full of charm. I continue my way to the harbor via the south coast, the way I took yesterday. I meet the same lonely guard soldier again, although this time he is not so lonely, but in company of a comrade. We three chat a bit about my next steps, then I walk the few hundret meters to the Tapu Stone Engraving [ it is a memorial to a general in the Ming dynasty who fought off pirates without losing one soldier ]. With 15 minutes delay I arrive in Fuao harbor of Nankan island. I have a quick lunch and then walk in western direction to a budget hostel called Lianjiang near Matsu village, nicely described in Lonely Planet. On my way there I visit the Matsu Culture Museum in a pretty impressive modern building in Chingsuei village. The exhibition is …
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