Tailu


Tailu is a town in Lianjiang County, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Tailu is located at the eastern tip of the Huangqi Peninsula / Beijiao Peninsula and is bordered to the west by the town of Huangqi and to the south by the East China Sea, across which Lienchiang County, Taiwan can be seen.

History

In April 1979, Tailu Commune was established from part of Huangqi Commune.
In June 1984, Tailu Commune became Tailu Township.
In August 1992, Tailu Township became Tailu Town.
In August 2004, a bus traveling from Tailu to Fuzhou crashed killing 17 and injuring 10.
On the morning of May 4, 2016, Jiaonan Village Branch Chinese Communist Party Secretary Liu Wenjian and Niujiao Community Assistant Manager Tsao Erh-Chang met in Nangan Township, Lienchiang County, Taiwan and signed a memorandum of mutual exchange and cooperation. Others present included the Magistrate of Lienchiang County, ROC Liu Cheng-ying, Tailu Party Secretary Huang Duanming, Nangan Township Mayor Chen Chen-Ko and others.
In February 2020, the Chinese fishing vessel Minyun 60418 which had been fishing near Xiaoqiu in Beigan Township, Lienchiang County, ROC floated to Tailu without its five man crew.

Geography

Tailu is located at the northeastern tip of the Huangqi Peninsula across from the Matsu Islands.
Islands in Tailu include:
Tailu includes eight villages: