Meizhou Island

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Meizhou (Chinese湄洲岛) is an island in the Meizhou Bay in the district Xiuyu the prefecture-level city Putian of Fujian province. It has an area of ​​16 square kilometers, and a sandy beach with a length of 20 kilometers. Its most famous attraction is the Matsu Temple, which was built in the year 987.

The island is dominated by a 14.5 meter high Matsu statue, which was from 365 (one for every day of the year) erected stones. Since Matsu on 23 day of the 3rd month of the lunisolar Chinese calendar birthday Bauer, lead 323 steps from the temple to the statue.

Administratively, the island of Meizhou is identical to the greater community of Meizhou (湄洲 镇), one of nine large municipalities and two communities from which the Municipality Xiuyu composed.