Cimei

Cimei (七美 Qīměi in Mandarin, Chhit-bí in Minnan; also rendered as Qimei) is a rural township in the Penghu Islands of Taiwan.

Understand
Archaeological evidence of prehistoric cultures dating back 4500 years before present was found in Nangang Village in 1983. The island was named "Cimei" in 1949 to commemorate a legend (七美人塚) from the Ming dynasty in which seven women committed suicide when pirates raided the island. The name also connotes seven beautiful things as the island's tourist attractions: the scenery, the seawater, local products, people's hearts, the geology, the architecture, and the history.



Go next
See Penghu for other cities and islands in the area.