Lanyu

Proper noun

Lanyu

1. A rural township of Taitung County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Orchid Island (Lanyu).
   • Chile's Easter Island and Lanyu Township in Taitung County forged sisterhood relations Friday through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Lanyu Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday.2018 August 4, “Easter Island, Lanyu Township forge sisterhood ties: MOFA”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2025
   • Lanyu Township is the only place in Taitung County that hasn't started receiving applications of the financial relief subsidy program, leading to complaints from residents about being second-class citizens.[…]
   • At present, the only township in the county that hasn't begun processing applications is Lanyu Township, much to the dismay of residents.2020 May 8, C. Chuang, “Lanyu Township to Begin Accepting Grant Applications After Delay [未受理紓困方案 蘭嶼民眾質疑是二等公民]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2023

   Synonyms:

   Orchid Island, Botel Tobago

2. Synonym of Orchid Island.
   • It was discovered that many species, especially those considered endemic to southern Formosa or Lanyu (Botel Tobago), are synonymous with certain generally widespread species of the Philippine Islands, especially of Luzon and the northern small islands.1953 April, Hui-Lin Li, “Floristic Interchanges Between Formosa and the Philippines”, in Pacific Science, volume VII, page 182
   • Oluanpi's lighthouse looks toward Lanyu, or Orchid Island, a tiny, rocky protuberance sixty-eight miles to the southeast and important because it is the home of the Yami, the smallest and most primitive tribe of aborigines in Taiwan. Isolated by geography, the Yami have been able to preserve their...1979 November, Irene Corbally Kuhn, “Gourmet Holidays Taiwan”, in Gourmet, volume XXXIX, number 11, page 164

   Synonyms:

   Orchid Island