Index
agricultural improvement station, 208
agriculture, gambling and, 92
altars, 47
ancestral tablets, 47
“Ascending Feng’s Valley” (blog), 137
Baishuiyang, 215
Bakuaicuo, 77
Bamin tongzhi, 32
bandits,
basketball betting, 99
Big Bay, 190
Big Brother Chen (deity), 44
boss lady,
bridge, proposal for,
Britain, Treaty of Nanking and, 35
British Navy, 35
bucket hoop analogy, 43
bulletin board system (BBS), 116
Cai Qian, 36
Cao Changshun, 82
Cao, Erzhong, 193
Cao lineage, practices of, 44
casino capitalists,
Changle, cultural-spatial relation of, 214
Changzhu Taiwan, 184
Chen Caineng, 134
Chen Guanbao, 46
Chen Hanguang, 77
Chen Lihong, , 179
Chen lineage, practices of, 45
Chen Tianshun
background of, 142
Chen Zhongping,
China
economic zones within, 211
gambling and, 91
military rule of,
print capitalism within, 273
three great links and, 230
travel within, 239
Treaty of Nanking and, 35
Chinese dominoes, 105
Civil Planning Workshop, 185
civil servants, role of,
Cold War, 160
collective imagination, 5
Comaroff, Jean and John, 273
coming-of-age activity, 200
community building projects,
Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA), 182
cross-sea bridge, proposal for,
Cross-Strait Economic Zone,
Deity Yang, 148
Development Association of Matsu Youth,
dice, 101
direct-sailing, 224
Direct-sailing to Taichung, 221
divination blocks,
dominos,
Dongju Island,
Dragon Boat Festival, 44
East China Sea Fleet, 51
East Dog, 18
elections, ,
ethical imagination, , 181
ethical subject, 9
excavation, Liang Islanders, 258
fire-barrier gables, 196
fishing
deities of, 188
Dongyin and, 21
equipment for, 72
license requirements for, 68
Nangan Island and, 20
photo of, 73
pirates and, 37
ports for, 32
restrictions upon, , 263
shrimp and, 147
sketch of, 104
Taiwan and, 73
yellow croaker,
Fitzgerald, Cantor, 237
Fitz-Henry, Erin, 8
507 Anti-Martial Law, 114
floating corpse myth,
floriculture, 172
fog, metaphor of, 157
forestation, 63
Fujian Peace National Salvation Army, 38
Fuzhou dialect, 79
Fuzhou, treaty port of, 35
G. I. Joe businesses
competition within, 170
establishment of, 82
military controls of, 113
significance of, 89
women and, 169
gambling. See also gaming industry
anti-gambling activism, 251
ceremonial practice of, 102
Chinese dominoes, 105
culture of, 24,
dice and, 101
dominos,
fishing and, 248
graveyards and, 99
hiding of, 7,
police and, 100
restrictions of,
significance of,
Supply Cooperative and, 98
Taiwan and, 105
teachers and, 101
women and, 101
Gantang, 31
General Chen, 187
Gioroi, Ullana, 33
Glorious Return of Heroes to the Island, 258
Gou, Terry, 238
grassroots democracy, 201
HMS Cornwallis, 35
Happy Island, 112
Hart, Robert, 35
Harvey, David, 273
hope
imaginaries and,
migration and,
military control and, 52
post-martial law and, 180
temples and, 129
Wartime Childhood of Leimengdi, The, 159
Hsia Chu-Joe, 184
Hu Shuiguan, 76
huang ngiang nah,
imagining subjects
as individuals, 12
as social cohort, 13
background of, 11
becoming, 8
mediating mechanisms of, 13
unveiling of,
in-betweenness,
incense exchange, 226
individuals, imagining subjects as, 12
inter-household relationships, 44
internet, influence of, 138
intersubjectivity, 8
inter-village interactions, 44
investiture ships, routes of, 34
Jinmen
comparison with Matsu,
education within, 80
female role within, 89
gaming industry within, 235
martial law within, 114
significance of, 54
Jinmen-Matsu Guesthouse, 65
landmines, 156
languages, emigration and, 79
Li Xiaoshi, 221
Li Xiufang, , 178
Lianfu Clothing Factory, 79
Liang Islanders, , 277
liminality, process of,
lineage relations,
Longshan Temple, 80
love triangle, story of, 58
Ma Yingjiu, 234
Macao, casinos within, 236
Manila Bay Entertainment City, 247
Mao Zedong, 55
marriage
arrangement of, 43
Cao Xiaofen and, , 178
Chen Lihong and, , 179
common vision of,
Li Xiufang and, , 178
roles within, 169
struggles of,
Matsu archipelago
commerce within, 6
conflict within, 19
development of, 11
ethnographic setting of,
history of, 256
homes within, 1
imagination within, 6
infrastructure of, 240
map of, 18
migration to, 34
Matsu Association, 80
Matsu Cloud Platform, 117
Matsu Democracy Movement,
Matsu Light,
Matsu Online
anonymity on, 130
changes to, 124
Chen Tianshun and, 143
gaming industry debate within, 251
government and, 127
international links and,
land issue on, 134
layout of,
local society and,
local writing within,
origin of, 7,
overview of,
popularity of, 24
social movements and,
Soldiers’ Girls page, 122
usability of,
Wartime Childhood of Leimengdi, 10
webmaster role within, 125
Xia Shuhua-Leimengdi Stories within, 142
Matsu Report,
Matsu Voices, 117
Mediterranean Asian, Casino Resort, 231
Meyer, Birgit, 4
militarization, ,
military bases,
military state, , 257
Mintai Temple, 80
Moore, Henrietta, , 181
motherhood. See also women
chores of, 42
cooking role of, 174
military goods and, 84
role of, 23
struggles of,
Mount Everest, 222
Mt. Putuo, 226
Mujin, Liu, 84
“My Home is on the mainland” (song), 85
National Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, 38
nationalism, 273
neoliberal capitalism, , 273
New Taiwan-Matsu Ferry Purchase/Construction Plan, 233
Ningde, 209,
Offshore Islands Development Act, 235
opposition movement, strategies of, 111
Ox Horn Community Development Association, 190
Ox Horn
bay within, 197
Cao lineage within, 44
Civil Planning Workshop within, 185
community activities within, , 203
cultural-spatial relation of, 214
deities within, 187
execution within, 50
fishing restrictions within, 71
homes within, 185
inhabitants of, 189
Lantern Festival within, 44
map of, 186
modernization of, 186
nostalgia within, 185
overview of, 20
photo of, 43
population of, 185
religion within, 44
panopticon, 63
Pescadores Islands, 237
pilgrimages
aspects of, 215
incense exchange of, 226
Ox Horn and, , 214
recreation of, 225
religious tourism of, 221
route of, 209
types of, 214
pirates,
police, gambling by, 100
post-martial-law generation,
prodigal son, analogy of, 93
protests, 133
Regulations for the Supervision of Tourism and Casinos, 253
Republic of China Taiwan-Jinmen-Matsu Area Travel Permit, 64
rituals. See also temples, See also pilgrimages
Matsu Online and, 120
middle-aged generation and, 26
Welcoming Ceremony,
ROC-US Mutual Defense Treaty, 54
Sang Pinzai, 161
Sanshan zhi, 31
scorched-earth policy, 31
sea of Min, lighthouses on, 35
Shanlong, Nangan, 131
sheep, role of, 62
shell midden, discovery of, 258
signposts, Matsu Islands as,
Silk Road, 258
Sino-Japanese War, 38
social media, 7
social movements,
Solaire Manila Resort, 246
soldiers, illustration of, 151
Sorority of Twelve, 87
subjectification
ethical imagination and,
internet writing as,
middle-aged generation and, 11
technology and, 13
Supply Cooperative,
Szonyi, Michael, 22
Taichung Matsu Association, 208
Taiwan
community building projects within,
democracy movement, 111
emigration to,
fishing and, 73
507 Anti-Martial Law within, 114
gambling within, 105
martial law within, 114
migration to, 68
pilgrimage from, 207
religion within, 182
ROC–US Mutual Defense Treaty, 54
three small links route and, 180
travel process to,
treasured island, 158
troop reduction by, 180
women within, 169
yellow croaker catch and, 105
Taiwan-Matsu Star, 231
Tanzania, 273
Taoyuan,
teachers, , 101
temples. See also deities
building of, 80
Changle Temple, 215
coming-of-age activity, 200
community within,
elections and, 201
Goddess Mazu, 37
incense exchange within, 226
Longshan Temple, 80
Mazu Temple, 41
Mintai Temple, 80
Nangan and, 34
spatial relationships between, 214
Tianhou Temple, ,
Zhenlan Temple, 214
Thirteen Golden Hairpins, 85
Thorn Birds, The, 261
three small links route, 180
Tianhou Temple, ,
tomb, Tianhou Temple and, 218
trauma, militarization and, 152
Travel Matsu section (Matsu Online), 122
Treaty of Nanking, 35
tribute ships, 34
Twelve Sisters, 87
Wang Changming, 133
Wartime Childhood of Leimengdi, The
bodily injury concept within, 155
creation of,
emotion within, 158
family and social life within, 146
illustrations within, , , 159
land perspective within, 145
memories within,
military oppression within,
oppression concept within,
personal fantasy within, 149
photo of, 141
significance of, 165
support for, 160
terror concept within, 150
trauma concept within, 152
writing of, 140
Warzone Administration (WZA)
fishing restrictions and, 73
gambling policies of, 93
gender relations under, , 89
role of,
small business controls of, 113
Supply Cooperative,
Warzone Administration Committee (WZAC), 53
weddings, customs within, 147
Weidner, William. See also Asian Mediterranean
background of, 237
criticism of, 242
proposal of, 239
publicity tactics of, 245
quote of, 237
Weidner United Development Corporation, 237
withdrawl of, 253
Welcoming Ceremony,
Wenzhou, pilgrimage to, 225
West Dog, 18
Western Enterprises Inc., 52
Wheat-Field-Plowing King, 37
White Dog, 18
women
cooking role of, 174
divorce effects on, 177
gambling and, 101
identity of, 87
military goods and, 84
self-awareness of, 179
self-consciousness of, 178
self-sacrifice of, 177
sexual violence against, 84
Taiwan emigration by, 169
(WZAC) Warzone Administration Committee, 53
yellow croaker (fish),
youth, anti-gambling campaign of, 251
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