southern Beigan Island by a causeway and Luoshan () and Bangshan () which are near the northeastern coast of Beigan Island. There is a small island just a few meters off the beach of Qinbi (Chinbi) which is about 5m high called Turtle Island. Politics and government Administrative divisions Since the restoration of the county government on August 15, 1953, Beigan Township has been divided into 6 villages: Houwo/Hou'ao (Houwo; , colloquial form of the earlier name /), situated on a peninsula that has to be reached through a tunnel under the airport. Qinbi (Chinpi /Chinbi / Cinbi) (; Foochow Romanized: Kṳ̀ng-biék-chŏng), famous for its fantastic view of Turtle Island, Daqiu Island and Gaodeng Island. Qinbi is known as 'A Mediterranean town on the Taiwan Strait' (). Tangqi/Tangci (Tangchi; ), the most densely populated village on the island. Baisha (Paisha; ), near the port that the commercial boats park at. Banli (Panli; , historically ), where the Beihai Tunnel of Beigan is situated. Ciaozai / Qiaozi (Chiaozai, Chiaotzu; ), located on the northeastern side of Beigan. Mayors Since 1951, Beigan Township has had seventeen mayors: Appointed mayors Wang Shih-Fang () Jan 1951-Dec 1953 Lin Sheng-Yen () Dec 1953-Sep 1954 Lin Shou-Chi () Sep 1954-Sep 1955 Cheng Tseng-Yuan () Sep 1955-Sep 1956 Yang I-Cheng () Sep 1956-5 Nov 1957 Yang Tso-Yung () 5 Nov 1957-1 Aug 1960 Chen Shou-Wei () 1 Aug 1960-21 Feb 1962 Yu Te-Chu () 21 Feb 1962-10 Mar 1962, also mayor of Nangan Pan Fu () 10 Mar 1962-2 Jul 1962, former and later mayor of Nangan Chen I-Peng () 2 Jul 1962-19 May 1970, later mayor of Juguang and then Nangan Li Kuei-Li () 19 May 1970-1 Jan 1978, former mayor of Juguang Elected mayors Wang Li-Teng () 1 Jan 1978-1 Mar 1982 Huang Chi-Chung () 1 Mar 1982-1 Mar 1990 Wang Shih-Chien () 1 Mar 1990-1 Mar 1998 Wang Chao-Sheng () 1 Mar 1998-1 Mar 2006 Chou Jui-Ko () 1 Mar 2006-24 Dec 2014 (KMT) Chen Ju-Lan () 24 Dec 2014–present (KMT), in 2014 ran against Wu Chin-Ping (), ran unopposed in 2018 Economy There are branches of 7-Eleven at the villages of Tangqi and Banli and several other shops on the island. With the withdrawal of most of the military forces, the main source of income is now tourism, with several hotels in Tangqi, and numerous B&Bs in Qinbi and Qiaozi. There are no