Pinyin: Jīn Mén Xiàn Translation: Jinmen County Islands of Kinmen as a terrain, located at longitude 118 ° 08'-118 ° 30 ', latitude 24 ° 22'-24 ° 35', relative to the West across Xiamen Island, east of the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan is located about 150 nautical miles. Kinmen islands including Kinmen, Lieyu (also known as Little Kinmen), bold, two lamps and other 15 islands. Kuanjin something more than 20 kilometers from north to south narrowest point is only 3 km. Area of 148.9 square kilometers. Population of about 6 million people. Xiamen Minnan dialect prevailing then. The county town of 3, 3 townships (Jinsha Town, Gold Town, Gold towns, gold Ningxiang Lieyu Township, Wuchiu Township). Sands county town. Gammon old name "Wuzhou State", "Xian Zhou." Tang Sadamoto nineteen years (803 years) for the Wrangler prison, the Five Dynasties, Quanzhou is incorporated into the town. The lonely sea, each of which is rampant piracy pirates, until the first Ming Wu wine twenty years (AD 1387), the island began to build fortresses to defend against Japanese pirates invaded excellent, according to their situation, "impregnable male Zhenhai door" and known as "Golden Gate City", from secured, "Golden Gate" in the name. January 1915 formally established as a county.
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Overview
Kinmen County, the original part of Fujian Province Jinjiang County, the Independence County in 1915. Now the actual control of Taiwan authorities. Old name Wuzhou, also known as Xian Zhou, Wuzhou Island, Cang Wuzhou, Wujiang, Wuzhou sea. Ancient as the desert island, Jinyuan Di Jianwu (265), five random occurrence of the Central Plains of China, the original home of the Central Plains Su, Chen, Wu, Tsai, Lu Yan and other six named people, unwilling to subject to alien rule, so this move This is the earliest people to _set_tle in Kinmen records. In addition, the PRC has claimed sovereignty over the Golden Gate, then actually it has never ruled Kinmen. Republic of China administrative divisions by sequences of Quanzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of Kinmen county jurisdiction. The total area of 149 square kilometers county, 152 kilometers long coastline of the island, there Liaoluo Wan and other natural harbors more than 30. The total county population of about 6 million people are Han Chinese. General Taiwanese dialect. Kinmen County is located in the southeast Fujian Province, the sea, standing in the Taiwan Strait, Keelung, 198 sea miles east, southeast of Lake 82 sea miles away from the tide, 160 nautical miles from Kaohsiung, about 18 sea miles west of Xiamen, the nearest to the mainland to the angle from the Island of Masan, only 2310 meters. Since 1915, the Independence County, Fujian Province, China Siming County. Fujian Provincial Government is now the Republic of China, Fujian, where the High Court Kinmen Branch. People have also claimed sovereignty over the Golden Gate, according to the Administrative division series, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of Kinmen county jurisdiction. Kinmen County, including Kinmen Island, Little Kinmen Island, Island, and several other islands bold. Kinmen island, there is a gold store. Kinmen can sometimes mean so different meanings. Golden Gate has a long history, ancient "Xian Zhou" or "Wuzhou," since ancient times, the "sea Xianzhou", "Taoyuan scenic" reputation. Night Moon ancient island of the Pearl River, Feng Lin Ji Cui, Xiao Yun Lou, and Sin Yin lying Eight waterfalls; now have too Wuxiong Feng, Yu-zhu Atlas, Han Ying Jian Qi Yun roots and impregnable, Yung Park greenery, Yongsan Ruiai 24 King, etc.. The board or standing in Britain Taiwu the top of Masan. Can be overlooking the other side of Xiamen. Golden Gate passage Taiwanese, tone chamber nearly in Tongan, but also a Zhangzhou and Quanzhou mixed accent (partial spring cavity.) August 23, 1958, 5:30 p.m., the People's Liberation Army more than 30,000 artillery shells at Kinmen, and shocked the world. Liberation of Taiwan seem to pull off. Kinmen Island, an area of 150 square kilometers. Kinmen island shaped like a spindle, something about 20 km, maximum length of about 15.5 kilometers north-south, central stenosis, only 3 kilometers east of Taiwu ranked elevation of 253 meters. Golden Gate west of the sea, many island harbor ports, can accommodate more than 30 boats were dollars, the high tide water depth. Kinmen and Xiamen Tongan distant relative, the same latitude, are sub-tropical maritime climate. Annual rainfall mainly concentrated in April-August, typhoon was born in July and August, easterly winds throughout the year accounted for 8 months, May to August each year for the southeast and southerly winds. Gneiss constitutes the bedrock of Kinmen Island, the island of sand and bare soil almost to the red loam as the representative. The former sand thickness, retaining water and soil fertility are poor; which topsoil is thin, acidic heavy humus less, are not farming, so the island should only lower-value crop drought tolerance of cereals: such as sorghum, corn, peanuts, Potato. Golden Gate, the old name of Wuzhou, also known as Xian Zhou, Taiwan and the mainland culture, trade, migration of relay stations; Kinmen to show cause beautiful places was "marine parks" in the world. Today, Kinmen has receded past the flames and smoke of the battlefield military uniform, a tourist attraction, but also Taiwan's first human and the location of the Battle Memorial Park. Golden Gate has a very long history in fact, far from the time of China after five people at random to lead on the reclamation, even after someone in the Tang Dynasty Wrangler, salt. Song Confucian Zhu Xi also have a large generation of this lecture, some of the prosperous village style, more known as 'discontent spawned hundreds, officials in the capital thirty-six'. Many of Tangshan ancestors of Taiwan, Kinmen is also halfway transfer station. This is of course also includes the Golden Gate as far as land, Zheng Chenggong expelled the Dutch. Golden Gate area of 150 square kilometers, divided into large Kinmen and Little Kinmen, shaped like a butterfly. Equivalent to half of the Taipei big, and now the population of 40 008 thousand, as to ease cross-strait relations, the number of troops is less than about 3 million people, and had the grand occasion of the outer islands of thousands of troops have been unable to match . And therefore left many abandoned military base, now become a race to hand, to visit the base. Golden Gate Park in 1995 and formally established at the Golden Gate Management Office, is currently a total of five areas, the partition retains abundant historical monuments and natural ecology, has become bound tourists to visit Kinmen tourism attractions.
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Geography
Kinmen is located in east longitude 118 degrees 24 minutes north latitude 24 degrees 27 minutes, in the Jiulong River Estuary, with the Chinese port of Xiamen Bay, look into the distance. Including the island of Kinmen (Quemoy large), Lieyu (Little Kinmen), bold, two dozen small islands such as gall bladder, with a total area of 150.3397 square kilometers (not including hosting Wuchiu rural area). Kinmen Island, an area of 150 square kilometers. Kinmen island shaped like a spindle, something about 20 km, maximum length of about 15.5 kilometers north-south, central stenosis, only 3 kilometers east of Taiwu ranked elevation of 253 meters. Golden Gate west of the sea, many island harbor ports, can accommodate more than 30 boats were dollars, the high tide water depth. Kinmen and Xiamen Tongan distant relative, the same latitude, are sub-tropical maritime climate. Annual rainfall mainly concentrated in April-August, typhoon was born in July and August, easterly winds throughout the year accounted for 8 months, May to August each year for the southeast and southerly winds. Kinmen is located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, south-east of the Bay, located in the Jiulong exports, the county area of 150.145 square kilometers (134.25 square kilometers of the island, still governs, Lieyu, big bear, second dan, Wuchiu, Tungyin, East din North anchor, and other twelve islands) Narrow shape of the island from east to west-side wide. About twenty kilometers east to west; the longest north-south in the East, about fifteen kilometers; the most narrow at the middle of only three kilometers, just as gold bullion form (or a bone.) Xiamen, about 10 km west of the Outer Harbour, about 277 km east of Taiwan. The latitude and the Taichung area of about equal (about 24 degrees north latitude). Climate on the Golden Gate, Golden Gate is subtropical maritime climate due to the island in the Straits, no mountains surrounded by barriers, the middle is hilly, so the wind strong southwest winds are blowing in summer, when every Qingming often bring strong fog, Taijin traffic often affected; East have a strong northeast monsoon. Major topographic The main Kinmen granite terrain is an undulating terrain, the highest peak on the island Taiwu (its height is 253 meters, and its hands on Wuwangzaiju Ming Chiang Kai-shek), majestic and powerful, single crown on the island, nearly Views If the pocket-shaped metal cap, named Tai Wu. The numerous stone seal cutting, if correct Ying Yu, also known as "Haiyin" across the sights, such as the immortal Yan lying (lying immortal fell to the ground can not afford the shape), do not call for the sea of people as "mountains." Taiwu, the East has Queshan, Fengshan, Tashan; south two-Hill, Chang Shan, Feng Lin Shan, too Wenshan (ancient Yan Shan), offer Taishan, South Line Mountain; west spear Hill; the West it snow Chu, Tiger Mountain, the day Mount, Golden Hill and more. The Kuningtou area, the ancient Kong area, mountains and strong horses than Lantau some hilly areas, the mostly flat terrain, clay covering a wide range of platform, there are various coastal gneissic granite formed by sea erosion of the cliff face or platforms, and development of good beaches, rocky sandy staggered form the coast of Kinmen and varied landscape.
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Administrative Division
Gold Town Gold Town Jinsha Township Jinning Lieyu Township Wuchiu township (hosting)
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History
Residents of Kinmen East Jinyuan Di Jianwu began. Five were due to random Hua, Su, Chen, Wu, Tsai, Lu, Yen and other six names to move to live Kinmen. Dezong Sadamoto nineteen years, Fujian Liu Mian observed to play a "Wan An Wrangler prison" in Quanzhou, Chen Yuan-rate monitor Wrangler second last name: Chen, Cai, Xu, Weng, Li, Zhang, Huang, Wang, Lu, Liu Hong, Lin Tun Home Kinmen. An Qian Feng Lin in Kinmen mountain village along the Wrangler, Kwong Hing Water, consequent increasingly prosperous population, descendants of people then revered Golden Gate Chen Yuan as the "open Wuzhou Benefactor." Shaoxing Southern Song Emperor twenty-three years, any Tongan Xian Zhu Song Daru main book, _set_ in the Yan Yan Nan Shan College, Golden Gate village to the school between one o'clock rush. So Golden Gate style peak, and elegant is called "Beach Zou Lu." Around the multi-housing the people of Kinmen are evil things, like gossip mirror housing wall wind lion and so forth. Wind Lion God has entrusted with defending the sacred task of peace throughout the village. Kinmen evil spirits in the small things, then the tyranny of termites in the wind is chicken to the wind. Gammon lack of Sham Wan Hong Kong and Macao, barren drought, because life is not easy, residents are involved in small-scale farming fishing, or Congrong the battlefield. So local residents, in addition to the first door elite government officials, the vast majority of farmers, workers and minority people trading trading traders. In this social context, culture, derived from the characteristics of a high Shangzun Gui and vulgar briefly two extremes. But the real cultural life of the people of Kinmen, or in the civilian population should be the main livelihood exhausted. Gammon sites: Golden Gate National Park, Zhongshan Memorial Forest, lion statues, Chukuang House, exemplary Street Kinmen's geographical administrative areas, divided into Jincheng, Lake, Jin Ning, Sands and Lieyu and so on. Jincheng is the earliest developed areas of Kinmen. Tang dynasty Wrangler Houchen Yuan rate second name to Golden Gate Reclamation, South Song Daru Zhu, Ming, and Yu Dayou famous Koxinga Chenggong, Lu and Zhu in the sea are all well at this stop. Jincheng very many monuments, including the more famous monuments outlined as follows: Old Jincheng: two decades of Hongwu (AD 1387), the court dry households located at Defense in the old JC, until the Qing Emperor Kangxi, the local government office was moved to after the pump. Still left some traces, such as Road, Shifang, monument to search. Wrangler Hou Temple: Gammon Dezong (c. eight hundred years or so) period was _set_ to Wrangler areas of Fujian, Chen Yuan was sent to work as a wrangler supervisor, he led the entourage and the second name to Golden Gate reclamation, laid the Golden Gate base for development. Wujiang College: forty-five years was built in Qianlong (c. 1708), there are Zhu Temple College, but in honor of Zhu Xi Song Mingru. Zhu Xi has lectured in Kinmen, Li Yannan College, Golden Gate deep enlightenment by Zhu Xi. Koxinga Shrine: Summer Villa Kong As the situation dangerous, a former military training center of Zheng Chenggong. A seat Koxinga Shrine, in memory of Zheng Chenggong. Other relevant sites, as well as Chukuang floor, stone points, Kuohsing well with people well and so on. Yu Ci Li Qionglin Square: King Lam formerly Hirabayashi, because talented people out with it five years in the Ming Xi Zong Yu Ci as King Lam revealed. King Lam Estate, the Tsai family, is the Ming Dynasty from the middle of migrating from Kaifeng, Henan Province, Ming Xi Zong apocalypse five years, because Hirabayashi barbarians off Caixian Chen Chin membership active, so thanks in the name of "King Lam." King Lam Family Temple scriptures Council for comments as "ancestral XIV", two national monuments Republic of China. Lu tomb: it has more than 300 years of history. According to historical records: "the king was merry too much rent for the next nine generation descendant of name to the sea. The capital not only depression, turn only Taizhou, Shaoxing Guoxiong so welcome home, said Lu monitoring the country, Governor Jiang division, Qiantang and keep painting. After the Qing soldiers of the g, fled to the sea, according to Zheng Chenggong, the way to Golden Gate, to monitor the country. Courtesy of the early success, the latter gradually be maintained, not the sea level, will to South Australia, successful people Shen of the sea "was also" Ci Hai Events "records: the first year of Kangxi (1662), Lu and death of a prince in Taiwan. From this, two records contradict each other and to be further verified. After Qingjunruguan Ming, Ming Si were hanging, chaos, Nanming around the king in exile. Lu and Zhu in the sea the way to Kinmen, and resident for seven years, due to the current situation is too messy, after the death of a secret buried in Golden Gate, not erected a monument. Republic of forty-eight years (summer 1959), Gammon Gold in the old military post east of the ancient mound Kosei true that the king was merry. As Lu and really discover the tomb, unearthed Chi, illustrating the old fallacious. It contains detailed Qi Wang, Department of deeds, died in the first year Wangyin Kang Hee (1662), and Wang Su Yun disease suffering from asthma, died in the sputum. All the officials then has the buried outside the East Gate of the Castle on the Golden Gate, in front of the lake, right there pinnacle. Wang repeated tours of its land, has title "Chinese shadow cloud root" words on the stone. Later, Lu Wangzhong bones of the body rebuild re-interment tomb, the tomb of mountains and sea, before Li Paifang, built Beiting, solemn trees and a history of Kinmen Island, a major tourist attraction. Post near the ancient lake, which is recorded in the past the lake, the lake has ancient watchtowers, the ancient mountain booth, Zhu Liang glazed tile, all the ancient colors and lush. Tomb of Qiu Liang Gong: Gong Qiu Qing Liang Ren destroy pirate when brave general. Tomb is located in the village path, is the most complete tomb Golden Gate Park to retain for the state two monuments. Nishimura and his son Wenkui: Nishimura Lu Yongzheng Ancestral Hall was built in seven years, has a hundred and fifty years of history. Everywhere within the ancestral hall, "Neo Ming Yin", "Wenkui," "out by" other plaque, can feel the West Village style prosperity. Jin Ning local sites: ning gold since ancient times is contested, the famous battle took place Kuningtou here. Wei Zhen Article: Village in North Guningtou is water division was the Guzhai Admiral Lee Kong Chian. Guang was Jiaqing Ji Qing Cai pirates led by the brave general discussion, one of the official Admiral tired to Guangdong, Guangdong and Guangxi Governor Ruan inscribed "Shanghai Gang with the performance" board as a gift for his former home, also known as "Admiral Ya." Monuments to national levels. Tail water tower: the pressure to win with town water, usually stand Creek Lake to the town water flooding, security safe farming. Unique style, the only remaining one in the North Village landforms. Sands local monuments: Pichu Taiwu, the Sands development later than other areas of Kinmen, and cast by legendary Sands rich layer of mystery. West Park Salt: Kinmen official as early as the Yuan Dynasty to the establishment of salt, as much height and up to ten, and today Kinmen West Village as a salt remaining. Chen Zhen Enrong Square, Tomb of Chen Zhen: Zhen Chen a Five prominent family background, among the senior officials. Chen Zhen tomb monument for the National Class. After Mountain Folk Cultural Village: Wang Jingxiang Chinese living in Japan originated in the late Qing Dynasty, the outer business success, then build big buildings in his hometown. Sixty four years of the Republic of China government opened its renovated into a Folk Museum renovation.
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Traffic
Contact more rely on road traffic island, the island of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu areas road density is highest in cities and counties. Depend on head size between Kinmen Harbor (DRC town) and Jiu Gong Terminal (Lieyu Township) between the shipping, contact the two islands strong bridge of gold has been discussed for many years, but have not yet started. Wuchiu township originally Putian county, and the Golden Gate no direct flights between the islands, subject to transfer by the Taichung Harbor. The main external transport by air, there are to Taipei, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung various routes. Liaoluo sea, we have the two commercial ports and the head, head of commercial port while the port specified for the small three links, and Xiamen peace between airline terminals. Shipping Kaohsiung - Kinmen, Jin Hanghai Transportation Company (Golden Gate fast round), Kaohsiung Tel (07) 5216206-7, Golden Gate telephone (0823) 29988-9. Far East Airways, rehabilitation, Swiss Union, UNI, Evergreen, Guohua, UOB and other airlines fly to Kinmen. Bus bus half an hour to one hour intervals, up to JC, Hill, the United States and other stations pick up sand bus schedules, bus usually very punctual. Taxi cab off 70 yuan, 5 yuan for every additional 400 meters.
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Travel
Searching for Cuba: Zhenwei the first tablets, the text _set_s the pagoda, Qiu Xiao-Fang Liang Gong master section, Kitayama ancient Western Of leisure entertainment: Kuningtou War Museum, eight hundred twenty-three War Museum, Chukuang House, Ma Shan Observatory, Kinmen Ceramic Factory, Folk Culture Village, Tzuhu, Taihu Lake Golden Gate National Park Zhongshan Memorial Forest Wind Lion God Jyuguang House Model Street
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Politics
Structure to the pan-blue voters in Kinmen (Kuomintang, People First Party, New Party) supporters, the vast majority living, previous elections were won over ninety percent the pan-blue candidate votes. DPP actively in recent years to strengthen the administrative resources at the Golden Gate into work, change the political map of the future remains to be seen.
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Kinmen specialty
Kinmen sorghum liquor Kinmen's climate and environment for the growth of sorghum, sorghum for the locals to wine Sheng products, brew a fragrant smell and taste education rich man praiseworthy wine. Kinmen Liquor renowned throughout Taiwan to Kinmen during a visit, do not forget to bring a few bottles of wine to go back Oh! Wuzhou far recorded a root thousands of years, natural grass spiritual knowledge, and our ancestors that is great from the sector to the natural plant, several times with the accumulation of personal experience, and found that the benefits of a root herb, and then use it to live nursed back to health . Wuzhou in mind the root causes of Taiwan University College of Agriculture guidance of a plant for high-quality ingredients, if you are afraid of Maidaojiahuo, may wish to remember a visit Wuzhou, you can get what you want. Golden Gate peanut candy According to legend, southern imperial Ming Dynasty tribute system, Dr. Cheung spring. New Year tribute. The Need for refreshments for the tea; after the master with the introduction of Kinmen, Xiamen confectionery and bakery widely by the general Han produced. Kinmen kitchen knife Golden Gate since 1949 Guningtou campaign. In 1958 eight hundred twenty-three artillery, after double the size of battles and stop the shelling of the CPC hundred singles issued by its strong Meng described the most of human history of war, then on the knife industry, the artillery shells left on is the same unlimited. Inexhaustible treasure. Kinmen Knife Factory has been created sixty years of history, Mr. Wu Zhaoxi shells in Kinmen steel knife to the founder of the first, during which there are many Chinese and foreign well-known media scramble to interview. Noodles Gold facade lines, Hong Q. Not salty, traditional hand-noodle technology, reference Kinmen pure water, with a unique local weather, through the wind. Sunlight, natural exposure to dry, do not add preservatives. Do not bleach, in fact, under the Traditional craft one of the specialty of a good product
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