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All those townships on Greater Kinmen Island start their names with Jin (i.e., Kin, lit. "gold"). Lieyu Township encompasses the entire Lesser Kinmen Island, and is the closest to Xiamen. Wuqiu Township comprises Greater Qiu Islet (大坵) and Lesser Qiu Islet (小坵). Jincheng and Jinsha are the largest of the six townships.
The Kinmen National Park (traditional Chinese: 金門國家公園; simplified Chinese: 金门国家公园; pinyin: Jīnmén Guójiā Gōngyuán) is a national park in Kinmen, Fuchien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Jiangong is connected to main Kinmen island by a causeway which only appears in low tide. The Jiangong Islet [1] (traditional Chinese: 建功嶼; simplified Chinese: 建功屿; pinyin: Jiàngōng Yǔ) (also Jiangong Yu [2]) is a tidal island in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). [3]
The Kinmen Bridge [1] (traditional Chinese: 金門大橋; simplified Chinese: 金门大桥; pinyin: Jīnmén Dàqiáo) is a cross-sea bridge in Kinmen, Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan). It connects Greater Kinmen Island and Lieyu Island .
The Tang dynasty (618–907) oversaw the next golden age of China. As the Tang dynasty ended, China was torn apart in the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. During this time, a second major wave of immigration arrived in the safe haven of Fujian, led by General Wang, who set up an independent Kingdom of Min with its capital in Fuzhou.
The island of Lesser Kinmen is situated outside the mouth of mainland China's Jiulong River and inside Xiamen's harbor [citation needed]. The distance from mainland China at the closest point is only about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and is located in a very strategic position. Lieyu Township includes numerous islands and islets. [11]
Dongding Island [7] [8] (Chinese: 東碇 島 [9] / 東椗 島 [10] [11]; pinyin: Dōngdìng Dǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-tiāⁿ) is an 0.0160 square kilometer [6] island in the Taiwan Strait in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is the southernmost point of Kinmen County.
Map including the Jinhu Township area (1954) It has a population of 30,826 (February 2023) and an area of 41.6960 km 2 (16.0989 sq mi). The township includes Dongding Island , Beiding Island , [ 5 ] and other small islets.