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Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only 10 km (6.2 mi) east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay.
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.
Jincheng Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey) Jincheng Township (Chinese: 金城 鎮) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China . Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018.
Map including the Jinsha Township area (1954) Jinsha has a population of 20,689 (February 2023) and an area of 41.2920 km 2 (15.9429 sq mi). The township is the second largest by area of the six townships of Kinmen County. [5] The township includes Cao Islet (Ts'ao Hsü; 草嶼), Hou Islet (后嶼), [6] and other small islets. [7] [8]
Map including Ockseu I (Wochiu) (1917) In the early 1400s, Wuqiu was known as a marker on the sailing route between China and the Ryukyu Islands. [23]: 5 As of 1843, a "considerable fishing village" existed in Ockseu (Wuqiu). [4] The Wuqiu Lighthouse was built in 1874, directed by David Marr Henderson. [24] [25]
The state, a.k.a. the "Republic of China" (ROC), including all 168 islands administered by the ROC; The traditional Taiwan region (本島地區), excluding Kinmen, Matsu, and Wuqiu, which are traditionally parts of Fujian Province, and also excluding the ROC-controlled South China Sea Islands;
Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China's coast but is controlled by Taiwan.
The islands are the only part of a larger province that remain ROC-controlled. The People's Republic of China gained control of the mainland portion in 1949 during the Chinese Civil War. The islands were under military administration during the Cold War; travel restrictions were not lifted until 1992.