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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.
Xiamen City (bottom), Kinmen (left), Lesser Kinmen / Lieyu (center of photograph) and surrounding islands View from the south shore of Lieyu (Lesser Kinmen): Center is Fuxing Islet; right side are Donggang Bay & Peninsula, Donglin Shore; left side are Nanshantou & Shaxi Capes; far left in background is Xiamen with Binlang and Shi Islets in between Map including Lesser Kinmen/Lieyu (1869)
English: Aerial photograph of Xiamen (Amoy) Island, Lesser Kinmen / Lieyu Island, Greater Kinmen Island and nearby waters and islands Date 5 August 2013, 16:29:11
Shi Islet [4] [5] [6] (Chinese: 獅 嶼; pinyin: Shī Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-sū; lit. 'Lion Islet'; also Shi Yu, [7] [8] Shih Yü, [9] Shiyu, [2] [10] Shiyu Islet [2] and Lion Islet [10] [11]) is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China ().
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.
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]
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 ...
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.