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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.
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. [2]
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] Some of the larger among those islands and islets include: [12] Lesser Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen, Lieyu; 小金門, 烈嶼)
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;
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]
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]
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]
Jinhu Township (pinyin: Jīnhú Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-ô͘-tìn; lit. 'golden lake') is an urban township of Kinmen (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China. Jinhu Township is the largest township in Kinmen County.