Best places to visit in Kinmen
Situated just off the coast of Mainland China, Kinmen (also known as Quemoy) is a small island with a very big reputation. It was the site of fierce fighting between Communist and Nationalist forces when the latter withdrew from the mainland in 1949. In the earlier times, Kinmen Islands were known as Wuzhou. In 1387, the Marquis of Jiangxia Chou Te-hsing erected walls to defend the Kinmen Island against pirates. Because of its geographic position, the Kinmen Wall became known as the "impregnable fort guarding the gate to the sea," from which the name "Kinmen," or "Golden Gate," derives. Kinmen has been a battlefield in Taiwan's protection against the mainland forces for nearly half a century.Kinmen's military administration was lifted in 1992, marking the beginning of the island's emergence as a destination for tourism. Direct cross-strait connections were launched in mainland China in January 2001 between Kinmen and Xiamen, placing the island...
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