Kinmen County - Taiwan Tourism Bureau

Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, is a small island with a very big reputation. Situated just off the coast of Mainland China, it was the site of fierce ... Jumptomaincontent ::: Home AttractionScenicSpotSearchOffshoreIslandsKinmenCounty Skipthissub-menucolumnandpress[Enter].Ifyoucontinue,press[Tab] Search AdvancedSearch Close Chooseatype AllAccessibleTravelScenicSpotsHotSpringsMuseumsNightmarkets&oldstreetsHistoricSitesRecreationalAreasSeniorTravel Chooseanarea AllNorthernTaiwanCentralTaiwanSouthernTaiwanEasternTaiwanOffshoreIslands KeywordSearch Decreasefontsize Increasefontsize Print share facebooktwitterPlurkline KinmenCounty Kinmen,alsoknownasQuemoy,isasmallislandwithaverybigreputation.SituatedjustoffthecoastofMainlandChina,itwasthesiteoffiercefightingbetweenCommunistandNationalistforceswhenthelatterwithdrewfromthemainlandin1949. TheKinmenIslandswereknowninearliertimesasWuzhou.In1387,theMarquisofJiangxiaChouTe-hsingerectedwallstodefendtheKinmenIslandagainstpirates.Becauseofitsgeographicposition,theKinmenWallbecameknownasthe"impregnablefortguardingthegatetothesea,"fromwhichthename"Kinmen,"or"GoldenGate,"derives.Fornearlyahalfcentury,KinmenwasabattlegroundinTaiwan'sdefenseagainstthemainlandforces.MilitaryadministrationofKinmenwasliftedin1992,markingthestartoftheisland'semergenceasatourismdestination.InJanuary2001,directcross-straitlinkswereopenedbetweenKinmenandXiameninmainlandChina,puttingtheislandinakeypositionforcross-straitinteractions. Duringtheperiodofmilitaryadministration,thesoldiersandcivilianresidentsofKinmenlivedinstoicconditionsandworkedtogethertodeveloptheislandinfrastructure.Themilitaryinstallationsdevelopedatthattimehavetodaybecomeaninvaluabletourismresourcefortheislands.Majorreforestationeffortsbythemilitarysince1950havefurtherendowedKinmenwithlushgreeneryandroadsideflowers,givingtheislandsareputationasa"parkinthesea." Inrecentyears,governmentconservationeffortsandgreatereco-awarenessamongtheislandresidentshavehelpedKinmen'sbirdpopulationtosteadilygrowinnumbersandspecies.ThecoastalwatersofKinmenarealsohometoseveralrareandprotectedspecies,includingtheChineseotter(Lutralutrachinensis)andthe"livingfossil"horseshoecrab. AmongKinmen'sbest-knownspecialtyitemsareknivesfashionedfromoldmortarshells,peanutcandy,sorghumwine,vermicelli,sorghumvinegar,porcelainandceramics.Theclimate,soil,andwaterqualityofKinmenareidealforgrowinghigh-oilpeanutswithrichflavor.Thelocalharvestisusedtomakecrispypeanutcandy.Kinmen'sclimateisalsowellsuitedformakingstrongsorghumspirits.Thelocalvermicelli,taro,andpickledcabbagealsostaytruetotradition.ProductsmadewiththemedicinalGlycinetabacina(wildsoybean),andfineearth-firedceramicsarealsopopularspecialtyitemshere. ThesnackcultureofKinmenhassouthernFujianroots,whilealsoinfusingauniquelocaltouch.Seafoodspecialtiesincludeoysteromelets,oystervermicelli,andfriedsandworms,andforalightsnackonecanchoosefrombite-sizedsavorypastries,datecandy,Cantonesecongee,stuffedclay-ovenrolls,andothertastebudpleasers. MoreInfo RecommendedsitesShanhouFolkCulturalVillage#HistoricSites#ExhibitionsViews:115750KinmenCihu(CiLake)#EcologicalExperiencesViews:113924JuguangTower#FacebookClock-inSpots#HistoricSites#WartimeCultureViews:101075TaihuRecreation#FamilyToursViews:96901KinmenCeramicFactory#Museums#FineArtViews:96526WentaiPagoda#HistoricSitesViews:92980GuningtouBattleMuseum#WartimeCultureViews:92440MashanObservationStation#WartimeCultureViews:92006ZhaishanTunnel#FacebookClock-inSpots#HistoricSites#WartimeCultureViews:82079KinmenNationalPark#HistoricSites#WartimeCulture#EcologicalExperiences#NationalParkViews:75849Aug23rdArtilleryBattleMuseum#WartimeCultureViews:61405TaiwuMountain#HistoricSitesViews:56527QiuLianggong'sMotherChastityArch#HistoricSitesViews:55288JinchengTownship,KinmenCounty:OldWorldCharminHoupu#HistoricSites#BicycleToursViews:55227ZhenweiResidence#HistoricSitesViews:28065 facebooktwitterPlurkline Top back Km Distance Accessiblefacilitiesandservices WheelchairRentals AccessibleParking AccessibleToilets Opennewbrowserwindows 2 InformationStations What'sfunnearby CentralWeatherBureau Today’sweather °C Probabilityofprecipitation % Lastupdatetime： AirQualityIndex(AQI) TaiwanAirQualityMonitoringNetwork Lastupdatetime： Regionaltrafficinfo Metro Busstops TaiwanTouristShuttle Bicyclerentals TaiwanHighSpeedRail TaiwanRailways NationalHighwayBus ScenicSpot(s) MoreSpots Events MoreEvents Accommodation MoreAccommodation TravelInformation × Youmightbeinterestedin... News MoreNews ScenicSpot(s) MoreSpots TaiwanTourismEvents MoreEvents Recommendeditineraries MoreItineraries ×