Jincheng Township () is an

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on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the

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of Kinmen County,

Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...

, Republic of China (

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). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2019. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the

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History

Jincheng also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fujian Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fujian Province was relocated to Xindian,

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

, Taiwan Province. In 1996, the capital was moved back to Jincheng.

Administrative divisions

Jincheng is divided into eight urban villages: * Beimen Village () * Gucheng Village () * Jinshui/Jinshuei Village () * Nanmen Village () * Dongmen/Tungmen Village () * Xianan/Sianan Village () * Ximen Village () * Zhusha/Jhusha Village () ** Zhushan Village (Chushan)

Mayors

*Appointed mayors # Wang Ping-Yuan () (1954-1955) # Liao Ko-Hsiung () (1954-1958) # Chiu Yuan () (1958- 1960) *Elected mayors # Shih Ping-Yen () (1960-1971) # Hsu Chi-Yung () (1971-1980) # Fu Wen-Min () (1980 -1982) # Cheng Ching-Li () (1982-1990) # Hsu Wen-Li () (1990 -1991) # Chen Shih-Chi () (1991-1992) # Hsu Yung-Chen () (1992-1994) # Hsu Chin-Hsiang () (1994-2002) # Tsai Hui-Shih () (2002-2010) # Shih Chao-Min () (2010-2018) # Li Cheng-Chih () (2018–present)

Climate

Government institutions

Kinmen - Minzhu Lu - roundabout with a monument - DSCF9410

* Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center *

Kinmen County Government The Kinmen County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Kinmen County Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the so ...

* Kinmen County Council *

Kinmen Fisheries Research Institute The Kinmen Fisheries Research Institute (KFRI; ) is a fish research center in Jincheng, Kinmen, Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Taiwan with the aim of protecting biodiversity, balance, sustainable resource management and development of life, producti ...

Infrastructure

Tashan Power Plant The Tashan Power Plant () is a fuel-fired power plant in Tashan, Shuitou Village, Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. History The construction to build the power plant was approved by the Executive Yuan in Janu ...

Tourist attractions

Chastity Arch for Qiu Liang-gong's Mother The Chastity Arch for Qiu Liang-gong's Mother () is a paifang in Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Taiwan. History Qiu Liang-gong was born in Kinmen. His father died 35 days after his birth, leaving his mother alone to raise him. Her mother never rema ...

Chen Shi-yin Western Style House The Chen Shi-yin Western Style House () is a house in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The house was established in 1932 by Chen Shi-yin, a local merchant, and his wife, Hsueh Hsien-chen. Chen became rich after surge in demand ...

* Deyue Gun Tower * Gugang Lake * Houpu 16 Creative Park () * Jiangong Islet * Jincheng Civil Defense Tunnel * Jincheng Seaside Park * Jinshui Elementary School * Juguang Tower * Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty *

Maoshan Pagoda The Maoshan Pagoda (), or also known as Jinguishan Pagoda, is a pagoda in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. It is located on the west side of Kinmen old city and the south of Maoshan, Shuitou Village. History Ming Dynasty During the 1 ...

* Mofan Street *

Wentai Pagoda The Wentai Pagoda () is a pagoda in Gucheng Village, Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. The pagoda is a tower of feng shui erected for worshiping star and its incarnation. History The pagoda was built in 1387 during the 20th year of Hon ...

* Xujiang Xiaowo Stone Inscription * Yannan Academy * Zhaishan Tunnel

Transportation

* Shuitou Pier

Notable natives

* Dong Zhisen, journalist

References

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