Jincheng Township () is an

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on the southwestern corner of the island of

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(Quemoy). It is the

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of Kinmen County,

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, Republic of China (

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). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's

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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,

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. 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 Zhushan () is a village in Zhusha urban village of Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It is also the home of the Xue clan in Kinmen. See also * Village (Taiwan) Villages are the basic level administrative su ...

(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 The Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center is the agency of the Executive Yuan serving as the local branch government governing Fujian Province which consists of Kinmen and Lienchiang Counties. History The agency was inaugurated on 17 January 2 ...

Kinmen County Government The Kinmen County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Kinmen County. Organizational structures Bureau * Civil Affairs Bureau * Finance Bureau * Education Bureau * Economic Development Bureau * Public W ...

Kinmen County Council The Kinmen County Council (KMCC; ) is the elected county council of Kinmen County, Republic of China. The council composes of 19 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. Speakers * Wang Za ...

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

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 J ...

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 * Deyue Gun Tower * Gugang Lake * Houpu 16 Creative Park () *

Jiangong Islet The Jiangong Islet () (also Jiangong Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) is a tidal island in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). History The islet was originally named Chu Islet ...

* Jincheng Civil Defense Tunnel * Jincheng Seaside Park * Jinshui Elementary School *

Juguang Tower The Juguang Tower () is a tower in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fukien 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 ...

* 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 The Mofan Street () is a street in Jincheng, Kinmen, Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Kinmen County, Fuchien Province, Republic of China, Fukien Province, Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Name The street gets its name from the uniform hybrid archi ...

* Wentai Pagoda * Xujiang Xiaowo Stone Inscription * Yannan Academy *

Zhaishan Tunnel The Zhaishan Tunnel () is a tunnel in Jincheng, Kinmen, Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History Construction of the tunnel started in 1961 and was completed on 22 March 1966, a few years after the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis ...

Transportation

* Shuitou Pier

Notable natives

Dong Zhisen Dong Zhisen (born 24 June 1960) is a journalist from Jincheng, Kinmen, Jincheng, Kinmen, Republic of China. Dong used to work as a reporter for China Times and United Daily News. He covered mainly Taipei Municipal news. He was the former present ...

, journalist

References

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