The Qingtian Hall () is a hall in
Jinhu Township Jinhu may refer to:
Mainland China
*Jinhu County (金湖县), of Huai'an, Jiangsu
* Jinhu, Jianhu County (阜余镇), town in Jianhu County, Jiangsu
* Jinhu, Gongqingcheng (金湖镇), town in Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi
Taiwan
*Jinhu, Kinmen
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Kinmen County
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separate ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The hall was originally constructed in 1962 after the
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC). In this conflict, the PRC shelled the islands of Kinme ...
in 1958 as a place for the stations and posts of the
Republic of China Armed Forces
The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), once based in mainland China and currently in its remaining jurisdictions which include the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu ...
and medical shelter. The hall was created by using
dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germa ...
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Geology
The hall is located at the hillside of
Mount Taiwu
The Mount Taiwu () is a mountain in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. It is the highest peak in Kinmen.
History
The trails on the mountain used to be the walking path for traders carrying foods in the old days, such as tofu and vegetables ...
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Architecture
The hall spans over 50 meters long, 18 meters wide and 11 meters high.
The hall is connected with other tunnels.
See also
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:
Attractions Historical buildings
* Beihai Tunnel, Beigan ()
* Beihai Tunnel, Nangan ()
* Daxi Wude Hall ()
* Ete ...
References
1962 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Kinmen County
Jinhu Township
Military installations established in 1962
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