Boyu Road (, also spelt Buoyu Road; known formerly as Chung Yang Road (中央大道)) is a major road and one of the county highways in
Kinmen
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 ...
,
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 ...
. It was named after the courtesy name of General
Hu Lien
Hu Lien (; 1907–1977) was a Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist general who participated in the Northern Expedition, anti-communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
Whampoa Military Academy
He graduated al ...
.
History
In the 1950s and 60s, it was the road with the highest standard within the
Free Area
The free area of the Republic of China, also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fujian)" or simply the "Taiwan Area", is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (ROC) to refer to ...
of the ROC.
In 2012, due to the increasing number of tourists to Kinmen, the road surface had shown signs of wear from prolonged use. The
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 ...
then decided to procure segment by segment of the road to improve the condition and the safety of the road. In the fifth session of
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 ...
, the 12th and 13th special session, a bill was introduced suggesting the bad condition of the road which became dangerous, thus recommending the county government to upgrade the road.
See also
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Transportation in Taiwan
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References
Transportation in Kinmen County
Streets in Taiwan
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