The Guningtou Battle Museum () is located in the Kuningtou area of the
Kinmen National Park,
Jinning Township
Jinning District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The formation of the district was approved on November 24, 2016, after the dissolution of the former ''Jinn ...
,
Kinmen County,
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 ...
.
History
The museum was built in 1984 by local military and civilian population to commemorate the
Battle of Guningtou
The Battle of Kuningtou or Battle of Guningtou (), also known as the Battle of Kinmen (), was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in t ...
(started in 1949 and continued throughout the 1950s) between
National Revolutionary Army and
People's Liberation Army.
Exhibition
On the outside of museum, three bronze statues of soldiers ready for battle are displayed. On both sides are tanks used during the battle. Inside of the museum are the exhibition of military equipment, military weapons, battle-related documents, photos and paintings.
See also
*
List of museums in Taiwan
This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres.
Kaohsiung City
* Chung Li-he Museum
* Cijin Shell Museum
* Fongshan Community Culture Museum
* Former British Consulate at Takao
* Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Rai ...
References
External links
Kinmen's Guningtou area attractions commemorate important battle中華民國博物館學會 - 古寧頭戰史館
1984 establishments in Taiwan
Jinning Township
Military and war museums in Taiwan
Military of the Republic of China
Museums in Kinmen County
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