The Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty () is a

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in Jincheng Township,

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History

The building was originally built as a study place for a scholar during the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

under the name Cong Qing Xuan. It was then transformed into the Kinmen Military Headquarters during the rule of the

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to 1 ...

of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

when Commander of Kinmen relocated his office from Jinmencheng to Jincheng due to a situation change and loss of population in Jinmencheng. After the establishment of the

in 1912, the office building had been used for several different purposes, from Kinmen County Government, Defense Headquarter, Fujian Provincial Government and Kinmen Political Committee during the

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. In 1995, the Kinmen County Police Department and Tentative County Assembly were relocated to other place.

Architecture

The building is a four-section house with three courtyards in between. The front courtyard spans over a wide area with a Leafy Banyan trees. At the back lies the centuries-old

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Gallery

File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 01.JPG, Wax figures depict a consultation between the military ruler and his subordinates. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 02.JPG, Wax figure depicting a prisoner detained in the underground prison beneath the Military Headquarters. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 06.JPG, Underground prison beneath the Military Headquarters. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 03.JPG, The east row of offices used for administrating the military forces and daily life on the island. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 04.JPG, Model of early deployment of naval forces and a map depicting the spread of units across Kinmen File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 05.JPG, Historical weapons commonly used by defenders stationed on Kinmen. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 07.JPG, Model of various Chinese warships that were stationed throughout Kinmen's history. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 08.JPG, Wax figures depicting the Military commander with his wife in the second hall. File:Kinmen Military Headquarters of Qing Dynasty 09.JPG, Model of the Military Headquarters with surrounding support structures in its heyday.

References

{{commons category Jincheng Township Military and war museums in Taiwan Museums in Kinmen County Taiwan under Qing rule

History

Architecture

Gallery

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