The Shuitou Pier () is a
pier
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in
Jincheng Township
Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a population ...
,
Kinmen County,
Fujian Province
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,
Republic of China.
History
The pier area was originally a fishing harbor. On 30 October 2008, an inauguration ceremony was held at the pier to mark the installation of fire hydrant system using seawater to extinguish fire. The ceremony was attended by
Kinmen County Magistrate Lee Chu-feng. The fire fighting system was installed by the Fire Bureau of
Kinmen County Government.
Routes and operation
Ferries departing from the pier go to
Jiugong Pier in
Lieyu Island. It also departs to
Dongdu Port and Wutong Port in
Xiamen
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and
Shijing
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Port in
Quanzhou. It operates 42 boats per day.
Transportation
The pier is accessible by bus from Jincheng town center.
See also
*
Three Links
References
Jincheng Township
Piers in Kinmen County
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