Jincheng Township () is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of

Kinmen Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from wh ...

(Quemoy). It is the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...

of Kinmen County, Fuchien Province, Republic of China (

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau.

History

Jincheng also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fuchien Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fuchien Province was relocated to Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan Province. In 1996, the capital was moved back to Jincheng.

Administrative divisions

Jincheng is divided into eight urban villages: * Beimen Village () * Gucheng Village () * Jinshui/Jinshuei Village () * Nanmen Village () * Dongmen/Tungmen Village () * Xianan/Sianan Village () * Ximen Village () * Zhusha/Jhusha Village () ** Zhushan Village (Chushan)

Mayors

*Appointed mayors # Wang Ping-Yuan () (1954-1955) # Liao Ko-Hsiung () (1954-1958) # Chiu Yuan () (1958- 1960) *Elected mayors # Shih Ping-Yen () (1960-1971) # Hsu Chi-Yung () (1971-1980) # Fu Wen-Min () (1980 -1982) # Cheng Ching-Li () (1982-1990) # Hsu Wen-Li () (1990 -1991) # Chen Shih-Chi () (1991-1992) # Hsu Yung-Chen () (1992-1994) # Hsu Chin-Hsiang () (1994-2002) # Tsai Hui-Shih () (2002-2010) # Shih Chao-Min () (2010-2018) # Li Cheng-Chih () (2018–present)

Climate

Government institutions

Kinmen - Minzhu Lu - roundabout with a monument - DSCF9410

* Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center * Kinmen County Government * Kinmen County Council * Kinmen Fisheries Research Institute

Infrastructure

* Tashan Power Plant

Tourist attractions

* Chastity Arch for Qiu Liang-gong's Mother * Chen Shi-yin Western Style House * Deyue Gun Tower * Gugang Lake * Houpu 16 Creative Park () * Jiangong Islet * Jincheng Civil Defense Tunnel * Jincheng Seaside Park * Jinshui Elementary School * Juguang Tower * Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty * Maoshan Pagoda * Mofan Street * Wentai Pagoda * Xujiang Xiaowo Stone Inscription * Yannan Academy * Zhaishan Tunnel

Transportation

Shuitou Pier The Shuitou Pier () is a pier in Jincheng, Kinmen, Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China, Fujian Province, Republic of China. History The pier area was originally a fishing harbor. On 30 October 2008, an inaugurati ...

Notable natives

* Dong Zhisen, journalist

References

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