Jinhu Township () is an urban township 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),

Fujian Province Fujian is a province in southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefecture city by population is Qua ...

Republic of China 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 ...

(Taiwan). It is in the

Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. Names Former names of the Tai ...

, on the coast of

mainland China "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...

. Jinhu Township is the largest township in Kinmen County.

History

On July 1, 1953, Canghu Township () was renamed Jinhu Township (), a rural township. In December 1957, Jinhu was changed back into an urban township. In 1959, Jinqiong Township () was created from the two villages Zhengyi and Qionglin. On September 16, 1965, Jinqiong Township was disbanded and the major part of the two villages returned to Jinhu Township.

Geography

It has a population of 30,826 (February 2023) and an area of . The township includes

Dongding Island Dongding Island () is an 0.0160 square kilometer island in the Taiwan Strait in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is the southernmost point of Kin ...

Beiding Island Beiding Island (Dodd Island, Pei-ting Tao, Beiding Dao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) (, pinyin: ''Běidìng Dǎo'') is an island located east of Greater Kinmen in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Repu ...

, and other small islets.

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

Jinhu Township is made up of eight urban villages: * Lianan / Lienan Village () * Liaoluo Village () * Qionglin / Cyonglin Village (Ch'iung-lin; ) * Shanwai Village (Shan-wai; ) * Xihu / Sihu Village () * Xinhu / Sinhu Village () * Xinshi / Sinshi Village () * Zhengyi / Jhengyi Village ()

Mayors

*Mayor of Shawei () # Chang Jung-Chiang () 1947-1951 *Appointed Mayors # Chen Te-hui () # Yang Cheng-Fu () # Wu Ti-Yuan () # Tsai In-Tang () from 1954 # Teng Chen-Kang (), also mayor of

Jinsha, Kinmen Jinsha Township (Kinsha) ( zh, c=, p=Jīnshā Zhèn, poj=Kim-soa-tìn, l=gold dust) is an Township (Taiwan), urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island (Quemoy), Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China, Fujian P ...

# Li Tsai-Chien () # Yang Yao-Ming () # Kai Chia-Ting () # Chen I-Huang () 1971-1975 *Elected Mayors # Chen I-Huang () 1971-1975 # Chen Yung-Tsai () 1975-1986 # Chen Yun-Hsuan () 1986-1990 # Chen Yung-Tsai () 1990-1993 # Tsai Fu-Lu () 1993-1997 #

Chen Fu-hai Chen Fu-hai (; born 3 June 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the List of county magistrates of Kinmen, Magistrate of Kinmen, Kinmen County from 2014 to 2018, and again since 25 December 2022 as an independent politician. Education Chen ob ...

1997-2003 # Li Cheng-I () 2003-2008 # Tsai Hsien-Ching () 2008-2010 # Tsai Hsi-Hu () 2010-2018 # Chen Wen-Ku () 2018–present

Infrastructures

Hsiahsing Power Plant The Hsiahsing Power Plant () is a fuel-fired power plant in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The first two units of the power plant were commissioned on 20 July 1982. On 17 November 1989, the 3rd unit of the plant went into opera ...

* Taihu Reservoir

Tourist attractions

* August 23 Artillery Battle Museum *

Chenggong Coastal Defense Tunnel The Chenggong Coastal Defense Tunnel () is a tunnel in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan. Geology The tunnel was dug through granite layers of rock and concrete. Architecture The tunnel is equipped with various military equipment, including comman ...

* Chen Jing-lan Western House *

Kinmen Cultural Village 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 which ...

Kinmen Ceramics Museum The Kinmen Ceramics Museum () is a museum in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The museum is part of Kinmen Ceramic Factory which was established in 1963. Exhibitions The museum exhibits all kind of ceramic works and collections. ...

Kinmen National Park The Kinmen National Park () is a national park in Kinmen, Fuchien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). History The park was established in 1995, three years after martial law was lifted in the county. Geology The park covers an area of 35.3&n ...

Qingtian Hall The Qingtian Hall () is a hall in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The hall was originally constructed in 1962 after the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958 as a place for the stations and posts of the Republic of China Armed Forc ...

Qionglin Tunnel The Qionglin Tunnel () is a tunnel in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The tunnel was constructed in 1976. Architecture The tunnel spans over a total length of 1,355 meters, making it the largest defense tunnel in Kinmen. It has a total ...

* Yu Da Wei Xian Sheng Memorial Museum * Wind Lion Plaza *

Wu-Wang-Zai-Ju Inscribed Rock The Wu-Wang-Zai-Ju Inscribed Rock () is a rock at Mount Taiwu in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History After retreating to Taiwan at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek tried to set up strategies to retake mainl ...

Zhongzheng Park Zhongzheng Park may refer to: * Zhongzheng Park (Keelung), in Keelung, Taiwan * Zhongzheng Park (Kinmen), in Kinmen, Taiwan * Zhongzheng Park (Daxi), in Daxi District Daxi District (), formerly known as Daxi Township (), is a district ( ...

Transportation

Kinmen Airport Kinmen Airport () , commonly known as the Shangyi Airport (), is a civilian airport serving Kinmen, Fuchien Province, Republic of China. It is located at Jinhu Township of Kinmen County. It was authorized to become a C-class airport under the ...

Notable natives

Chern Jenn-chuan Chern Jenn-chuan (; born 28 July 1954) is a Taiwanese civil engineer and academic. He is a professor emeritus of civil engineering at National Taiwan University. He currently serves as the CEO of the Tang Prize Foundation, which is responsible ...

, Minister of

Public Construction Commission The Public Construction Commission (PCC; ) is an independent government agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which is responsible for planning, reviewing, coordination, and supervision of public construction projects such ...

(2012-2013)

References

External links

Jinhu Provincial Government website
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