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

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(Taiwan). It is in the

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, on the coast of

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Geography

Jinsha has a population of 20,689 (February 2023) and an area of . The township is the second largest by area of the six townships of Kinmen County. The township includes Cao Islet (Ts'ao Hsü; ), Hou Islet (), and other small islets. At low tide, the coast near Mashan () in northern Jinsha is from Jiaoyu (Chiao I., Reef I.; /), an island originally part of Kinmen County in

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. Rock-filled waters make passage between the two areas difficult.

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

Jinsha Township is divided into eight urban villages: * Dayang Village () * Hodo / Hedou Village () * Kuanchien / Guangqian Village () * Guanyu Village (), northernmost village; includes Cao Islet (Ts'ao Hsü; ), Hou Islet (), and other small islets (see also map) * Pushan Village () * Sanshan Village () * Wensha Village () * Siyuan / Xiyuan Village (Hsi-yüan; )

Mayors

After

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, mayors of the Jinsha Township were: *Mayors () (urban township) # Chang Hsi-Hu () (1945) # Huang Ko-Tsun () (1946) # Lin Yen-Chueh () (1946–1947) # Chang Jung-Chiang () (1947–1949) *Mayors () (rural township) # Chang Jung-Chiang () (1949) # Chang Hsi-Hu () (1949) *Mayors () (districts) **District 1: Chang Jung-Chiang () (1949–1950) **District 2: Wang Tien-Chu () (1949), Chang Hsi-Hu () (1949–1950) **Unified district: Chang Jung-Chiang () (1950–1953) Since 1953, the Jinsha Township has been led by a mayor () (urban township). # Chang Jung-Chiang () (1953–1954) # Wu Shui-Chih () (1954–1955) # Teng Chen-Kang () (1955–1958), also mayor of

Jinhu, Kinmen Jinhu Township () is an Township (Taiwan), urban township of Kinmen (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China. Jinhu Township is the larg ...

# Hsieh Shui-I () (1958–1960) # Yeh Te-Hui () (1960–1963) # Chang Ying () (1963–1965) # Chang Li-Min () (1965–1966) # Fu Wen-Min () (1967–1971) # Huang Sheng-Chien () (1971–1975) # Chang Chun-Chuan () (1975–1986) # Chen Chia-Chieh () (1986–1994) # Huang Ching-Lan () (1994–2002) # Huang I-Hsin () (2002–2006) # Chen Kun-Ti () (2006–2014) # Chen Chi-Te () (2014–2016) # Wang Teng-Wei () (2016) # Chen Chi-Te () (2016) # Wang Teng-Wei () (2016–2017) # Yang Chih-Pin () (2017) # Tsai Chi-Chao () (2017–2018) # Wu Yu-Chia () (2018–present)

Education

* Kinmen Campus of

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Infrastructure

* Shanxi Reservoir * Tianpu Reservoir

Tourist attractions

* Jindong Movie Theater * Longfeng Temple *

Kinmen Folk Culture Village The Kinmen Folk Culture Village () is a cultural center in Jinsha Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The culture village was designed by an architect from Jiangxi and built by Wang Kuo-chen, a successful businessman who created his wealt ...

Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station The Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station () is a historical broadcasting station and observation tower in Jinsha, Kinmen, Jinsha Township, Kinmen, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The station used to send out propaganda message to the Pe ...

Wang Chin-cheng's Western House The Beishan Old Western-style House () is a historical house in Jinsha, Kinmen, Jinsha Township, Kinmen, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History Construction of the house began around 1918 or 1919 for the Wang family and was completed in 1932. The house ...

References

External links

Jinsha Provincial Government website金門縣金沙鎮公所.中天電視【台灣新亮點】
('Jinsha Township Office, Kinmen.

Chung T'ien Television Chung T'ien Television (CTi TV; ), is a nationwide cable TV network based in Taiwan. It belongs to Want Want China Times group, which also owns China Television (CTV). History Founded in 1994, CTi TV was originally called the Chinese Television ...

Taiwan's New Highlights') {{Kinmen divisions