Jiangong Islet

The Jiangong Islet^[1] (traditional Chinese: 建功嶼; simplified Chinese: 建功屿; pinyin: Jiàngōng Yǔ) (also Jiangong Yu^[2]) is a tidal island in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).^[3]

Jiangong Islet

Native name: 建功嶼
Jiangong Islet Taiwan
Geography
Location	Jincheng, Kinmen, Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates	24°25′38.8″N 118°18′00.3″E
Total islands	1
Area	500 m2 (5,400 sq ft)

Jiangong is connected to main Kinmen island by a causeway which only appears in low tide

History

The islet was originally named Chu Islet. In 1949, the Republic of China Armed Forces occupied the islet and built the Lion Fort, Andutou and Koxinga Shrine Barracks. In 1960, the Ministry of the Interior approved the renaming of the islet to become Jiangong Islet.

On 20 October 1997, the Kinmen Defense Command withdrew military personnel from the islet and Kinmen County Government resumed control of it. In 2002, the county government began restoring the area and opened to promote tourism. In September 2016, the islet was damaged by Typhoon Meranti. It was subsequently repaired with a cost of NT$6,410,000. The island was closed for reconstruction starting 20 December 2017.^[4] It was then reopened to the public in end of February 2018.^[5] Beginning on April 22, 2022, a live 4k video has streamed on YouTube.^[6]

Geology

The island has an area of 500 m².^[7] The island is connected to main Kinmen island by a causeway which only appears in low tide. Numerous incidents of visitors trapped on the island when the tide was wrong have occurred since the island opened to visitors.^[8]

Features

The island has a statue of Koxinga which was built in 1968 to commemorate the Ming Dynasty hero who led the resistance against Manchurian invaders. The islet also has a viewing platform offers a view of the surrounding area.

See also

• List of islands of Taiwan

References

1. "Geographic environment". Kinmen National Park. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019. The 12 islands and islets comprising {...}Jiangong islet,{...}
2. Jiangong Yu (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. 金門縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019. 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 金城鎮(03){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}建功嶼 0256
4. Salmonsen, Renée (13 December 2017). "Kinmen Islet set to reopen on March 8". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. Huang, Hui-min; Wang, Flor (26 February 2018). "Kinmen reopens Jiangong Islet to public". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
6. "金門建功嶼即時影像Kinmen Jiangong Islet 4K Live Camera". 樂遊金門. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022. 金門建功嶼即時影像
7. "Jiangong Island". Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
8. 金門建功嶼賞景遇漲潮 3遊客受困, 中時電子報, 2017-04-14