Jinning, Kinmen

24.456720°N 118.334506°E / 24.456720; 118.334506

Jinning Township 金寧鄉 (Chinese) Kinning,[1] Chinning,[2] Chin-ning[3]
Rural township
Jinning Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey)
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Fukien
County	Kinmen
Rural villages	6
Government
• Mayor	Yang Chung-Chun (楊忠俊)
Area [4]
• Total	29.8540 km2 (11.5267 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	34,569
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Postal code	892
Website	jinning.kinmen.gov.tw/en

Jinning Township Office

Jinning Township (Chinese: 金寧鄉; pinyin: Jīnníng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Chin¹-ning² Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-lêng-hiong) is a rural township in Kinmen, Republic of China. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China. It has a population of 34,569 (February 2023) and an area of 29.8540 km² (11.5267 sq mi).^[5]

History

In 1913, Sen-you Li (李森佑) founded the Guning Advanced Elementary School (古寧高等小學).^[6][7]

In October 1949, today's Jinning Township was the site of the Battle of Kuningtou.^[6]

Jinning Township was established in 1953.^[8]

In 1999, the Kinmen County Government established a horseshoe crab conservation area of about 800 hectares in the tidal flat^[9] northwest of Guningtou (Ku-ning-t'ou,^[9] 古寧頭^[9]).^[6][7]

Administrative divisions

Map including the Jinning Township area (1954)

Jinning is divided into six rural villages:^{[6][7][10][11]}

• Anmei Village (安美村)
• Banglin Village (Pang-lin,^[9][12] 榜林村)
• Guning Village (古寧村)
• Houpan Village (后盤村)
• Hupu Village (湖埔村)
• Panshan Village (盤山村)

Education

• National Quemoy University

Tourist attractions

• Beishan Broadcasting Wall
• Beishan Old Western-style House
• Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Hall
• Ci Lake
• Gulongtou Zhenwei Residence
• Guningtou Battle Museum
• Houhu Seashore Park
• Kinmen Peace Memorial Park

Transportation

Jinning is connected to Lieyu / Lesser Kinmen by Kinmen Bridge.^[13]

See also

• List of islands of Taiwan

References

1. David Chao; Yu-Po Hsu; Ping-Chin Fan (3 September 1985). "Medically Important Snails of Kinmen (Quemoy) Islands" (PDF). Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 16 (3): 481. Retrieved 22 September 2019. Kinning
2. "Public Health Center". Public Health Bureau, Kinmen County. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2019. Chinning Township Public health center Address: No. 1, Renai New Village, Chinning Township, Kinmen County
3. Chin-ning (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
4. 行政面積. Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019. 行政區 面積（單位：平方公里）{...}金寧鄉 29.8540
5. "PLA soldiers' relatives to remember loss on Kinmen". taipeitimes.com.
6. "Villages and Scenic Spots in Jinning Town". Jinning Township Administration, Kinmen County. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2019. Guning Village{...}Guningtou Cliff and Public Announcement Station ─ The cliff is located in the northwest coast of Guningtou with reddish-yellow soil. After the shocking battle that started in the beach and ended in Guningtou Cliff in 1949, Taiwan's national forces built a PA station here in order to keep up the soldiers' morale. The large speakers still stand today, and this beach is a good spot for fishing and swimming.{...}Anmei Village{...}Houpan Village{...}Hupu Village{...}Panshan Village{...}Banglin Village{...}
7. 金寧鄉各村概述. 金寧鄉公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2019. 古寧村{...}安美村{...}后盤村{...}湖埔村{...}盤山村{...}榜林村
8. 歷史沿革 [Historical Development]. 金寧鄉公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019. 四十二年恢復縣治，本鄉合併為古寧、安美、湖埔、榜林、盤山、后盤等六個行政區，才定名為金寧鄉公所，設址於頂堡，
9. "NG 50-15 HSIA-MEN". Washington, D. C.: Army Map Service. 1954 – via Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. Probable tidal flats Ku-ning-t'ou 古寧頭 Pang-lin
10. "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2019. Guning Vil. Anmei Vil. Houpan Vil. Hupu Vil. Banglin Vil. Panshan Vil.
11. 107年地方公職人員選舉 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2019. 古寧村 安美村 后盤村 湖埔村 榜林村 盤山村
12. Pang-lin (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
13. "President Ma: Construction of Kinmen Bridge Signifies Kinmenese Hope" 馬總統：大橋興建代表金門人民希望 (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Translated by Wilson Chou. Kinmen Daily News. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2019. President Ma explained the reason for building a bridge linking Kinmen and Lieyu (Little Kinmen) as follows: With the resident population of Lieyu Township being only between 2000-3000, transportation is not the primary reason. With what the central government most concerned is Kinmen's status in the overall cross-strait relation and its competition with Xiamen. He believed that with the completion of the construction, Kinmen Bridge will become a marvelous tourist landmark in Kinmem [sic]. 馬總統說，烈嶼鄉的常住人口不過兩、三千人，蓋橋除了考量大、小金門的交通，最主要是看重金門在整個兩岸關係的地位，以及未來面對廈門的競爭。他相信，金門大橋的興建，將成為金門觀光的絕佳地標。