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Jinsha, Kinmen

Jinsha Township (Kinsha) () is an urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island (Quemoy), Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China.

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 Dadeng Subdistrict, Xiang'an District, Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China. 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
  • Pushan Village ()
  • Sanshan Village ()
  • Wensha Village ()
  • Siyuan / Xiyuan Village (Hsi-yüan; )

Mayors

After World War II, mayors of the Jinsha Township were:

  • Mayors () (urban township)
  1. Chang Hsi-Hu () (1945)
  2. Huang Ko-Tsun () (1946)
  3. Lin Yen-Chueh () (1946–1947)
  4. Chang Jung-Chiang () (1947–1949)
  • Mayors () (rural township)
  1. Chang Jung-Chiang () (1949)
  2. 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).

  1. Chang Jung-Chiang () (1953–1954)
  2. Wu Shui-Chih () (1954–1955)
  3. Teng Chen-Kang () (1955–1958), also mayor of Jinhu, Kinmen
  4. Hsieh Shui-I () (1958–1960)
  5. Yeh Te-Hui () (1960–1963)
  6. Chang Ying () (1963–1965)
  7. Chang Li-Min () (1965–1966)
  8. Fu Wen-Min () (1967–1971)
  9. Huang Sheng-Chien () (1971–1975)
  10. Chang Chun-Chuan () (1975–1986)
  11. Chen Chia-Chieh () (1986–1994)
  12. Huang Ching-Lan () (1994–2002)
  13. Huang I-Hsin () (2002–2006)
  14. Chen Kun-Ti () (2006–2014)
  15. Chen Chi-Te () (2014–2016)
  16. Wang Teng-Wei () (2016)
  17. Chen Chi-Te () (2016)
  18. Wang Teng-Wei () (2016–2017)
  19. Yang Chih-Pin () (2017)
  20. Tsai Chi-Chao () (2017–2018)
  21. Wu Yu-Chia () (2018–present)

Education

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

See also

References

Further reading

  • Yang Tien-Hou () & Lin Li-Kuan () ed., (2018). .

External links