The ending of the trip in Kinmen

    After introduced you guys so many information about Kinmen, what's you first thought about Kinmen right now? Is Kinmen a precious land? Is Kinmen's scenic spots marvelous? Is Kinmen' culture interesting? Or is Kinmen still regarded as a normal place to you? Well, the answers will all up to you! What I want to share and express here is that I love my hometown. The main purpose of writing this blog is to let people from anywhere of the world know that Kinmen is a good place. In Taiwanese people's thoughts, they think Kinmen is a boring, barren and lifeless place. And because of these reasons they don't even take a look at this historical land. To me, Kinmen is not only a historical land but also a land full of friendliness. Kinmen has delicious delicacies. Kinmen has beautiful tourist spots. Kinmen has educational meanings toward our young generations who didn't go through the baptism of wars. All in all, there are great amount of lessons we can learn from Kinmen.

    Kinmen is a nice place for people to relax themselves. Most of the citizens in Kinmen are elders, which means above 65-year-old. Why? Because of the good environment and low pollution rate. Elders in Kinmen can enjoy their everyday naturally. They chat with their neighbors. They live lives without heavy pressures. They don't have to worry about trifles. The only thing they have to do in Kinmen is enjoy their peaceful lives.

    People in Kinmen born in to be always optimistic. They satisfied what they have. They are grateful for what gods have given them. They don't like to quarrel. Actually, they love in peace. Live in Kinmen is a heavenly enjoyment. I, as one of the citizens of Kinmen, am greatly proud of that I'm one of the children of Mother Kinmen! :)

(pictures souce: Google)

Great Scenic Spots in Kinmen (2)

    Continue to introduce other scenic spots in Kinmen for you! In the last article I introduced the Tai-Wu Section and Goo-Ning-Tou Section, this article will finish the other famous sections in Kinmen.

    The third is Goo- Gung Section. In this section we can see Shui-Tou Village. The village is named as the third excavation among the list. The village seperated into four parts, front boundary, middle boundary, down boundary, and hind boundary. The buildings in the village are like szu-ho-yuan in ancient Taiwan. In the Shui-Tou Village, there is a tower call De-Ueh Tower. That tower is also an excavation, too. The owner of the tower is a man named Hui-Hung Huang who run business in Indonesia and made a big fortune. 

(The picture of Shui-Tou Village)

(The picture of De-Ueh Tower)

Next one is Jhaishan Tunnel; one of the famous tunnels in Kinmen. The tunnel is built in an A-shaped tunnel. Total is 357 meters long. The tunnel took three years to be accomplished. The purpose of the tunnel is to portage some supplies by small landing-boats. Moreover, many people died because of the construction of the tunnel. The tunnel was open to visit on the year 1998.

(The picture of Jhaishan Tunnel)

    The next section is Ma-Shan Section. The most special one in this section is Ma-Shan Observation Station. Ma-Shan Observation Station is located in the northest part of Kinmen. There are just 2300 meters between the Ma-Shan Observation Station and the land of China. The main purpose of Ma-Shan Observation Station is to forecast the weather. People can use telescope to see some islands of Mainland China. Sometimes, people even can just see those islands and China by their eyes in a good weather.

(The picture of Ma-Shan Observation Station)

    The last section is Leh-Ueh Section. Leh-Ueh, another name is Small Kinmen. Located next to Kinmen. The famous scenic spot in Leh-Ueh is Giang-Chung Temple. General Lee is worshiped in the Giang-Chung Temple. Legend says that General Lee is a man who was good at study and military. He loved his citizens and did his best to protect them. At Ming Dynasty pirates domineered between Taiwan and China. Once pirates wanted to invade Leh-Ueh plundered people's fortune. General Lee changed all the leaves into warriors and scared away the pirates. That is the origin of the Chiang-Chung Temple.

(The picture of Chiang-Chung Temple)

    After introducing so many hot scenic spots, don't you think that Kinmen is a great scenic heaven? To me, absolutely yes. Though Kinmen is not a popular touring place to young generations, I still strongly recommend young people to visit here. Once you have been here, you can totally understand and realize what Kinmen is. Hope you can visit Kinmen in your free time to discover something precious!

(picture sources: Google and Kinmen National Park)

Great Scenic Spots in Kinmen (1)

    As we know that Kinmen is a land filled with historical sites. Also, Kinmen is a place known for scenic spots and delicacies. In this article, I'm going to introduce Kinmen section by section. You can know what's the most popular scenic spot in there!

    First one is Mt. Tai-Wu Section. In this section, we can see the famous scenic spot, the stone of "Wu-Wong-Tsi-Chu". The stone was named by ex-president Chiang. The purpose of this stone is to arouse soldier's morale.

(The picture of the stone of "Wu-Wong-Tsi-Chu")

823War Memorial Hall is also one of the famous spots in this section. This building is built to preserve some historical deeds. Some precious debris and pictures are all preserved in the Hall in order to let people to visit. 823 War is also an important event in the history of Taiwan. Were it not for Kinmen, Taiwan now would under the rule of China. 

(The picture of 823 War Memorial Hall)

Chin-Guo Chiang Memorial Hall. Why people in Kinmen want to build this building? Well, the reason is that Mr. Chaing has done many attributions to Kinmen. He not only cared the living condition of people in Kinmen but also made some important revolutions which made not only Kinmen but also Taiwan great progress. So because of these reasons, people in Kinmen built this Memorial Hall to remember Mr. Chiang with gratitude.

(The picture of Chin-Guo Chiang Memorial Hall)

The last one in this section is The Wind Lion. As what I've mentioned in the previous article, The Wind Lion is the tutelary god of Kinmen. Their functions are really varied. Some control the sea while others control the wind. No matter which kind of Wind Lion, they are all believed can protect people in Kinmen away from disasters. The Wind Lion also can keep fortune for people. So in Kinmen The Wind Lion is highly praised as the protector of Kinmen.

(Pictures of The Wind Lion)

    The second section is Goo-Ning-Tau section. In this section, the most famous one is Goo-Ning-Tou War Memorial Hall. In addition to the 823 War, GOO-Ning-Tou War is another important historical event in Kinmen and both in Taiwan. The purpose of building this Memorial Hall is to reappear the scenes of preparing and fighting in the war at that time. There are even some documentaries in the Memorial Hall for people to watch and know deeply to the historical background. 

(The picture of Goo-Ning-Tou Memorial Hall)

Another famous scenic spot is Shung-Li Lake. Shung-Li Lake is well-known for bird watching. People can see different kinds of birds at the banks of Shung-Li Lake. In addition to bird watching, people can see various kind of fish in the Shung-Li Wetland Natural Park including horsefoot, lancelet, and China beluga, etc. 

(The picture of Shung-Li Lake Observation)