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Jinning, Kinmen

Coordinates: 24°27′24″N 118°20′04″E / 24.456720°N 118.334506°E / 24.456720; 118.334506
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24°27′24″N 118°20′04″E / 24.456720°N 118.334506°E / 24.456720; 118.334506

Jinning Township
金寧鄉 (Chinese)
Kinning,[1] Chinning,[2] Chin-ning[3]
Jinning Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey)
Jinning Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey)
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceFukien
CountyKinmen Kinmen
Rural villages6
Government
 • MayorYang Chung-Chun (楊忠俊)
Area
 • Total29.8540 km2 (11.5267 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total34,569
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Postal code
892
Websitejinning.kinmen.gov.tw/en
Jinning Township Office

Jinning Township (Chinese: 金寧; 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

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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

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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

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Tourist attractions

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Transportation

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

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d "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。