Jincheng, Kinmen



Jincheng Township is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau.

History
Jincheng also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fujian Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fujian Province was relocated to Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan Province. In 1996, the capital was moved back to Jincheng.

Administrative divisions
Jincheng is divided into eight urban villages:
 * Beimen Village (北門里)
 * Gucheng Village (古城里)
 * Jinshui/Jinshuei Village (金水里)
 * Nanmen Village (南門里)
 * Dongmen/Tungmen Village (東門里)
 * Xianan/Sianan Village (賢庵里)
 * Ximen Village (西門里)
 * Zhusha/Jhusha Village (珠沙里)
 * Zhushan Village (Chushan )

Mayors

 * Appointed mayors
 * 1) Wang Ping-Yuan (王秉垣) (1954-1955)
 * 2) Liao Ko-Hsiung (廖國雄) (1954-1958)
 * 3) Chiu Yuan (丘員) (1958- 1960)
 * Elected mayors
 * 1) Shih Ping-Yen (石炳炎) (1960-1971)
 * 2) Hsu Chi-Yung (許績永) (1971-1980)
 * 3) Fu Wen-Min (符文敏) (1980 -1982)
 * 4) Cheng Ching-Li (鄭慶利) (1982-1990)
 * 5) Hsu Wen-Li (徐文理) (1990 -1991)
 * 6) Chen Shih-Chi (陳世基) (1991-1992)
 * 7) Hsu Yung-Chen (許永鎮) (1992-1994)
 * 8) Hsu Chin-Hsiang (許金象) (1994-2002)
 * 9) Tsai Hui-Shih (蔡輝詩) (2002-2010)
 * 10) Shih Chao-Min (石兆瑉) (2010-2018)
 * 11) Li Cheng-Chih (李誠智) (2018–present)

Government institutions

 * Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center
 * Kinmen County Government
 * Kinmen County Council
 * Kinmen Fisheries Research Institute

Infrastructure

 * Tashan Power Plant

Tourist attractions

 * Chastity Arch for Qiu Liang-gong's Mother
 * Chen Shi-yin Western Style House
 * Deyue Gun Tower
 * Gugang Lake
 * Houpu 16 Creative Park (後浦16藝文特區)
 * Jiangong Islet
 * Jincheng Civil Defense Tunnel
 * Jincheng Seaside Park
 * Jinshui Elementary School
 * Juguang Tower
 * Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty
 * Maoshan Pagoda
 * Mofan Street
 * Wentai Pagoda
 * Xujiang Xiaowo Stone Inscription
 * Yannan Academy
 * Zhaishan Tunnel

Transportation

 * Shuitou Pier

Notable natives

 * Dong Zhisen, journalist