Lieyu

Lieyu Township (Liehyu) (Chinese: 烈嶼鄉; pinyin: Lièyǔ Xiāng; Hokkien POJ: Lia̍t-sū-hiong) is a rural township in Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It mainly consists of Lesser Kinmen (Chinese: 小金門; Pīnyīn: Xiǎojīnmén), Dadan, and Erdan, three islands of the ROC located to the west of Greater Kinmen and immediately to the east of Xiamen (Amoy) of the People's Republic of China.[2]

Lieyu Township

烈嶼鄉

Liehyu, Lieh Hsu
Rural township
Monument to the August 23 Artillery Battle at the junction of Hupu Road and Jiujing Road
Lieyu Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey)
Lieyu Township
Location in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates: 24°25′41″N 118°14′06″E
CountryTaiwan
CountyKinmen (Quemoy)
Established1949
Rural villages5
Government
 • MayorHung Juo-Shan (洪若珊)
Area
 • Total17.155 km2 (6.624 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2014)
 • Total11,978
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Websitelieyu.kinmen.gov.tw

History
Lesser Kinmen / Lieyu (center of photograph) and surrounding islands
Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu)

The first people arrived from the Central Plains of China during the Tang Dynasty and quickly developed the island. The population quickly multiplied. During the Tang Dynasty, a horse pasture was set up on the island. During the Song Dynasty, a salt works was constructed. During the Ming Dynasty, a frontier command was constructed. During the Qing Dynasty, a garrison was sent to protect against Japanese pirates.

Lieyu Township

In 1950, Dadan was the site of a minor battle in the Chinese Civil War.[3] Donggang Bay was the site of the 1987 Lieyu Massacre.

Geography
Map including Lieyu (Lesser Kinmen) (labelled as Lieh Hsü (Little Quemoy)) (AMS, 1954)
See also: List of islands of Taiwan § Kinmen
View of Xiamen from Lieyu.

The island of Lesser Kinmen is situated outside the mouth of mainland China's Jiulong River and inside Xiamen's harbor. The distance from mainland China at the closest point is only about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and is located in a very strategic position.

Lieyu Township includes numerous islands and islets.[4] Some of the larger among those islands and islets include:[5]

Administrative divisions

Lieyu Township is divided into five rural villages:[2][6][7][8]

  • Linhu Village (林湖村)
  • Shangqi/Shangchi Village (上岐村)
  • Xikou/Sikou Village (西口村)
  • Huangpu Village (黃埔村)
  • Shanglin Village (上林村)

Politics

The government of the People's Republic of China claims Kinmen County (Jinmen County in pinyin) as part of Quanzhou City in its own Fujian province.

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Water

The township houses one ferry pier named Jiugong Pier.[11]

Road

In the future, Lieyu Township will be connected to Jinning Township in Greater Kinmen Island by Kinmen Bridge which is currently still under construction.[12]

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See also

References
  1. 行政面積. 金門縣政府民政處 Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government (in Chinese). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019. 行政區 面積（單位：平方公里）{...}烈嶼鄉 16.003{...}大膽 0.7900 二膽 0.2800{...}復興嶼 0.0500 猛虎嶼 0.0250 獅嶼 0.0070
  2. "History". Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019. Also known as the “Little Kinmen,” Lieyu is located southwest to Kinmen island and between Kinmen and Amoy.{...}Our township’s districts include Linhu, Huangpu, Sikou, Shanglin, and Shangchi,
  3. "Islet Dadan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  4. 金門縣行政區域圖. Retrieved 9 August 2019. 烏礁 桂子礁 獅嶼 牛心礁 小擔 檳榔嶼 烈嶼 復興嶼 猛虎嶼 兔嶼 石山 大膽島 二擔島 三擔島 四擔島 五擔
  5. 金門縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese). Department of Land Administration. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019. 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 烈嶼鄉(05){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}大膽 0251 二擔 0252 更正 復興嶼 0253 猛虎嶼 0254 獅嶼 0255
  6. 烈嶼行政村. 金門縣烈嶼鄉公所 Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen County (in Chinese). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019. 全鄉分為林湖村、上岐村、上林村、西口村、黃埔村，共五個行政村，
  7. "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 9 August 2019. Shangqi Vil. Shanglin Vil. Xikou Vil. Linhu Vil. Huangpu Vil.
  8. 107年地方公職人員選舉 (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 9 August 2019. 上岐村 上林村 西口村 林湖村 黃埔村
  9. "Kinmen landmine exhibition center launches". Taipei Times. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  10. "Former Kinmen minefield now a tourist attraction". Taipei Times. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-19. Located on Little Kinmen, or Lieyu (烈嶼), the Landmine Theme Park has drawn thousands of visitors every month after opening in the middle of 2012, the Lieyu Township Office said.
  11. Huang, Huei-min; Yen, William (14 January 2019). "Kinmen and Xiamen to hold joint fireworks for Lunar New Year". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  12. "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 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。

Further reading
  • Lin Chih-Pin (林志斌) & Hung Ching-Chang (洪清漳), (2018). 烈嶼西方甲傳奇:佛祖上帝公庇佑的子民. ISBN 978-986-05-8121-8
  • Lin Ma-Teng (林馬騰), (2016). 古韻今輝 烈嶼上林鄉社史. ISBN 978-9860504248
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