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	Welcome to Kinmen!
		Kinmen can also be said to be the home of the Taiwanese.In 1949, the Nationalist government army retreated to Kinmen.
		In the end of 1993, the county magistrate of kinmen, for the first time in history, was elected by popular vote, and in the spring of the following year, the election of the county council took place.
		The total area of Kinmen is 150.456 square kilometers; it is narrow in the middle and wide on the eastern and western sides.
	www.kinmen.gov.tw /English/eng.htm (634 words)

	Kinmen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian (Fuchien) province.
		As part of Fuchien, Kinmen was not colonised by Japan, as the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores were.
		The calligraphy of Chiang Kai-shek etched on a stone in Kinmen states, "forget not that you're in Jü" as an analogy to the Warring States Period where the State of Qi, cornered to the City of Ju, successfully counterattacked and retook his country from the State of Yan.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kinmen (590 words)

	Welcome to Kinmen!
		Kinmen possesses abundant cultural ingredients imported from the Mainland, and a pioneering, tenacious vitality characteristic of the islanders.
		A cross-strait Kinmen: To increase Kinmen’s visibility on cross-strait issues, to establish a Kinmen-Shamen common livelihood community, to promote the well-being of the residents by cross-strait cooperation in the fields of communication and industries.
		A war-free Kinmen: To transform into modern tourist and recreational attractions the military installations abandoned in the wake of the lifting of the Battlefield Administrative Affairs.
	www.kinmen.gov.tw /English/index2.html (780 words)

	Matsu Islands Encyclopedia Article @ CNLists.com (CN Lists) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The People's Republic of China controls the part of the county adjoining the mainland and has a separate administration for that jurisdiction, Lianjiang County, which claims the entire archipelago to be its Mazu Township (媽祖鄉).
		Kinmen is the other island on the Fujian coast controlled by the ROC.
		In April 2003, the county government started considering changing the name to Matsu County to avoid confusion with the county of the same name on the mainland.
	www.cnlists.com /encyclopedia/Matsu_Islands (1034 words)

	Kinmen
		We were the honored guests so we were allowed to be at the table for the entire meal (over an hour in length) whereas most of the other relatives--aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and friend arrived, ate, and then moved to another location in the living room.
		Kinmen is really very Chinese and a wonderful contrast to the more metropolitan and worldly Taipei.
		She began to lay out and paint the second one, a wind lion god image using some of the paper that was dried on the monuments.
	www.janeingramallen.com /residency/Taiwan/expanded_grant/Kinmen/Kinmen.htm (2233 words)

	Quemoy
		Quemoy or Kinmen (金門, pinyin Jinmen) is an island administrated by the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan.
		Administratively, it is in the Kinmen County of Fujian Province.
		Chinch'eng and Chinsha are the largest of the six counties.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kinmen.html (312 words)

	DEFENSE MINISTER INSPECTS KINMEN AMID BEIJING'S BELLIGERENT RHETORIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Kinmen, March 7 (CNA) Defense Minister Tang Fei made an inspection tour the Republic of China's frontline island of Kinmen on Tuesday amid mainland China's new threats of force against Taiwan.
		Tang's Kinmen tour was also aimed at understanding the Kinmen County Government's development project for the offshore frontline island, which lies closer to mainland China than to Taiwan.
		For his part, Kinmen County Magistrate Chen said the county government hopes that military authorities will lift construction bans on certain off-limits areas, assist in building a wharf and clearing landmines in Shuitou township, and open up the island's southern coastal region for sightseeing.
	www.fas.org /news/taiwan/2000/e-03-07-00-15.htm (471 words)

	kinmen
		Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, is a small island with a very big reputation.
		Kinmen is actually an archipelago consisting of 15 islets including, besides Kinmen itself, Liehyu (or Little Kinmen), Tatan, and Ertan.
		This hill is the source of numerous streams that flow into reservoirs that supply water for the local population and beautify the landscape as well.
	ya-ting.com /2004/taiwan/kinmen.html (284 words)

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		Kinmen possesses abundant cultural ingredients imported from the Mainland, and a pioneering, tenacious vitality characteristic of the islanders.
		A cross-strait Kinmen: To increase Kinmen’s visibility on cross-strait issues, to establish a Kinmen-Shamen common livelihood community, to promote the well-being of the residents by cross-strait cooperation in the fields of communication and industries.
		A war-free Kinmen: To transform into modern tourist and recreational attractions the military installations abandoned in the wake of the lifting of the Battlefield Administrative Affairs.
	210.69.114.19 /English/eng_main2.htm (805 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Kinmen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		website = kinmen.gov.tw }} Kinmen ({{zh-thtwt=é‘é—hp=JÄ«nmÃ©ntp=JinmÃ©nw=Chin-men}}; POJ: Kim-mnÌg; also romanized Quemoy from Southern Min (in early Spanish romanization); literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate"), located at 24.44N, 118.33E, is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy (å¤§é‘é—), Lesser Quemoy (å°é‘é—), and some islets.
		etched on a stone in Kinmen states, "forget not that you're in JÃ¼" as an analogy to the Warring States Period where the State of Qi, cornered to the City of Ju, successfully counterattacked and retook his country from the State of Yan.
		Category:Ports and harbours of the Republic of Chinazh-min-nan:Kim-mnÌg de:Kinmen et:Jinmen fr:Jinmen id:Kabupaten Kinmen ja:é‘é—ç pl:Kinmen sv:Jinmen zh:é‘é—ç¸£
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Kinmen (593 words)

	CNA-060400
		Liu of Lienchiang County recommended that the new government amend several inadequate regulations to enable the implementation of the "mini three links", which he said are sorely needed by residents of Kinmen and Matsu.
		After being briefed on the military situation on Kinmen by Kinmen Defense Command officials, Tsai visited the ports at Shuitou and Liaolowan to inspect the facilities and assess their passenger-handling capacities.
		Kinmen County Magistrate Chen Shui-tzai suggested that a cross-strait consultation center be established in Kinmen and military observers be stationed on both sides so as to establish mutual trust.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /CNA/CNA-060400.htm (578 words)

	Quemoy - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Administratively, it is in the Kinmen County of Fukien Province.
		Some islands of other counties, such as Wuciou, were transferred to the jurisdiction of Kinmen County by the ROC government.
		You can find it there under the keyword Kinmen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinmen)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kinmenandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Kinmen (561 words)

	Asia Times: China
		Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen made the remarks during a visit to Kinmen, where she called at the Kinmen Garrison Command, the Kinmen county government, the Kinmen county council, and the Liaolo Harbor and Suitou Wharf to inspect the facilities for direct trade and transport links between the island and the mainland.
		Her remarks came a day after Matsu bought a cargo of water from the mainland, while Kinmen county officials were preparing to discuss water purchases with mainland officials the following day.
		She said that the basic stance of the MAC is "self-support and self-sufficiency" and that any decision to buy more water from the mainland will have to be made only after looking at follow-up developments.
	www.atimes.com /china/DE08Ad03.html (323 words)

	Provincial Governments
		The return of local autonomy to Kinmen County and Lienchiang County is part of the ROC's recent constitutional reforms.
		The Kinmen County Government is responsible for the administration of six townships.
		The incumbent magistrates of Kinmen and Lienchiang counties are Lee Chu-feng and Chen Hsueh-sheng, respectively.
	www.taiwan.com.au /Polieco/Government/report04.html (393 words)

	China Post - 台灣新聞 , Taiwan , News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Two-way charter flights between Macau and Taiwan's outlying island of Kinmen will be inaugurated Sept. 19 in line with the Kinmen county government's bid to open the island wider to the rest of the world, a local tourism industry executive said yesterday.
		Kinmen County Tourism Association Chairman Wu Chia-chiang made the announcement at a news conference in a local hotel.
		The Kinmen County Tourism Association hopes that a 194-seat Airbus A321 jet of Trans Asia Airways can be used to make the Sept. 19 maiden charter flight between Kinmen and Macau.
	www.chinapost.com.tw /taiwan/detail.asp?ID=88850&GRP=B (331 words)

	Kinmen
		Kinmen (Chinese: 金門; pinyin: JīnmГ©n; Wade-Giles: Chin-men; POJ: Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from Northern Min; literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate") is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some islets.
		Taipei, Oct. 17 (CNA) Tsai Yuan-chen, the elected chief of the small island township of Wuchiu, which lies 72 nautical miles northeast of the island of Kinmen, was stripped of his post Tuesday by a court for election-rigging.
		Kinmen, Sept. 28 (CNA) Kinmen Defense Commander Yang Tien-hsiao announced Thursday that the outlying island will begin a mine-clearing operation using a locally trained team on a trial basis starting next month.
	www.transporteon.com /Destinations-K/Kinmen.php (951 words)

	Kinmen
		We were the honored guests so we were allowed to be at the table for the entire meal (over an hour in length) whereas most of the other relatives--aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and friend arrived, ate, and then moved to another location in the living room.
		Kinmen is really very Chinese and a wonderful contrast to the more metropolitan and worldly Taipei.
		Kinmen truly is a different world made up of wonderful people and a rich culture.
	janeingramallen.com /residency/Taiwan/expanded_grant/Kinmen/Kinmen.htm (2233 words)

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		Meanwhile, Kinmen County Magistrate Lee Chu-feng has repeatedly urged the central government to open full links with the mainland, as the positive effects of the mini links have been lackluster.
		As Kinmen's kaoliang is the most popular spirit in Taiwan and the major source of income for Kinmen County, bootleg kaoliang is seriously hurting Kinmen's finances, police said.
		Responding to a Kinmen County proposal to set up an offshore export-processing zone on the island, Joseph Y. Chou, director-general of the Economic Processing Zone Administration under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, said that Kinmen has the potential to become the "Pearl of the Taiwan Strait" because of its strategic location.
	www.tro-taiwan.roc.org.uk /dc/nsl122002f.htm (269 words)

	Tighter water security ordered (Taiwan, after rat poison found in river feedin reservoir) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The water samples were taken after a Kinmen resident on Monday discovered bags of Fumieshu -- an organofluorine compound used by farmers to kill mice -- that had been dumped in the water.
		Pointing out that the poison was past its expiration date, that it is insoluble in water and that it had not yet reached the reservoir area due to the dry season, the KW officials said the water supplied by the reservoir is safe for use.
		Kinmen County Commissioner Lee Juh-feng (ÀîìÄ·é) said prosecutors have initiated a comprehensive investigation into the incident.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1159105/posts (900 words)

	Children Art Festival
		From the ruins of the Changliao’s bunker castles, the Kinmen county government is looking to open a dedicated area for the children’s creative art works.
		Kinmen county government hopes, through the eighteen children art festivals, to allow Kinmen’s children to further understand Kinmen’s past and to actively participate creating the new Kimen.
		With active participation of the children and their parents, these art festivities will be full of Kinmen’s unique culture and history and will set the foundation for Kinmen’s future.
	bmoca.kinmen.gov.tw /eng/product_6.html (238 words)

	Scott Sommers' Taiwan Weblog
		National Kinmen Institute of Technology is advertising for a professor of TEFL.
		Kinmen is part of the ROC, but it is not part of
		Today, Kinmen is a blossoming tourist resort with a unique version of Taiwanese-Chinese culture.
	blogs.salon.com /0002422/2003/11/19.html (298 words)

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		April 1953, China Rural Development Commission supported the county in implementing the full-scale cadastral survey and overall land registration, forming the land administration office of each village and township, which are merged as Kinmen Land Administration Office in August 1954, located at a citizen’s house in Tungmen village, Kinchen township.
		June 1961, the county government’s limited budget resulted in personnel reduced, cutting down the land administration office and merging with the civil affairs division of the county government.
		January 1 2000, the office was upgraded as “Fujian Province Kinmen County Land Administration Bureau”.
	land.kinmen.gov.tw /about_us_01e.asp (202 words)

	The Ministry of the Interior
		Lienchiang County had the highest rate of increase among all the cities and counties at 99.03‰, followed by Kinmen County’s 76.51‰ and then Hsinchu County’s 18.51‰.
		Of all the cities and counties, Lienchiang County had the highest sex ratio at 139, followed by Taitung’s 113 and Kinmen County’s 112.
		Lienchiang County was ahead of other cities and counties with a 10.02‰ annual marriage rate, followed by Hsinchu City’s 6.77‰ and Hualien County’s 6.74‰.
	www.moi.gov.tw /ver2_english/News_meat.asp?Newsid=104 (627 words)

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