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			<caption><font size="+1">'''Kinmen County'''<br>
			(金門縣)</font></caption>
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			Kinmen County prefectural symbol
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			<tr><td>] ]</td><td>] Township</td></tr>
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			<br> - Total
			<br> - % water
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			<td>Ranked 20th
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			<br> --%
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			<br> - Total (], ])
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			<td>Ranked 24th
			<br> 61,614
			<br> 403/km²
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			<tr><td>]s:</td><td>6</td></tr>
			<tr><td>]:</td><td>Li Chu-feng</td></tr>
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			<tr><td>Pref. ]:</td><td> four-season ]<br>
			(Cymbidium ensifolium)</td></tr>
			<tr><td>Pref. ]:</td><td>] <br>(Bombax ceiba)</td></tr>
			<tr><td>Pref. ]:</td><td>]<br>(--)</td></tr>
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	'''Quemoy''' or '''Kinmen''' (金門, ] Jīnmén, local: Kim1 Mng5) (pop. 43,000) is a small ] of several ]s administered by the ] (ROC) on ]: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some ]s. Administratively, it is in the Kinmen County of ] Province. The county is claimed as part of Fujian's ] Prefecture by the ].		'''Quemoy''' or '''Kinmen''' (金門, ] Jīnmén, local: Kim1 Mng5) (pop. 43,000) is a small ] of several ]s administered by the ] (ROC) on ]: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some ]s. Administratively, it is in the Kinmen County of ] Province. The county is claimed as part of Fujian's ] Prefecture by the ].

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**Kinmen County**
(金門縣)
Symbols
Kinmen County prefectural symbol
Capital special ward	Jincheng Township
Region:	Southern Fujian
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 20th 153.056 km² --%
Population - Total (April 1, 2004) - Density	Ranked 24th 61,614 403/km²
Townships:	6
Governor:	Li Chu-feng
Pref. Flower:	four-season orchid (Cymbidium ensifolium)
Pref. Tree:	Tree Cotton (Bombax ceiba)
Pref. Bird:	-- (--)
File:Taiwan Kinmen county map small.png

Quemoy or Kinmen (金門, pinyin Jīnmén, local: Kim1 Mng5) (pop. 43,000) is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some islets. Administratively, it is in the Kinmen County of Fujian Province. The county is claimed as part of Fujian's Quanzhou Prefecture by the People's Republic of China. Matsu is the other set of islands on the Fujian coast controlled by the ROC.

Many of the inhabitants speak the Southern Min language. Quemoy is geographically very near Xiamen.

"Quemoy"/"Kim1 Mng5", meaning "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate", is in the Min language, "Kinmen" an obscure Mandarin Romanization. (The formerly popular Wade-Giles reads "Chin-men".)

History

The island was the site of extensive shelling between PRC and ROC forces in the 1950s and 1960s and was a major issue in the 1960 United States Presidential Election between Kennedy and Nixon. In the 1950s, the United States threatened to use nuclear weapons against the PRC, if it attacked the island.

The island was a military preserve until the mid-1990s when it was returned to civilian government and travel to and from Taiwan was allowed. Because of its military situation, development on Quemoy was extremely limited and it is now a popular weekend tourist destination for Taiwanese and is known for its quiet villages and beaches. Direct travel between the Mainland China and Quemoy was opened in 2002, and there has been extensive tourism development on the island in anticipation of Mainland tourists. However, direct travel was suspended in 2003 as a result of the SARS outbreak.

Politics

The island consistently votes for the pan-blue coalition. Until the early 1990s, proponents of Taiwan independence argued that they would consider handing Quemoy to the PRC in any negotiated settlement. This did not sit well with residents, and the Democratic Progressive Party has sharply backed away from that position to the extent that it added Quemoy and the other small islands to its party flag which contains a map of Taiwan.

Townships

Kinmen County is subdivided into six townships:

Hanzi	Tongyong	Wade-Giles	Pinyin	English meanings
金城鎮	Jincheng	Chinch'eng	Jīnchéng	Golden City
金沙鎮	Jinsha	Chinsha	Jīnshā	Golden Sand
金湖鎮	Jinhu	Chinhu	Jīnhú	Golden Lake
金寧鄉	Jinning	Chinning	Jīnníng	Golden Tranquility
烈嶼鄉	Lieyu	Lieyü	Lieyü	Heroic Islets
烏坵鄉	Wuciou	Wuch'iu	Wuqiu	Black Mound

All those townships on Greater Quemoy Island start their names with Jin ("gold"). Lieyu Township encompasses the entire Lesser Quemoy Island, and is closest to Xiamen. Wuciou Township is comprised of Greater Ciou Islet (大坵) and Lesser Ciou Islet (小坵).

Jincheng and Jinsha are the largest of the six counties. Altogether, there are 37 Quemoy villages, Three of which -- all in Jhen (鎮, Zhen) -- are Li-village (里), the rest are Cun-villages (村).

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