Jincheng Township (Chinese: 金城鎮) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen. It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fuchien Province, Taiwan. Jincheng was the seat of the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s Fuchien 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.
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History
Jincheng also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fuchien Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fuchien Province was relocated to Xindian, Taipei County. 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
Wang Ping-Yuan (王秉垣) (1954–1955)
Liao Ko-Hsiung (廖國雄) (1954–1958)
Chiu Yuan (丘員) (1958– 1960)
Elected mayors
Shih Ping-Yen (石炳炎) (1960–1971)
Hsu Chi-Yung (許績永) (1971–1980)
Fu Wen-Min (符文敏) (1980 -1982)
Cheng Ching-Li (鄭慶利) (1982–1990)
Hsu Wen-Li (徐文理) (1990 -1991)
Chen Shih-Chi (陳世基) (1991–1992)
Hsu Yung-Chen (許永鎮) (1992–1994)
Hsu Chin-Hsiang (許金象) (1994–2002)
Tsai Hui-Shih (蔡輝詩) (2002–2010)
Shih Chao-Min (石兆瑉) (2010–2018)
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