Lieyu Explained

Lieyu
Other Name:Liehyu, Lieh Hsu
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Settlement Type:Rural township
Pushpin Map:Taiwan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Taiwan (Republic of China)
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kinmen (Quemoy)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1949
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hung Juo-Shan (Chinese: 洪若珊)
Parts:5
Parts Type:Rural villages
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.155
Population Total:12738
Population As Of:February 2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:National Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+8

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

Name

According to tradition, Greater Kinmen/Kinmen Island and Lesser Kinmen/Lieyu were originally one island. Lieyu was split-off (Chinese: 裂 lie) from Kinmen Island, hence the name Lieyu.[2]

History

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.

On July 26, 1950, ROC forces on the Dadan Island (Tatan), in total 298 soldiers, repulsed an attack (大擔島戰役) from a People's Liberation Army force of 700 soldiers that landed on the island.[3] [4]

In January 1985, eight Chinese fishermen from a stranded boat were executed on Shi Islet by military orders.[5] [6]

Donggang Bay, Lieyu Island, was the site of 1987 Lieyu Massacre, where nineteen or more Vietnamese refugees were killed on March 7, 1987 by the ROC armed force.[7] [8]

Geography

The island of Lesser Kinmen is situated outside the mouth of mainland China's Jiulong River and . The distance from mainland China at the closest point is only about 5000m (16,000feet) and is located in a very strategic position.

Lieyu Township includes numerous islands and islets.[9] Some of the larger among those islands and islets include:[10]

Administrative divisions

Lieyu Township is divided into five rural villages:[11] [12] [13] [14]

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.

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Water

The township houses one ferry pier named Jiugong Pier which sails to Shuitou Pier in Jincheng Township, Greater Kinmen Island.[15]

Road

Since 2022, Lieyu Township is connected to Jinning Township in Greater Kinmen Island by Kinmen Bridge.[16]

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://kccad.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=62E690FE3873FDD4. zh-tw. zh:行政面積. Chinese: 行政區 面積（單位：平方公里）{.... Chinese: 金門縣政府民政處 Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government. 29 January 2019. 5 September 2019.
  2. Web site: https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=64E5B639E0751B00. zh:歷史沿革. Chinese: 金門縣烈嶼鄉公所 Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen County. zh-tw. 28 July 2017. 10 August 2019. Chinese: 金門民間傳說烈嶼和大金門本是相連，沒有過海，和大金門的水頭有數公尺之土地相連帶。後有一仙人眼見船隻軍要轉來轉去才能轉進港，非常麻煩，就說：「這條港路上的半島，該讓她(離嶼)去，讓出這條港路，好交通船」。金口一開，烈嶼那塊島慢慢裂開，一直開離大金門所以叫「烈嶼」久而久之，就叫成了「烈嶼」。（金門民間傳說）. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825162831/https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=64E5B639E0751B00. 25 August 2019. live.
  3. Book: zh:秘島：大二膽的秘境秘史. zh-tw. Lin Ma-Teng Chinese: 林馬騰. 林馬騰文史工作室. 978-957-41-6438-7. July 2009. 11, 19–20.
  4. Web site: Islet Dadan. 2011-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316162101/http://www.jhes.km.edu.tw/lieyu/english/content4/triver16.htm. 2012-03-16. dead.
  5. Web site: 時論－一封永遠無法寄達的家書 . Commentary - A home letter never been delivered . Shi . Wen-jie . 29 October 2013 . 26 September 2022 . China Times . zh-TW . Taipei.
  6. Web site: 111司調0025 調查報告 . 2022 Justice Investigation Report No. 0025 . Gao . Yong-cheng . 13 July 2022 . 7 August 2022 . . zh-TW . Taipei.
  7. Book: Hau, Pei-tsun . 八年參謀總長日記 . 8-year Diary of the Chief of the General Staff (1981–1989) . . 1 January 2000 . 9576216389 . zh-TW . Taipei.
  8. Book: Guan, Ren-jian . 你不知道的台灣 國軍故事 . The Taiwan you don't know: Stories of ROC Arm Forces . 1 September 2011 . 9789576636493 . Puomo Digital Publishing . 20 October 2022 . zh-TW . Taipei.
  9. Web site: https://ws.kinmen.gov.tw/001/Upload/305/relpic/8015/6771/3b18e2cb-b0ed-4dac-8076-4afb8f62625d.jpg. zh:金門縣行政區域圖. Chinese: 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. 9 August 2019.
  10. Web site: https://www.land.moi.gov.tw/ngis/chhtml/main.asp?area=WA05&type=byArea. zh:金門縣土地段名代碼表. Department of Land Administration. 5 September 2018. 9 August 2019. zh-tw. Chinese: 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 烈嶼鄉(05){....
  11. Web site: History. Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen. 9 July 2019. 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,.
  12. Web site: https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=739C1E238AE53943. zh:烈嶼行政村. Chinese: 金門縣烈嶼鄉公所 Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen County. zh-tw. Chinese: 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，. 12 June 2019. 9 August 2019.
  13. Web site: 2018 Local Elections. 9 August 2019. Central Election Commission. Shangqi Vil. Shanglin Vil. Xikou Vil. Linhu Vil. Huangpu Vil..
  14. Web site: http://vote2018.cec.gov.tw/pc/zh_TW/TV/nm09020000500000000.html. zh:107年地方公職人員選舉. 9 August 2019. Central Election Commission. zh-tw. Chinese: 上岐村 上林村 西口村 林湖村 黃埔村|language=zh-tw.
  15. News: Huei-min. Huang. William. Yen. 14 January 2019. Kinmen and Xiamen to hold joint fireworks for Lunar New Year. Focus Taiwan. 14 January 2019.
  16. Web site: President Ma: Construction of Kinmen Bridge Signifies Kinmenese Hope. zh:馬總統：大橋興建代表金門人民希望. zh-tw,en. Kinmen Daily News. 24 January 2011. Wilson Chou. 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 . Chinese: 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。.

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