Jinhu Township · Historic Sites
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Qionglin Yi Men San Jie Fang
Jinhu Township · Historic Sites
Qionglin Yi Men San Jie Fang is a Qing dynasty chastity archway located on the old official road in the western outskirts of Qionglin Village, Jinhu Township. It is the most poignant of the three surviving Qing dynasty archways in Kinmen. Built in 1831, this stone archway appears to symbolize honor and glory, but behind it lies the bitter story of three widows in one family. It is now a county-designated historic site.
Shimen Pass
Jinhu Township · Historic Sites
On the way to Haiyin Temple, visitors must pass through an arched stone gateway. Because it functions like a mountain pass, it is called Shimen Pass and is one of the Twelve Wonders of Mount Taiwu. Built from solid, neatly cut granite, Shimen Pass is topped with a reversed-eave roof and slightly upturned corners at all four ends, giving it a graceful, light appearance. The horizontal plaque bears the four characters “First of Sea and Mountain,” written by the Ming loyalist Lu Ruoteng, and the site is now listed as a county-designated heritage monument.
Haiyin Temple
Jinhu Township · Historic Sites
Haiyin Temple, built during the Song dynasty, has more than 800 years of history. Because it is located in a hollow near the summit of Mount Taiwu, it was historically called Taiwu Rock Temple. Seen from afar, Mount Taiwu resembles a hermit lying on his back, and local people describe it as a place where an immortal reclines on the ground, giving the mountain a sense of spiritual energy. Haiyin Temple, built on this auspicious site, is especially popular for incense offerings. Every lunar New Year’s Day on the ninth day of the first month, Kinmen residents of all ages come up the mountain to worship at Haiyin Temple, making it one of Kinmen’s important religious festival activities.
Qiu Liang-gong Tomb Garden
Jinhu Township · Historic Sites
Qiu Liang-gong Tomb Garden is the burial mound of Qiu Liang-gong, a Qing-dynasty baron of the third rank, located in Xiaojing Village, Jinhu Township, Kinmen County today. It was designated by the Ministry of the Interior as a third-class historic site in the Taiwan-Fujian region.
Qionglin Cai Clan Ancestral Hall
Jinhu Township · Historic Sites
Founded in the 8th year of the Ming Jiajing reign (1529), this ancestral hall is renowned for its lavish interior and exterior ornamentation, widely regarded as the finest among Kinmen clan temples. The roof ridge, gables, and watermill walls all feature exquisite cut-glazed ceramic decoration and clay sculptures, while the bracket arms beneath the main beam are carved with the Cai family maxims: loyalty, filial piety, integrity, and chastity. Numerous plaques hang in the main hall, reflecting the prominence of the family line. A Fengshishi stone lion is embedded in the rear exterior wall, an uncommon design feature.