Best Historic Sites in Jinning Township
Taiwan · Kinmen County · Jinning Township
Yang Hua Former Residence
Jinning Township · Historic Sites
Yang Hua was a distinguished military officer of the Qianlong and Jiaqing eras, who once took part in the campaign against Lin Shuangwen and in anti-piracy operations. His ancestral residence is a traditional Minnan-style building with a three-section courtyard layout and a left-side protected wing. The main hall is decorated with a Sanchuan ridge, while the front and rear halls feature a continuous swallow-tail ridge. The detailed ornamentation is especially refined, with notable wood carvings and brick carvings on the door panels. Although the painted colors on the beams, columns, and bracket sets have faded, the carving remains vigorous and expressive.
Gulongtou Zhenwei Residence
Jinning Township · Historic Sites
Former residence of Li Guangxian, Admiral of the Guangdong Navy in the Qing dynasty, built in the 59th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign (1794) and now designated as a county-level historic monument. The residence features a three-courtyard layout with an added rear wing similar to a side house, representing an early Qing southern Fujian-style dwelling. Behind the house stands a towering “Taishan Shigandang” protective stone stele, regarded as the finest example of such stones in Kinmen. Inside the residence, more than ten themed exhibition rooms have been set up, including the Water Resources Hall, Local History Hall, Fishing and Oyster Hall, and Admiral Hall, displaying the deeds of Li Guangxian, the reconstruction process of Zhenwei Residence, daily utensils from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and traditional farming, fishing, and animal husbandry tools.
Guningtou Arch
Jinning Township · Historic Sites
Located on the section of Dinglin Road towards Huandao West Road, the Guningtou Arch symbolizes the bravery and valor of soldiers who protected the people during the Guningtou Battle. This arch not only reminds the world of the cruelty of war but also allows future generations to commemorate the martyrs and remember the fallen soldiers.
Beishan Old Western House
Jinning Township · Historic Sites
Beishan Old Western House was built by the three brothers Li Jinyu, Li Yanya, and Li Tianzhu from Guningtou, who successfully engaged in coconut trade in Manila, Philippines. They returned to their hometown in Beishan in 1928 to construct a large house for their mother, and later built a two-story western-style house in 1937, with the help of craftsmen from Nan'an and local artisans from Guningtou.