Lesser Kinmen

Lesser Kinmen

Lesser Kinmen is one of the islands of the Kinmen (Quemoy) group. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of Fujian. Geographically it is very near to Xiamen (Amoy). Administratively the island forms the Lieyu Township (烈嶼鄉) the Kinmen County of the Fukien Province of the Republic of China. The People's Republic of China claims the Kinmen County (Jinmen County in "pinyin") as part of the Quanzhou prefecture of its Fujian Province.

ee also

*Wuchiu
*Matsu
*List of islands of the Republic of China

External links

* [http://www.fkpg.gov.tw Fujian Provincial Government website]


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