Jinsha, Kinmen

Jinsha Township, also written Kinsha, is an urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island in Kinmen County, Fuchien, Taiwan. The name means gold dust. It faces the Taiwan Strait on the coast of mainland China, and at low tide its northern shore near Mashan lies only about 1.8 kilometres from Jiaoyu, an island that belongs to Xiamen, though rock-filled waters make the crossing difficult. With about 20,689 residents in February 2023 and an area of 41.2920 square kilometres, it is the second largest of the six townships of the county by area. It includes Cao Islet and Hou Islet and is divided into eight urban villages. Local sights include Longfeng Temple, the Kinmen Folk Culture Village and the Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station, and Ming Chuan University has a campus in the township.