August 23rd Artillery Battle Museum (Kinmen, Taiwan)
The August 23 Artillery Battle Museum / 八二三戰史館 is a museum in Zhongzheng Park, Jinhu Township, Kinmen. The museum was built in 1988 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 23 August 1958 Artillery War during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
On the both sides of the museum main entrance are the carving of the names of the 587 ROC armed forces servicemen who lost their lives in the bombardment. On the left side are displayed the main air fighter used by the forces at that time and the main artillery piece. On the right side is one of the amphibious landing craft which played a vital role in transporting troops and materials during the battle.
The museum exhibits historical artifacts in 12 display areas for charts, photographs, documents, relics and models.
In 1958, Summer time as the worsening situation between Taiwan and China, in order to test the limits of the U.S.-Taiwan defense treaty, Mainland China planned to attack Kinmen and Matsu.
At 6:30 pm, on August 23, 1958, the Kinmen archipelago suddenly found them under massive artillery assault from Mainland China. When the Communists temporarily ceased fire on October 5, in just a short period of 44 days, 474,910 shells had landed on the islands. That calculated into an average of four shells per sq meter; the highest density in world record. It almost wiped out the entire Kinmen. The Communists officially stopped the war in 1978 when the United States officially recognized Beijing. The event is commonly referred to as “Battle of 823” in Chinese.
Kinmen Tourism Buses (Kinmen, Taiwan)
Kinmen has a bus service specifically for tourists. Day tickets are NTD 200 and include bus rides and guided tours at all destinations (Chinese only). Departure is from the bus station in Jincheng at 8:30and 13:30.
- Line A (morning): to Juguang Tower (莒光樓) and several sites in Shuitou, including traditional architecture, houses by returnees from Southeast Asia (including a Peranakan house) and the Zhaishan tunnels (翟山坑道) an underground navy installation.
- Line B (afternoon): to Guning, north of Jincheng, to several museums and sites related to military history and the battle of 1949 in particular, and a wildlife museum.
- Lines C and D start from Shanwai in the east of the island.
Public buses also go to all parts of the island, including the major sites, the ferry terminal and the airport (red 1 line, 紅一). Buses 7/7A/7B run from the Shuitou Pier, to Shuitou, and finally to Kincheng. Buses 9/10/11 go to the northwest part of the island, particularly the Shuangli Wetland Area and Guningtou Battle Museum. Bus fares are NTD 12 or NTD 24 for long distances (such as from Kincheng to the eastern half of Kinmen). For Little Kinmen, the fare is NTD 10. Understand that buses can be rather infrequent and many do not run late. Also, the bus drivers will skip a station if there is no one waiting there, so press the get off button when you want to get off. Jincheng has a major bus station with buses to many parts of the island and also has a very useful tourist office.
Taiwan Episode 12 - Guningtou militaty base
Day 2 in Kinmen continues. After a quick meal we go to Guningtou military base to attend an island tour, but while waiting for the tour to start we try to found something to drink (and visit the military base at the same time).
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The 70th Anniversary of Guningtou Battle
國軍莒光園地 古寧頭戰役70週年紀念特別節目
國防部政治作戰局授權轉載
The 70th Anniversary of Guningtou Battle
Authorized by Political Warfare Bureau, M.N.D, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Kinmen Holiday Pt. 2.5
The second part of our second day on Kinmen island. The Guningtou battle museum. Guningtou was a critical battle that shaped the history and the future of modern Taiwan.
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Old Military Defenses on Kinmen, Taiwan
Kinmen was once on the front lines of the Chinese Civil War. Though it is all quiet today the legacy of the war lives on. The islands are still covered in military installations and defenses.
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The Battle of Guningtou or Battle of Kuningtou , also known as the Battle of Kinmen , was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949.The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in the hands of the Kuomintang and crushed their chances of taking Taiwan to destroy the Nationalists completely in the war.
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1949 Battle of Kuningtou (＝Guningtou / Kinmen) against Chinese Communism
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Red Chinese Battle Plan (ca. 1964)
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Battle of Guningtou
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Battle of Guningtou
The Battle of Guningtou (simplified Chinese: 古宁头之役; traditional Chinese: 古寧頭之役; pinyin: Gǔníngtóu zhī Yì), also known as the Battle of Kinmen (simplified Chinese: 金门战役; traditional Chinese: 金門戰役; pinyin: Jīnmén Zhànyì), was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
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