September 2, 2009 by cfimages

Overlooked and Isolated – Memorials on Kinmen

Tweet Kinmen is so full of history and tourist sites that it warrants a fourth post. In case you missed them, we’ve already looked at the main town of Jincheng, the military history and the architecture. In today’s post, we’ll take a look at some of the various memorials and monuments that haven’t already been [...]

August 26, 2009 by cfimages

Overlooked and Isolated – Architecture on Kinmen

Tweet For the third part of this series on Kinmen, we’re going to focus on the architecture. To recap, part 1 looked at the town of Jincheng, Kinmen’s largest center, and part 2 focused on the military history of the islands. The island is known for its numerous examples of traditional southern Fujian style buildings. [...]

August 12, 2009 by cfimages

Overlooked and Isolated – Travels on Kinmen

Tweet Anyplace boasting a history that includes pirates, classic Chinese architecture and twentieth century battlefields deserves to be a stop on any travelers itinerary but the islands of the Kinmen archipelago are not only overlooked by most, they are often unknown to travelers. Located just a couple of kilometers from the southern Chinese city of [...]