Lesser Kinmen
| Lieyu Township 烈嶼鄉 |
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Lieyu Township in Kinmen County
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 Lieyu Township
烈嶼鄉 |
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| Coordinates: 24°25′41″N 118°14′06″E / 24.42806°N 118.23500°ECoordinates: 24°25′41″N 118°14′06″E / 24.42806°N 118.23500°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Kinmen |
| Established | 1949 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.8540 km2 (11.5267 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2014) | |
| • Total | 11,978 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| Website | fkpg |
Lieyu Township (Chinese: 烈嶼鄉; pinyin: Lièyǔ Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lia̍t-sū-hiong) is a rural township in Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Taiwan. It is also known as Lesser Kinmen (Chinese: 小金門; pinyin: Xiǎo Jīnmén) in which it is an island of the Republic of China, located to the west of the main island of Greater Kinmen and immediately to the east of Xiamen of the People's Republic of China.
The first people arrived from the Central Plains of China during the Tang Dynasty and quickly developed the island. The population quickly multiplied. During the Tang Dynasty, a horse pasture was set up on the island. During the Song Dynasty, a salt works was constructed. During the Ming Dynasty, a frontier command was constructed. During the Qing Dynasty, a garrison was sent to protect against Japanese pirates.
In 1950, Dadan was the site of a minor battle in the Chinese Civil War. Donggang Bay was the site of the 1987 Lieyu Massacre.
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