Jinsha, Kinmen

Jinsha Township (Kinsha[3][4]) (Chinese: 金沙鎮; pinyin: Jīnshā Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-soa-tìn; lit.

'gold dust'[5]) is an urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island (Quemoy), Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).

Jinsha has a population of 20,689 (February 2023) and an area of 41.2920 km2 (15.9429 sq mi).

[7][8] At low tide, the coast near Mashan (馬山)[9] in northern Jinsha is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) from Jiaoyu (Chiao I., Reef I.; 角屿/角嶼), an island originally part of Kinmen County in Dadeng Subdistrict, Xiang'an District, Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China.

Rock-filled waters make passage between the two areas difficult.

Map including the Jinsha Township area (1954)
Sanshan Village architecture