Jinsha, Kinmen
Introduction '''Jinsha Township''' ('''Kinsha''') () is an urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island (Quemoy), Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China.
Geography Map including the Jinsha Township area (1954)Jinsha has a population of 20,689 (February 2023) and an area of . The township is the second largest by area of the six townships of Kinmen County. The township includes Cao Islet (Ts'ao Hsü; ), Hou Islet (), and other small islets.At low tide, the coast near Mashan () in northern Jinsha is  from Jiaoyu (Chiao I., Reef I.; /), 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.
Politics and government Sanshan Village architecture===Administrative divisions===Jinsha Township is divided into eight urban villages:* Dayang Village ()* Hodo / Hedou Village ()* Kuanchien / Guangqian Village ()* Guanyu Village (), northernmost village; includes Cao Islet (Ts'ao Hsü; ), Hou Islet (), and other small islets* Pushan Village ()* Sanshan Village ()* Wensha Village ()* Siyuan / Xiyuan Village (Hsi-yüan; )===Mayors===After World War II, mayors of the Jinsha Township were:*Mayors () (urban township)# Chang Hsi-Hu () (1945)# Huang Ko-Tsun () (1946)# Lin Yen-Chueh () (1946–1947)# Chang Jung-Chiang () (1947–1949)*Mayors () (rural township)# Chang Jung-Chiang () (1949)# Chang Hsi-Hu () (1949)*Mayors () (districts)**District 1: Chang Jung-Chiang () (1949–1950)**District 2: Wang Tien-Chu () (1949), Chang Hsi-Hu () (1949–1950)**Unified district: Chang Jung-Chiang () (1950–1953)Since 1953, the Jinsha Township has been led by a mayor () (urban township).# Chang Jung-Chiang () (1953–1954)# Wu Shui-Chih () (1954–1955)# Teng Chen-Kang () (1955–1958), also mayor of Jinhu, Kinmen# Hsieh Shui-I () (1958–1960)# Yeh Te-Hui () (1960–1963)# Chang Ying () (1963–1965)# Chang Li-Min () (1965–1966)# Fu Wen-Min () (1967–1971)# Huang Sheng-Chien () (1971–1975)# Chang Chun-Chuan () (1975–1986)# Chen Chia-Chieh () (1986–1994)# Huang Ching-Lan () (1994–2002)# Huang I-Hsin () (2002–2006)# Chen Kun-Ti () (2006–2014)# Chen Chi-Te () (2014–2016)# Wang Teng-Wei () (2016)# Chen Chi-Te () (2016)# Wang Teng-Wei () (2016–2017)# Yang Chih-Pin () (2017)# Tsai Chi-Chao () (2017–2018)# Wu Yu-Chia () (2018–present)
Education * Kinmen Campus of Ming Chuan University
Infrastructure * Shanxi Reservoir* Tianpu Reservoir
Tourist attractions * Jindong Movie Theater* Longfeng Temple* Kinmen Folk Culture Village* Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station* Wang Chin-cheng's Western House
See also * List of islands of Taiwan
References
Further reading * Yang Tien-Hou () & Lin Li-Kuan () ed., (2018). .
External links *   Jinsha Provincial Government website* 金門縣金沙鎮公所.中天電視【台灣新亮點】 ('Jinsha Township Office, Kinmen. Chung T'ien Television Taiwan's New Highlights')