During the Ming dynasty, more migrants settled in Kinmen. Koxinga used Kinmen as a base to capture Formosa and Penghu from the Dutch. He cut down trees to build his navy, resulting in massive deforestation that made Kinmen vulnerable to soil erosion.
During the Ming dynasty more migrants settled in Kinmen Koxinga used Kinmen as a base to capture Formosa and Penghu from the Dutch He cut down trees to build his navy resulting in massive deforestation that made Kinmen vulnerable to soil erosion