After six years, I finally made it to Kinmen (金門)! Nikki and I decided to break for the border (well, almost) and book a long weekend away from Taipei; our first trip away together.
Kinmen (pronounced ‘Jin-Men’), is a curious historical anomaly, situated as it is a mere 2100m away from the coast of mainland China. Indeed, administratively, its official title is ‘Fujian Province, Republic of China’, demonstrating very clearly the attitude of previous administrations towards the islet; they possessed a small portion of the mainland, and one day they were coming back for the rest. (more…)