Jincheng was called Houpu; after the Qing moved the Kinmen garrison headquarters here from the old walled town, it became the island's political and commercial centre. The old streets around Juguang Road radiate from the Town God Temple, near the Qiu Liang-gong Mother's Chastity Arch and the restored Garrison Headquarters. Today they are packed with shops selling Cantonese congee, sesame flatbreads, peanut candy and knives forged from artillery shells.
Architecture
Minnan red brickBaroque facadesArcades
Themes
Qing eraTemplesMilitaryPort trade
Getting there
Where
Around Juguang Road and Minquan Road (Houpu), Jincheng Township, Kinmen
Getting there
Jincheng Bus Station, ~3 min walk
Time needed
Half a day
Best time
Cantonese congee in the morning; busiest at the City God procession on the 12th day of the 4th lunar month
