Talking about tourist attractions in Xiamen, in addition to Gulangyu, Taiwanese temple Nanputuo Temple, Ao Park, Jimei, the local travel agents are now recommended a special sightseeing program - the sea to see Kinmen.
Kinmen Island in Xiamen Island and large distance of about 15 nautical miles (27 km), ancient inhabitants of the two close contacts. However, beginning in 1949, the Communist Party and the KMT as long as 30 years of civil war, fire, blocked all the non-governmental exchanges between the two places. The history of the shadow of the Chinese civil war, in reality, the military confrontation across the Taiwan Strait, is today's gold, the two buildings overlooking the visitors with each other through a telescope on the other side, we hope to see a mystery.
Taiwan's military control of small islands
To see the sea from Xiamen, "Golden Gate" is not big, Little Kinmen island, but Little Kinmen Island, Taiwan's armed forces controlled by the south-west of a small islands - Big Tam Island (the Taiwan authorities called the "bold Island"). Tourists from Xiamen Ferry Terminal, take the ferry or ferry terminal, after a 45-minute journey (including the middle passenger in the Gulangyu short stay), arrived from the Grand Tam island is about 100 meters off the coast of the sea, you can clearly see on the island, "Three Principles of Unity China "psychological warfare wall, and then return to Xiamen.
I stationed in Taiwan to work, he twice went to Kinmen County interviews, no chance to board the Taiwan's military not to develop tourism in a big Tam Island. Xiamen interview a few days ago to take advantage of it to participate in the upper reaches of the sea, hoping to see the that Taiwan's "frontline" island of the appearance, from another angle feel the atmosphere of military confrontation across the Taiwan Strait.
Miss Liu encountered on board a full-time tour guide, she has repeatedly, accompanied by Henan Province, northeast China, Jiangxi, Shanghai and Taiwan tourists to participate in the upper reaches of the sea. Asked her 96 yuan per person for tickets if there are expensive, she said: "to have dozens of tickets near Zhangzhou yuan (RMB); the ferry will cross the warning line, you can close look at Kinmen, meaning different, definitely worth the fare. "
Lantau Island, fierce artillery
In order to this voyage, "value added", the ferry on the island guide describes the 11 highway, Xiamen University,胡里山炮台, Whitehead and other forts along Xiamen landscape, and describes the 1958 outbreak of Xiamen and Kinmen, the brutality of artillery: " Lantau Island (PLA control at the forefront of islands) at that time was the enemy fire cut off the one meter tall! "
Voyage of 37 minutes, the adoption of the Lantau Island, commentator announced that the ferry has crossed the warning line, and to remind visitors pay attention to their own portable phone signal whether it has changed from "China Mobile" into "Taiwan Mobile." People then began to excited, commentator took the opportunity to sell to you rent the telescope, each 10 yuan, in order to look at big Tam Island, "the KMT flag" and "KMT soldier."
Beware of war on the wall, "Three People's Principles to unify China" in traditional Chinese characters and then ever more clear, the tourists have pushed the deck of the ferry ahead scramble to take pictures. At this time, they speak up guide describes: "Three People's Principles was originally proposed by Sun Yat-sen set of more advanced theories of statecraft, and later by (the late strongman leader of the KMT) Chiang Kai-shek used to broadcast the slogan on the mainland."
Ferry stayed about 20 minutes, psychological warfare bunker on the right wall of the Taiwan military soldiers, not moving, he is also useless loudspeaker warnings to leave the ferry. According to board a wear the rank of major armed police officer said the mainland, unless someone jumped into the sea on the ferry, the island garrison only fired warning shots to the sky. He added: "Only the highest officers of the island, Captain, the other party has also told me King had ceremony of miles!"
Return before the narrator calls upon all visitors to bid farewell to garrison the island, some even to Taiwan shouting "Come back!" To enjoy myself, but also an united front did not forget the other side, does it mean for the "peaceful reunification" and contribute to the strength of their own ?
Approaching the ferry terminal in Xiamen of peace, we can see next to the Chinese Navy Pier at anchor five light gunboats, and then saw a large recall earlier Tam defenders on the island of Taiwan has not increased combat readiness, Kinmen-Xiamen sea area the chances of military conflict obviously very low. Hopefully the middle of the Taiwan Strait, never ceased to play a phone-in, will never again be filled by smoke.
Author: laiba
