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Explore Houpanshan
Houpanshan in Kinmen County (Fukien) is a city in Taiwan about 204 mi (or 328 km) west of Taipei, the country's capital.
Local time in Houpanshan is now 07:41 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Houpanshan, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Kinmen Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Fujian Tulou in China at a distance of 58 mi (or 93 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jincheng, Xindian, Dongshi, Maxiang and Xiamen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 59% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 20 km/h (13 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, strong breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
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One day excursion for Kinmen island ,Taiwan
you can go to Kinmen island by boat. I took 1day excursion from Xiamen, China.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kinmen
Kinmen or Quemoy is a small archipelago of several islands administered by Republic of China (Taiwan): Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) as part of its own Fujian Province's Quanzhou Prefecture. It is geographically very near Xiamen, no more than 2 kilometers.
Kinmen Airport
Kinmen Airport or Shang Yi Airport is a civilian airport serving Kinmen, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It was built in 1994 as a civilian airport located at Shang-I, to the northeastern side of the original military airport. It was authorized to become a C-class airport under the direct supervision of Civil Aeronautics Administration, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Executive Yuan. It serves an average of 1.2 million passenger every year.
Fujian Province, Republic of China
Fujian Province or Fukien Province, is a province of the Republic of China. It includes the small archipelagos of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu Islands off the southeast coast of Fujian Province, People's Republic of China (PRC). The seat of the provincial government is Jincheng Township of Kinmen County. Fujian Province, was once part of a traditional Fujian Province of China. After the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the province split into two parts governed by the ROC and the PRC respectively.
Battle of Liaoluo Bay
The Battle of Liaoluo Bay (料羅灣海戰) took place in 1633 off the coasts of Fujian and Kinmen. It involved the Dutch East India Company and the Chinese Ming dynasty's navies. The battle was fought at the north coast of the island of Kinmen, in the Taiwan strait. A Dutch fleet under Admiral Hans Putmans was attempting to control shipping in the Taiwan strait, while the southern Fujian sea traffic and trade was protected by a fleet under Brigadier General Zheng Zhilong.