- Join for free
- Sign In
Internet Cafe a place for a day...
THLIN Says: For most of soldiers in Kinmen, they (we) like to waste our time in Internet Cafe since they have nothing much to do. This one is our fave, you can always find someone from my unit. The pirce here perfectly suits to soldiers' holiday, from Monday to Saturday, the price is...
THLIN Says: Basically the town is exsited for soldiers. In the place, you can see the a lot of soldiers walking around; most of soldiers in Kinmen are from Taiwan, therefore, they come to Shanwai to shop for their daily equipment. On Sundays, it's the only time soldiers are on leave in...
THLIN Says: There are few ways to arrive Kinmen...1. Fly from Taiwan...there are many domestic flights flying between Taiwan and Kinmen. Price are about NTD4,000. (round trip, USD 120+)2. Take a ship...I think only those who live in Kinmen are allowed to take free government ship;...
THLIN Says: The easiest way to move around in Kinmen is to take a bus, if you take from Shanwai, largest town in the east, to Jingcheng, in the west, it only cost you NT20; if you are a local, you don't need to pay anything for any public transportation. Kinmen is one of the richest...
Tiangong: Magic Peanut Dessert
THLIN Says: This shop is welcomed by the local Kinmenese. Their flavour is more traditional while still taste good. Unlike some of not-so-nice company, their peanut-made candy is soft and not sticky. You can enjoy the feeling of something melting in your mouth. The pack I was holding on...
THLIN Says: Due to the reason that it was our frontier, there were many casualties from late 1950s to 1960s. The most famous battle between Kinmen and Xiamen is 23rd August 1958. I've heard a lot about this kind of stories before I was recruited, and if you ever have a chance to visit...
THLIN Says: Since Sundays are holidays for soldiers in Kinmen, everything become more expensive than it should be on Sundays. iN kinmen, local shop owners saperate prices into three different parts: local, tourists and soldiers. Needless to say, those for soldiers are very uncheap,...
THLIN Says: Dr. Yu Ta-wei is one of the most intellgent person through out recent Chinese history. He grew up in a tradtional Chinese family, however he received modern Western education after he left China. Thanks to this genius, we kept Kinmen after severe bomb attack from China. This...
THLIN Says: This place was built by oversea Chinese Wang Kuo-jen, who was a successful business man. After earning a lot, he returened to his homeland and built this village for his people. This houses here are geniune southern Fu-jiang archtecture. From these building, you can explore...
THLIN Says: There are many villeges in this island. Unlike its counterparts in Taiwan, these villege look more exotic to us since it's southern Fujian style.The most significant feature is its swallow-tailed shaping, while some are shaped like a box. If you ever have time visiting here,...
THLIN Says: This is the closest place between Kinmen and China. When it is at ebb, the distance between these two places is 1800 meters. If weather allows, you can even see Xiamen (around 4~5KM away) with telescope. The day when I was there was a rather blury day, sadly, I saw Chinese...
THLIN Says: To my great surprise, I saw some very old-time things in Kingcheng (Jincheng), like you can use a coke can to swap caramal cookies with a street vendor. I really could not believe that, because I read such "trade" on book describing early 20th century. Or you can see a...
Plan a Chin-men vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Chin-men locals
Basically the town is exsited for soldiers. In the place, you can see the a lot of soldiers walking around; most of soldiers in Kinmen are from Taiwan,...
Our members can help!
1
From the left: mongzong, yungxiang, sichao, myself, yuwei, yuexian, ruitang, yungqing. Too you guys, thanx for being great companion for me. My military life is messy and miserable, without you these...
2
Chin-men, who should she choose?
A good Malaysian Friend of mine here on VT (who will of course remain nameless) confided in me that she found Latin men very appealing - especially the more mature Latin men, as she isn't so keen on...
Build your own Chin-men page
