Lieyu

According to tradition, Greater Kinmen/Kinmen Island and Lesser Kinmen/Lieyu were originally one island. Lieyu was split-off ({{lang|zh|裂}} lie) from Kinmen Island, hence the name Lieyu.{{cite web|url=https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=64E5B639E0751B00|script-title=zh:歷史沿革|website={{lang|zh-tw|金門縣烈嶼鄉公所}} Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen County|language=zh-tw|date=28 July 2017|access-date=10 August 2019|quote={{lang|zh-tw|金門民間傳說烈嶼和大金門本是相連，沒有過海，和大金門的水頭有數公尺之土地相連帶。後有一仙人眼見船隻軍要轉來轉去才能轉進港，非常麻煩，就說：「這條港路上的半島，該讓她(離嶼)去，讓出這條港路，好交通船」。金口一開，烈嶼那塊島慢慢裂開，一直開離大金門所以叫「烈嶼」久而久之，就叫成了「烈嶼」。（金門民間傳說）}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825162831/https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=64E5B639E0751B00|archive-date=25 August 2019|url-status=live}}{{sfn|Lin|2018|p=16}}

File:Xiamen Island, Lieyu Island and Kinmen Island.jpg

File:Lesser Kinmen in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County 27879208801 f3ffa7478b o.jpg; right side are Donggang Bay & Peninsula, Donglin Shore; left side are Nanshantou & Shaxi Capes; far left in background is Xiamen with Binlang and Shi Islets in between]]

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The first people arrived from the Central Plains of China during the Tang dynasty and quickly developed the island. The population quickly multiplied. During the Tang dynasty, a horse pasture was set up on the island. During the Song dynasty, a salt works was constructed. During the Ming dynasty, a frontier command was constructed. During the Qing dynasty, a garrison was sent to protect against Japanese pirates.

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On July 26, 1950, ROC forces on the Dadan Island (Tatan), in total 298 soldiers, repulsed an attack (大擔島戰役) from a People's Liberation Army force of 700 soldiers that landed on the island.{{cite book|script-title=zh:秘島：大二膽的秘境秘史|language=zh-tw|author=Lin Ma-Teng {{lang|zh-tw|林馬騰}}|publisher=林馬騰文史工作室|ISBN=978-957-41-6438-7|date=July 2009|pages=11, 19–20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jhes.km.edu.tw/lieyu/english/content4/triver16.htm|title=Islet Dadan|access-date=2011-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316162101/http://www.jhes.km.edu.tw/lieyu/english/content4/triver16.htm|archive-date=2012-03-16}}

In January 1985, eight Chinese fishermen from a stranded boat were executed on Shi Islet by military orders.{{Cite web|title=時論－一封永遠無法寄達的家書 |trans-title=Commentary - A home letter never been delivered |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20131029000502-260502?chdtv |last=Shi |first=Wen-jie |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=China Times |language=zh-TW |location=Taipei}}{{Cite web|title=111司調0025 調查報告 |trans-title=2022 Justice Investigation Report No. 0025 |url=https://www.cy.gov.tw/CyBsBoxContent.aspx?n=133&s=17946 |last=Gao |first=Yong-cheng |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=7 August 2022 |publisher=Control Yuan |language=zh-TW |location=Taipei}}

Donggang Bay, Lieyu Island, was the site of 1987 Lieyu Massacre, where nineteen or more Vietnamese refugees were killed on March 7, 1987 by the ROC armed force.{{cite book |last=Hau |first=Pei-tsun |title=八年參謀總長日記 |trans-title=8-year Diary of the Chief of the General Staff (1981–1989) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WKCAAAAIAAJ |publisher=Commonwealth Publishing |date=1 January 2000 |isbn=957-621-638-9 |language=zh-TW |location=Taipei}}{{cite book |last=Guan |first=Ren-jian |url=https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010516575 |title=你不知道的台灣 國軍故事 |trans-title=The Taiwan you don't know: Stories of ROC Arm Forces |date=1 September 2011 |isbn=978-957-663-649-3 |publisher=Puomo Digital Publishing |access-date=20 October 2022 |language=zh-TW |location=Taipei}}

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{{see also|List of islands of Taiwan#Kinmen}}

File:Xiamen from Lieyu.JPG on low tide; Xiamen City on the background]]

The island of Lesser Kinmen is situated outside the mouth of mainland China's Jiulong River and {{citation needed span|text=inside Xiamen's harbor|date=December 2012}}. The distance from mainland China at the closest point is only about {{convert|5000|m|abbr=on}} and is located in a very strategic position.

Lieyu Township includes numerous islands and islets.{{cite web|url=https://ws.kinmen.gov.tw/001/Upload/305/relpic/8015/6771/3b18e2cb-b0ed-4dac-8076-4afb8f62625d.jpg|script-title=zh:金門縣行政區域圖|quote={{lang|zh-tw|烏礁 桂子礁 獅嶼 牛心礁 小擔 檳榔嶼 烈嶼 復興嶼 猛虎嶼 兔嶼 石山 大膽島 二擔島 三擔島 四擔島 五擔}}|access-date=9 August 2019}} Some of the larger among those islands and islets include:{{cite web|url=https://www.land.moi.gov.tw/ngis/chhtml/main.asp?area=WA05&type=byArea|script-title=zh:金門縣土地段名代碼表|publisher=Department of Land Administration|date=5 September 2018|access-date=9 August 2019|language=zh-tw|quote={{lang|zh-tw|地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 烈嶼鄉(05){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}大膽 0251 二擔 0252 更正 復興嶼 0253 猛虎嶼 0254 獅嶼 0255}}}}

• Lesser Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen, Lieyu; {{lang|zh-Hant|小金門, 烈嶼}})
• Dadan Island {{lang|zh-Hant|(大膽島)}} ({{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen)
• Erdan Island (二膽島) ({{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen)
• Sandan, Sidan, and Wudan{{sfn|Lin|2018|p=17}}
• Fuxing Islet (Fuhsing Islet; Phaktia) ({{linktext|lang=zh-tw|復興|嶼}})
• Menghu Islet (Tiger Island) ({{linktext|lang=zh-tw|猛虎|嶼}})
• Shi Islet (Lion Islet) ({{linktext|lang=zh-tw|獅|嶼}})
• Binlang Islet ('Areca Nut Islet') ({{linktext|lang=zh-tw|檳榔|嶼}})

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Lieyu Township is divided into five rural villages:{{cite web|url=https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=FAF4AA610393E70D|title=History|website=Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen|date=9 July 2019|access-date=9 August 2019|quote=Also known as the "Little Kinmen," Lieyu is located southwest to Kinmen island and between Kinmen and Amoy.{...}Our township's districts include Linhu, Huangpu, Sikou, Shanglin, and Shangchi,}}{{cite web|url=https://lieyu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=739C1E238AE53943|script-title=zh:烈嶼行政村|website={{lang|zh-tw|金門縣烈嶼鄉公所}} Lieyu Township Village Administration, Kinmen County|language=zh-tw|quote={{lang|zh-tw|全鄉分為林湖村、上岐村、上林村、西口村、黃埔村，共五個行政村，}}|date=12 June 2019|access-date=9 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://vote2018.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm09020000500000000.html|title=2018 Local Elections|access-date=9 August 2019|publisher=Central Election Commission|quote=Shangqi Vil. Shanglin Vil. Xikou Vil. Linhu Vil. Huangpu Vil.}}{{cite web|url=http://vote2018.cec.gov.tw/pc/zh_TW/TV/nm09020000500000000.html|script-title=zh:107年地方公職人員選舉|access-date=9 August 2019|publisher=Central Election Commission|language=zh-tw|quote={{lang|zh-tw|上岐村 上林村 西口村 林湖村 黃埔村}}}}

• Linhu Village ({{lang|zh-tw|林湖村}})
• Shangqi/Shangchi Village ({{lang|zh-tw|上岐村}})
• Xikou/Sikou Village ({{lang|zh-tw|西口村}})
• Huangpu Village ({{lang|zh-tw|黃埔村}})
• Shanglin Village ({{lang|zh-tw|上林村}})

The government of the People's Republic of China claims Kinmen County (Jinmen County in pinyin) as part of Quanzhou City in its own Fujian province.

• Xihu Reservoir

• Bada Tower
• Dadan Island
• Erdan Island
• Hujingtou Battle Museum
• Jiugong Tunnel
• Landmine Museum
• Lieyu Township Culture Museum
• Lingshui Lake

The township houses one ferry pier named Jiugong Pier which sails to Shuitou Pier in Jincheng Township, Greater Kinmen Island.{{cite news|first1=Huei-min|last1=Huang|first2=William|last2=Yen|date=14 January 2019|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201901140018.aspx|title=Kinmen and Xiamen to hold joint fireworks for Lunar New Year|publisher=Focus Taiwan|access-date=14 January 2019}}

Since 2022, Lieyu Township is connected to Jinning Township in Greater Kinmen Island by Kinmen Bridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmdn.gov.tw/1117/1271/1278/191346/|script-title=zh:馬總統：大橋興建代表金門人民希望

|title=President Ma: Construction of Kinmen Bridge Signifies Kinmenese Hope|language=zh-tw,en|publisher=Kinmen Daily News|date=24 January 2011|translator=Wilson Chou|access-date=24 August 2019|quote=President Ma explained the reason for building a bridge linking Kinmen and Lieyu (Little Kinmen) as follows: With the resident population of Lieyu Township being only between 2000-3000, transportation is not the primary reason. With what the central government most concerned is Kinmen's status in the overall cross-strait relation and its competition with Xiamen. He believed that with the completion of the construction, Kinmen Bridge will become a marvelous tourist landmark in {{sic|Kinmem|expected=Kinmen}}. {{lang|zh-tw|馬總統說，烈嶼鄉的常住人口不過兩、三千人，蓋橋除了考量大、小金門的交通，最主要是看重金門在整個兩岸關係的地位，以及未來面對廈門的競爭。他相信，金門大橋的興建，將成為金門觀光的絕佳地標。}}}}

• List of islands of Taiwan

{{reflist}}

• {{citation|author-last=Lin|author-first=Chih-Pin ({{lang|zh-tw|林志斌}}) & Hung Ching-Chang ({{lang|zh-tw|洪清漳}})|year=2018|script-title=zh:烈嶼西方甲傳奇:佛祖上帝公庇佑的子民|ISBN=978-986-05-8121-8}}
• Lin Ma-Teng ({{lang|zh-tw|林馬騰}}), (2016). {{lang|zh-tw|古韻今輝 烈嶼上林鄉社史}}. {{ISBN|978-986-05-0424-8}}

{{commons category|Lieyu Township, Kinmen County}}

{{Wiktionary|Lieyu|Liehyu|Lieh Hsü}}

• [http://www.kinmen.gov.tw/ Kinmen County Government official website] {{in lang|zh-tw}}

{{Kinmen divisions}}

{{Territorial disputes in East, South, and Southeast Asia}}