Cap Island

Binlang Islet is an islet located in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. The islet can be seen from the shore near Lingshui Lake and from the shore near Shaxi Fort in the southwestern part of Lesser Kinmen as well as from Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China.

Type: Islet
Description: islet northwest of Lesser Kinmen, Taiwan (ROC)
Also known as: “Binlang Islet”, “Pin-lang Hsü”, “Pin-lang Yü”, “Ping-lang Hsü”, “Ping-lang Yü”, and “Ping-Tang Hsu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hujingtou Battle and Lingshui Lake.

Hujingtou Battle

Museum

Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hujingtou Battle Museum is a museum in Kinmen National Park, Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. Hujingtou Battle is situated 3½ km east of Cap Island.

Lingshui Lake

Lake

Photo: Atlasmotor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lingshui Lake is a lake in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. Lingshui Lake is situated 3 km southeast of Cap Island.

Koxinga Well

Photo: BreakdownDiode, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Koxinga Well is situated 3½ km east of Cap Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shi Islet and Lieyu.

Shi Islet

Locality

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Shi Islet is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. Military personnel are stationed on Shi Islet. Shi Islet is situated 3½ km northeast of Cap Island.

Lieyu

Town

Lieyu Township is a rural township in Kinmen County, Taiwan. It consists mainly of three islands located to the west of Greater Kinmen and immediately to the east of Xiamen. The township encompasses islands of Lesser Kinmen, Dadan, and Erdan. Lieyu is situated 4½ km east of Cap Island.