Daqian

Daqian is a shoal in Kinmen, 福建省. Daqian is situated nearby to the locality Huxia, as well as near the hamlet Dingbuxia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kinmen Bridge and Jiangongyu Islet.

Kinmen Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Viy4092, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kinmen Bridge is a cross-sea bridge in Kinmen, Fujian, Republic of China. It connects Greater Kinmen Island and Lieyu Island.

Jiangongyu Islet

Islet

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The Jiangong Islet is a tidal island in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. Jiangongyu Islet is situated 3 km south of Daqian.

Kinmen

Town hall

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Kinmen is a town hall, which is situated 3 km southeast of Daqian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jincheng and Jinning.

Jincheng Township is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen. It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fuchien Province. Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. Jincheng is situated 3½ km southeast of Daqian.

Jinning

Town

Jinning Township is a rural township in Kinmen, Republic of China. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China. It has a population of 34,569 and an area of 29.8540 km2. Jinning is situated 4 km east of Daqian.

Lieyu

Town

Lieyu Township is a rural township in Kinmen County, Republic of China. It consists mainly of three islands located to the west of Greater Kinmen and immediately to the east of Xiamen of the People's Republic of China: Lesser Kinmen, Dadan, and Erdan. Lieyu is situated 6 km southwest of Daqian.

Daqian

Type: Shoal
Also known as: “Ta-ch’ien”
Category: landform
Location: Kinmen, 福建省, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.45336° or 24° 27′ 12″ north

Longitude

118.29763° or 118° 17′ 52″ east

Open location code

7PPWF73X+83

GeoNames ID

1933188

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In Other Languages

“Daqian” goes by many names.

Chinese: “大墘”

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