Khe-koh
Khe-koh is a wayside shrine in Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Fukien. Khe-koh is situated nearby to the place of worship Houpu Lingji Temple, as well as near 廣場.Photo: riNux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty and Houpu Lingji Temple.
Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty is a museum in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. Kinmen Military Headquarters of the Qing Dynasty is situated 170 metres northeast of Khe-koh.
Houpu Lingji Temple
Place of worship
Photo: S8321414, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Houpu Lingji Temple is a place of worship.
Tai Thian Hu Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tai Thian Hu Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 190 metres east of Khe-koh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jincheng and Jinning.
Jincheng
Town
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, Taiwan.
Jinning
Town
Jinning Township is a rural township in Kinmen. 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 3 km northeast of Khe-koh.
Zhushan Village
Hamlet
Photo: 潘同正, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhushan is a village in Zhusha urban village of Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It is also the home of the Xue clan in Kinmen. Zhushan Village is situated 3½ km south of Khe-koh.
Khe-koh
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Also known as: “Khoe-seng-lâu”, “khue-sing-lâu”, “Kueihsing Temple”, “Kuige”, and “Kuixing Tower”
- Categories: Chinese temple, Kuixing Building, and historic site
- Location: Jincheng Township, Kinmen, Fukien, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.43133° or 24° 25′ 53″ northLongitude
118.31783° or 118° 19′ 4″ eastOpen location code
7PPWC8J9+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 8393026076OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineWikidata ID
Q10942381
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Khe-koh” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “八卦樓”
- Chinese: “奎閣 (金門縣)”
- Chinese: “奎閣”
- Chinese: “魁星樓”
- Korean: “괴성루”
- Korean: “규각”
- Korean: “팔괘루”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khe-koh”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khoe-seng-lâu”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khue-sing-lâu”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pat-kòa-lâu”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pat-kuà-lâu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 廣場 and 閩王祠.
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