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"ref": "1993, “Translator's Notes”, in Joseph R. Allen, transl., Forbidden Games & Video Poems: The Poetry of Yang Mu and Lo Chʻing, University of Washington Press, →OCLC, page 399",
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"ref": "1980 January, 光華 [Sinorama], volume 5, numbers 1-6, Government Information Office, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11; republished as Kinmen: A Defiant Outpost for Free China, 1980, archived from the original on 2022-10-21, 島嶼行旅",
"text": "Lee Hsi-chi, a native of Kinmen, is one of the pioneers in Taiwan's modern art movement. He was pleased to hear that the Kinmen County Government was planning to rebuild 18 ancient houses in Shanhou near Kinsha Town to form a folk village.[…]\nThe Kinmen County Government has invited specialists to collect all records related to the style of traditional architecture to transform the block of houses in Shanhou near Kinsha Town into a museum.",
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"ref": "1992, COA General Report, number 7, Council of Agriculture, →OCLC, page 144, column 1",
"text": "The COA undertook reclamation of 110 hectares of land in the Wukang district of Kinsha Township in Kinmen County, building or repairing four hundred meters of stone irrigation ditch , three culverts , and 2,535 square meters of mud[…]",
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"ref": "1997, Summary of World Broadcasts Asia, Pacific, numbers 2832-2843, British Broadcasting Corporation, →OCLC, page 8, column 2",
"text": "Earlier in the day, Li also paid a visit to the Kinsha Township Administration Office, the newly inaugurated Kinmen Forest Park and toured a plot of land earmarked for a new desalinization plant.",
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"ref": "2003 June, Tien-Hou (楊天厚) Yang, “金門城隍信仰研究 [The Research on the Faith in Cheng Hwang Yeh in Kinmen]”, in 國立中山大學中國文學研究所碩士論文 [National Sun Yat-sen University], →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-24, Abstract, page 7",
"text": "In 1392, Ming Dynasty built five military spots for coast safety. The five military spots were located in Tianpu village in Kinsha town, Fengshang village and Chengkun village in Kinhu town, and Liehyu Hsiang.",
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"ref": "2008 September 13, “Kinmen locals call for ban on sky lanterns”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2008-09-13, Taiwan News, page 4",
"text": "Since a sky lantern activity was held that night by the nearby Kinsha Township (金沙) office on the northern coastal area as a celebration for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival — one of the major traditional festivals in Taiwan — local residents suspected sky lanterns were the cause of the fire.\nThe Mid-Autumn Festival falls tomorrow.\nKinsha Township chief Chen Kun-ti (陳昆第) admitted that sky lanterns, which are lit and released into the sky, were the most likely culprit.",
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"ref": "2008 October 1, “少小離家 新加坡金門會館主席黃祖耀榮歸故里 [Chu-Yao Huang, Chairman of Kim Mui Hoey Kuan returns home]”, in Ting-Yi Shih, transl., Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan), archived from the original on 2022-10-25, English News",
"text": "Chu-Yao Huang of Singapore is the chairman of Kim Mui Hoey Kuan (Kinmen Association of Singapore). Seventy years after leaving his hometown of Kinmen, he returned with his wife. Upon their arrival on March 26th, the chairman not only participated in forum discussions at Kinmen University, he also made a trip to the town of Kinsha to pay respect to his ancestors.",
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"ref": "2021, Chien-Ming Shih, Pei-Wen Yang, Li-Lian Chao, “Molecular Detection and Genetic Identification of Rickettsia Infection in Ixodes granulatus Ticks, an Incriminated Vector for Geographical Transmission in Taiwan”, in Microorganisms, volume 9, number 6, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 2, 5",
"text": "The collection sites in four townships of Kinmen Island include Kinhu (24°41' N, 118°43' E; 24°43' N, 118°46' E), Kinsha (24°52' N, 118°41' E; 24°50' N, 118°44' E), Kinning (24°45' N, 118°37' E) and Kincheng (24°40' N, 118°31' E) (Figure 1).[…]\nThe geographical prevalence of Rickettsia infection was detected only in Kinhu (7.21%) and Kinsha (3.92%) townships (Table 2).",
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"ref": "2021 April 12, “SPECIAL PROGRAM BRIEFING ON THE TUITION AND MISCELLANEOUS FEE(S) EXEMPTIONS FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND YEAR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO KINMEN LOCATION IN 2020-21 AY”, in Ming Chuan University, archived from the original on 2021-10-16",
"text": "Kinmen Location is next to Kinmen Cultural Park, Kinmen History and Folk Museum and Kinmen University Kinsha Campus, making it not only the best environment for nature and humanity, but also a key cross-strait location for the Mini-Three-Links.",
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"text": "Lee Hsi-chi, a native of Kinmen, is one of the pioneers in Taiwan's modern art movement. He was pleased to hear that the Kinmen County Government was planning to rebuild 18 ancient houses in Shanhou near Kinsha Town to form a folk village.[…]\nThe Kinmen County Government has invited specialists to collect all records related to the style of traditional architecture to transform the block of houses in Shanhou near Kinsha Town into a museum.",
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"text": "Since a sky lantern activity was held that night by the nearby Kinsha Township (金沙) office on the northern coastal area as a celebration for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival — one of the major traditional festivals in Taiwan — local residents suspected sky lanterns were the cause of the fire.\nThe Mid-Autumn Festival falls tomorrow.\nKinsha Township chief Chen Kun-ti (陳昆第) admitted that sky lanterns, which are lit and released into the sky, were the most likely culprit.",
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"text": "Chu-Yao Huang of Singapore is the chairman of Kim Mui Hoey Kuan (Kinmen Association of Singapore). Seventy years after leaving his hometown of Kinmen, he returned with his wife. Upon their arrival on March 26th, the chairman not only participated in forum discussions at Kinmen University, he also made a trip to the town of Kinsha to pay respect to his ancestors.",
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"text": "The collection sites in four townships of Kinmen Island include Kinhu (24°41' N, 118°43' E; 24°43' N, 118°46' E), Kinsha (24°52' N, 118°41' E; 24°50' N, 118°44' E), Kinning (24°45' N, 118°37' E) and Kincheng (24°40' N, 118°31' E) (Figure 1).[…]\nThe geographical prevalence of Rickettsia infection was detected only in Kinhu (7.21%) and Kinsha (3.92%) townships (Table 2).",
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