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Kinmen
Kinmen (;
POJ
: Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from
Southern Min
(in early Spanish romanization); literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate"), located at , is a small
archipelago
of several
islands
administered by the
Republic of China
(ROC) government: Greater Quemoy (大金門),
Lesser Quemoy
(小金門), and some
islets
. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of
Fujian (Fuchien) Province
,
Republic of China
. The county is claimed as part of
Fujian
's
Quanzhou
Prefecture by the
People's Republic of China
. Some islands of other counties, such as
Wuciou
, were transferred to the jurisdiction of Kinmen County by the ROC government following its
retreat
to Taiwan.
Matsu
is the other set of islands on the Fujian coast controlled by the ROC.
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