Islands golden gate without war old folk interpretation of a new line of Taiwan

The golden gate, the old name, delta. WithXiamenConjugateFujianSoutheastHaikou, "as strong as iron, in Haimen", named "the golden gate". The history of the golden gate, was the "island", said to be "the Chinese unit of area most scholars, Juren, and to the Nanyang Business developed the largest number of places."

The golden gate characteristics

The Japanese occupation era,JapanOnce the cultivation of opium in the island, building the airport. In 1949, the military stationed in Kinmen, Kinmen turned military front, entered a "period of military control", has experienced "guningtou battle", "big two", nine three bile campaign "artillery", "eight two three incident", hundreds of thousands of shells landed in kinmen.

TravelingOn the map, the Golden Gate like a dumbbell, like a butterfly, and Xiamen island are only a few meters. Kinmen Island about 19 kilometers east-west, north-south width of about 15 km, Manaka O narrowest point only 3.5 km. The island with a total area of only 134 square kilometers, west south is little Kinmen (Lieyu island).

In Kinmen County Li Woshi administration report, Kinmen's future development is to build into an international tourism island, high-quality health health Island, senior tax boutique shopping Island, a cross-strait University University Island, liquor culture island, become cross-strait win-win peace island.

"Shell steel" and "blacksmith" Wu Zengdong

"Battlefield Quemoy" legend, "shell steel" this section is the most popular. Xiamen on the other side of the golden land, "million" shells ", all mines and military restricted zone", this is not to Kinmen Kinmen limited impression on. A little more understanding, may also be people of Kinmen artillery shells and shell built out of the kitchen knife, knives, quality first-class, very good use. There are even stories, Xiamen girl married, all want to send the Golden Gate chopper do dowry.

Gate knife industry

We are attracted to a company called "jinheli steel" "spots". Said the attractions, is the actual jinheli steel production workshop and Exhibition hall. A modest three or four layer similar to home of the ceramic tile wall building on the first floor, it is famous for the two sides of the Taiwan Straits "jinheli steel" flagship store. Near a building behind the house, 200 square meters of places are filled with a rusty artillery shells.

"Mr. Wu to." Someone sent a message. Because before, no appointment, jinheli sword master "Mr. Wu" specially from the outside and come back. We go in front of the exhibition hall. A tall, angular, a cowboy clothing workers of Mr. Wu hand "zhenguanzhibao" -- with "steel billet shell base", and we talked.

Mr Wu Zengdong, is "blacksmith Wu" third generation of family, twelve years in primary school, but in their own blacksmith shop to help pull the blast furnace, sharpener, sharpener, also has a special hammer, childhood was spent in the light of the fire, high temperature and iron. Wu Zengdong has forty years of experience in iron. Wu Zengdong's grandfather Wu Zongshan, known as the "golden knife industry ancestor", the Qing Dynasty had Xiyi in Xiamen, after the Golden Gate franchise follow and implement forging; to his son Wu Zhaoxi inherited the family business, on 1937 in Jincheng Wu Wu create jinheli knife factory. "Fervent" brand has been handed down more than 70 years.

"Here not only attracted the wholeTaiwanTourists, but also to receive one after another to mainland tourists sightseeing attractions." Wu Zengdong said: "our tool has entered the European and American market, many foreign guests even come to Kinmen blade." In particular, the mistress, mainland China since the end of 2004 open people in Fujian province tour of Kinmen, visit the Wu Zengdong factory is almost be run.

Someone says, the knife industry golden gate is the war profiteers. Wu Zengdong's view is, "shell knives" is not only the goods, culture and heritage is. "We bought in the island, half also according to a count, six hundred to one thousand new Taiwan dollars a, each can create forty to sixty knife range." The knife, knife to artistic requirements shells, refinement, and at the same time, "we developed a knife, antique sword and commemorative merchandise, also set up a sword Museum exhibition, some of the past and instruments to do the sword, and all kinds of knives."