Staff writer, with CNALarge numbers of tourists have visited Jiangong Islet (建功嶼) in Kinmen County since it was reopened to the public, and its rich ecosystem has amazed visitors as they walk the stone path in the islet’s intertidal zone. New wooden platforms, viewing decks and seashore trails have been constructed for tourists to explore the area, Kinmen County Tourism Bureau Director Chen Mei-ling (陳美齡) said, adding that tourist information is available in Chinese and English. The 500m2 islet, at the mouth of the Wujiang River (浯江溪) in Jincheng Township (金城), is 500m from Kinmen Island. The islet gradually became dilapidated until 2002, when the county government started renovating the area with the aim of turning it into a tourist attraction. The bureau carried out a two-phase reconstruction after parts of the islet were devastated by Typhoon Morakot in 2009.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2018 15:56 UTC