Why visit Dadeng
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About Dadeng
Dadeng Subdistrict (Chinese: 大嶝街道; pinyin: Dàdèng Jiēdào) is a group of three islands under the de facto administration of the People's Republic of China as part of Xiang'an District of Xiamen in southern Fujian, but is also claimed by the Republic of China and historically constituted as an insular subdistrict in Kinmen County (Quemoy).
From the Wikipedia article Dadeng Subdistrict (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship9
Schools, colleges and libraries2
History
From the Song dynasty to the early Republican China period, the area was part of Xiangfeng Li (翔風里).
In 1914, the present-day Dadeng Subdistrict area became part of Xiamen's Siming County.
In 1915, the present-day Dadeng Subdistrict area became part of Kinmen County (Quemoy).
Japan occupied Kinmen County (Quemoy) during the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945. During this period, the county government was moved to Dadeng.
The islands have been under PRC control since October 9 or October 15, 1949 initially as part of Nan'an County. On the day of Qingming Festival in 2005, a monument to the more than 300 PLA soldiers who died during the struggle was erected on Dadeng Island.
In the lead-up to the Battle of Kuningtou in late October 1949, the PLA gathered forces in Aotou (澳頭) (in Xindian, Xiamen), Dadeng (Tateng) and Lianhe (Lienho) (蓮河) (then part of Nan'an County, now also in Xindian).
From the History section of Dadeng Subdistrict on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Dadeng
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Getting there and nearby towns
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Lianhecun 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Aotoucun 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Xindian 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Shijing 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Liuwudiancun 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Tatou 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Wubao 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Xiamen 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Jinjiang 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Quanzhou 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mashan Observation Post, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dadeng Taiwan small commodity trading market, HualinXMN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 世界最大廣播喇叭, 葉又嘉, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 金門砲擊廈門留下的彈坑, 葉又嘉, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 真隐亭4222, Augustokremo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 真隐处256, Augustokremo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 厦门小嶝岛 Xiaodeng Dao, Xiamen 01, ChInG_*, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 厦门小嶝岛 Xiaodeng Dao, Xiamen 02, ChInG_*, CC BY-SA 2.0
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