Very nice, traditional houses, even compared to the other villages on the island. Some are abandoned and decaying, but I think that adds to the charm. Check out the decorations on the roofs, as well as on the roofs of other traditional homes and temples on the rest of Jinmen Island.
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When visiting heritage-rich Kinmen, there is nowhere better to stay than a historical resident house. These traditional southern Fujianese 闽南 buildings often came with a rich history and heartening stories as Kinmen was the site of fierce fighting between Communist and Nationalist forces when the latter withdrew from the mainland in 1949. I stayed at Chong Lou Minsu 銃樓民宿 located in the Shuitou village cluster. Chong Lou Minsu was also the movie setting for a Taiwanese idol drama Summer Fever 戀夏38℃