Construction of the tunnel started in 1961 and was completed on 22 March 1966, a few years after the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958 between the Republic of China Armed Forces and People's Liberation Army. Due to the lack of manpower and money to maintain the tunnel, it was closed and abandoned in 1986. Later on, there was growing interest in preserving the national heritage and remembering those who fought for Kinmen, thus on 23 May 1997, the Kinmen National Park took over the management of the tunnel. The tunnel was opened to the public in 1998.[1]
Structuresedit
The tunnel is 101 m (110 yd) in length, 6 m (20 ft) in width and 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) in height.[2] There are seven rooms inside that serve as barracks. The tunnel features an A-shaped waterway with 357 meters in length, 11.5 meters in width and 8 meters in height. It was used to conceal small naval vessels.[3]
Activitiesedit
The tunnel has been the venue for the Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival since 2019.[4][5]
^Elaine Hou. "Kinmen National Park preserves military history, natural environment". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
^Spencer, David (1 December 2017). "Taiwan's Top 10 man-made marvels". Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^"Zhaishan Tunnel". Classic Kinmen Travel. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^Huang, Huei-min; Mazzetta, Matthew (19 October 2019). "Kinmen music festival opens in former military waterway". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^Taiwan Today Agencies (28 April 2019). "Taiwan's Kinmen boasts wealth of fascinating military memorials, museums". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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zhaishan, tunnel, chinese, 翟山坑道, pinyin, zháishān, kēngdào, chú, soaⁿ, khiⁿ, tunnel, jincheng, township, kinmen, county, taiwan, overviewofficial, name翟山坑道locationjincheng, kinmen, taiwancoordinates24, 390306, 320778, 390306, 320778operationwork, begun1961open. The Zhaishan Tunnel Chinese 翟山坑道 pinyin Zhaishan Kengdao Pe h ōe ji Chu soaⁿ Khiⁿ tō is a tunnel in Jincheng Township Kinmen County Taiwan Zhaishan TunnelOverviewOfficial name翟山坑道LocationJincheng Kinmen TaiwanCoordinates24 23 25 1 N 118 19 14 8 E 24 390306 N 118 320778 E 24 390306 118 320778OperationWork begun1961Opened22 March 1966Closed1986Reopened1998OperatorKinmen National ParkTechnicalLength101 metersTunnel clearance3 5 metersWidth6 meters Tunnel entrance signboard Contents 1 History 2 Structures 3 Activities 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editConstruction of the tunnel started in 1961 and was completed on 22 March 1966 a few years after the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958 between the Republic of China Armed Forces and People s Liberation Army Due to the lack of manpower and money to maintain the tunnel it was closed and abandoned in 1986 Later on there was growing interest in preserving the national heritage and remembering those who fought for Kinmen thus on 23 May 1997 the Kinmen National Park took over the management of the tunnel The tunnel was opened to the public in 1998 1 Structures editThe tunnel is 101 m 110 yd in length 6 m 20 ft in width and 3 5 m 11 ft 6 in in height 2 There are seven rooms inside that serve as barracks The tunnel features an A shaped waterway with 357 meters in length 11 5 meters in width and 8 meters in height It was used to conceal small naval vessels 3 Activities editThe tunnel has been the venue for the Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival since 2019 4 5 See also editList of tourist attractions in Taiwan Beihai Tunnel Beigan Beihai Tunnel Nangan Beihai Tunnel Dongyin References edit Elaine Hou Kinmen National Park preserves military history natural environment Taiwan Today Retrieved 24 February 2016 Spencer David 1 December 2017 Taiwan s Top 10 man made marvels Taiwan News Retrieved 3 December 2017 Zhaishan Tunnel Classic Kinmen Travel 8 December 2017 Retrieved 27 December 2017 Huang Huei min Mazzetta Matthew 19 October 2019 Kinmen music festival opens in former military waterway Focus Taiwan Retrieved 23 October 2019 Taiwan Today Agencies 28 April 2019 Taiwan s Kinmen boasts wealth of fascinating military memorials museums Taiwan News Retrieved 12 June 2021 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jhaishan Tunnel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zhaishan Tunnel amp oldid 1214419569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
