Is Kinmen part of Taiwan ?
My grandmother arrived in Singapore from Kinmen about 50-60 years ago.
Was Kinmen part of Taiwan then?
So was my grandmother a Taiwanese or a mainland Chinese then?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinmen
I am not sure if the article in Wiki is accurate, so I am asking.
I still don’t know the answer?
Technically speaking, it is not. Kinmen (aka Jinmen, aka Quemoy) is part of the ROC’s Fukien Province, not its Taiwan Province.
“Kinmen (金門), also known as Quemoy, is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC): Greater Kinmen (大金門), Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fukien Province, ROC.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinmen
The Wiki entry is correct.
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