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Museum in Lieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan

Landmine Museum
地雷展示馆
Established2012
LocationLieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan
Coordinates24°26′50.6″N 118°15′07.6″E / 24.447389°N 118.252111°E / 24.447389; 118.252111
Typemuseum

The Landmine Museum (traditional Chinese: 地雷展示館; simplified Chinese: 地雷展示馆; pinyin: Dìléi Zhǎnshì Guǎn) is a museum in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

History

The museum was opened in mid 2012 by capitalizing the military history left from the Taiwan Strait Crisis legacies.

Architecture

The museum is located inside an underground tunnel connecting Tiehan Fort (Chinese: 鐵漢堡) and Yongshi Fort (Chinese: 勇士堡).

Exhibitions

The museum displays various information on the history and different types of land mines.

References

  1. Staff writer with CNA (1 January 2014). "Former Kinmen minefield now a tourist attraction". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Landmine Museum". Classic Kinmen Travel. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. Staff writer with CNA (6 April 2014). "Kinmen landmine exhibition center launches". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 June 2021.


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