Kinmen stands as an outpost of the free world in the Taiwan Straits, off the Fukien Province coast. The island and nearby islets block the major port city of Amoy, which is now under Communists 'control.
金門位於福建省東南海上，屹立台灣海峽中，扼廈門咽喉，與台澎聲息互通，相為犄角。