Kinmen became known around the world because of two major military actions. The first was the battle of Kuningtou on October 25, 1949, in which communist invading forces were wiped out by the Republic of China defenders. The second was the artillery bombardment which started on August 23, 1958.
金門之聞名於世，是由於兩次戰役，一次是民國三十八年十月二十五日的古寧頭戰役，一次是民國四十七年八月二十三日的金門砲戰。