Owing to military necessity over the past 40 years, no building has been permitted within a zone of 500 meters from the sea, and no building has been permitted to exceed three stories. As a result, innumerable examples of traditional architecture have been preserved intact.
四十多年來，金門基於軍事需要，沿海五百公尺內限建，最高樓層不得超過三層，因而保留下無數完整的傳統建築。