Originally an unprepossessing little island just 2,300 meters away from the Chinese mainland opposite Amoy, Kinmen (or Quemoy) found itself smack dab on the front lines after the Nationalist government moved to Taiwan. Bristling with fortifications because of its geographical position, it became a place where everyone had an air raid shelter and served as a soldier.
距離大陸只有二千多公尺，與廈門相望，金門原只是個不起眼的小島；在政府遷台後，它卻因地理位置重要而成了整軍經武，家家有防空洞、人人要當兵的前線。