In 1992 Matsu, after long holding down the heavy responsibility of being the first line of defense for Taiwan, began to shed its combat attire. The number of troops stationed here fell sharply from the one-time peak figure of over 10,000.
一九九二年，長期承載著邊防重責的馬祖卸下戰地政務，駐軍由高峰期的上萬人逐次下降。