Wuqiu, Kinmen
A rural township in Kinmen County, Republic of China
Wuqiu (Wuchiu, Wuciou, Ockseu) (Puxian Min: Ou-chhiu, Hakka: Vû-hiu-hiông) is a rural township of Kinmen County, Taiwan made up of a group of islands in the Taiwan Strait comprising two major islands, Daqiu and Xiaoqiu. Wuqiu Township is nominally de jure part of Futian County, Fuchien of the Republic of China. It is the smallest township in Kinmen County and is located 72 nmi (133 km) northeast of the rest of the county. The township is 73 nmi (135 km) from the Port of Taichung on Taiwan. The closest territory under China (PRC) control is the neighboring Luci Island (Lusi Island), Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, which is 9 nmi (17 km) to the north-northwest. Greater Qiu Island is the site of the Wuqiu Lighthouse.
History
In the early 1400s, Wuqiu was known as a marker on the sailing route between China and the Ryukyu Islands.
As of 1843, a "considerable fishing village" existed in Ockseu (Wuqiu).
The Wuqiu Lighthouse was built in 1874, directed by David Marr Henderson.
In September 1910, the center of a typhoon swept over Niushan Island (Turnabout Island) and Wuqiu (Ockseu) or a few miles to the southeast.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Wuqiu, Kinmen” as a rural township in Kinmen County, Republic of China. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as a rural township in Kinmen County, Republic of China. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q706550. Authority coordinates are 24.983, 119.450. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1843, 1874 and 1910.
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