Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station
馬山觀測所Monday:08:30 – 17:00
Updated:2019-11-15
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Highlights
The broadcasting station here, like Beishan on another part of the island, sent messages across the water encouraging soldiers in Mainland China to surrender.
Mashan was the outpost of utmost strategic importance, where naval operations in the Strait were closely monitored.
This is the closest point to Mainland China on the main island of Kinmen.
Introduction
Information
TEL +886-82-330083
Address Mashan Observation Station, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County Taiwán, R.O.C
Opening Hours Sunday:08:30 – 17:00
Monday:08:30 – 17:00
Tuesday:08:30 – 17:00
Wednesday:08:30 – 17:00
Thursday:08:30 – 17:00
Friday:08:30 – 17:00
Saturday:08:30 – 17:00
Facilities
- Toilets
- Parking
- Guiding Service
Recommended length of visit
Directions
thelonious22
Seongnam
Traveler type:
Solo travel
Can skip if you've visited other military sights
Mashan Observation Point can probably be skipped if you visited a few military sights in Kinmen. Like most observation points, it has a small tunnel system and a lookout facing towards mainland China.lynnc94954
Petaluma, California
Traveler type:
Business
Not the best tunnels we visited on Kinmen
These tunnels were very narrow and didn't really take you anywhere special. Also crowded, so you had to go in one direction or you ran into people and had to turn around. The only redeeming feature is that when you get to the end, you are very close to mainland China, which is only about 10 km across the water. So you can look across and see it (air quality and weather permitting).TYPSUKR
Arlington, Virginia
Traveler type:
Solo travel
Experience of the Civil War
Walking through the tunnels, you couldn't help but feel the tension that soldiers on patrol here must have felt during the times of crisis with the mainland. Be sure to go to the fortified observation bunker to watch maritime traffic sail by.619jeffry
Essendon, Australia
Traveler type:
Solo travel
Mainland China as it once was
For a long time, this was as close as you were likely to get to Red China. Througth powerful binoculars, you could see people goingf about their daily business on the other side of the Taiwan Strait, only a kilometer or two away. I got a kick from seeing this sight, even though I've been to mainland China ten or more times. Powerful speakers also boadcast inducements for PLA (People's Liberation Army) solderis to go over to the Taiwan forces who occcupied Kinmen.Chuang004
Los Angeles, California
Traveler type:
Family
Interesting Place.
MaShan is at the closest point to mainland China. Through the large –sized binoculars, we can see the scenes across the sea if weather permit. It used to have powerful loud speakers for propaganda purpose. It would broadcast, “Mainlanders are (under) Deep Water and (facing) Hot Fire” or “Three Principles of People unify China”. Nevertheless, no more.
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