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The Wind Lion

Phone:886-8-2324174 Address:893 Kinmen County893Jincheng Township

His presence is arresting. Locals or visitors， gales， sandstorms and even the forces of darkness-all will stop and stand before him， or at least slow their pace. He is the stone "Wind Lion Lord" that the people of Kinmen rely and depend on!The wind is his element. With the wind in his face， he glances about him with satisfaction， he bares his teeth， he lifts his head to the sky and roars.Surrounded by sea， Kinmen is buffeted by northeasterlies in winter and lashed by southwesterles in summer. So the wind Lion usually stands guard at the northeast or southwest corner of the village. Having see the people of kinman through so many years of sandstorms and hardship， the Wind Lion has become their guardian spirit. The Wind Lion stands alones. He comes in many different styles. But whether crouching lion-like， or standing man-like， he is equally unflinching， He carries human joys and sorrows as lightly as the cape that is often cast about his back. When the wind blowas fit to shake heaven he stands undaunted;and when the wind dies away， human worries fade away too. Whether tiny， at only 20 centimeters hight， or huge， at 3.8meters tall; whether fierce and mighty or cute and mischievous; whether carved into a wall， perched on a rooftop or standing guard at the entrance to a village- he always radiates a moving warmth! Scattered around Kinman's 153 villajes there are 62 Wind Lion statues. From taming winds， subduing goblins， warding off evil， and answering prayers for good fortune， to granting the birth of children， driving out termites， finding lost property， and keeping babies from crying in the night， or standing watch at the roadside to bar the way to evil-those are all among the services he is called upon to provide.Accustomed to hearing frogs croak and insects chirrup， cocks crow and dogs bark， and the hubbub od human voices， the Wind Lion stands on the outskirts of the village， but in the center of peopl...

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- Kinmen Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare Address:No.2, Fuxing Rd., Jinhu Township, Kinmen County 891, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Kinmen Cultural Park Phone:886-8-2351030 Address:No.52, Ln. 450, Wenhua Rd., Jinsha Township, Kinmen County Taiwán, R.O.C
- Shamei Bus Station Phone:886-8-2352360 Address:No.112, Sec.1, Huandao E. Road, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County Taiwán, R.O.C
- Shamei Old Street Phone:886-8-2324174 Address:Around Xinyi Road, Sanmin Rd, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County Taiwán, R.O.C
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Accommodations (in 2 KM, Total 17 items)
- Min Shi Tianyuan Homestay Phone:886-82-352307 Address:No.1, Zhonglan, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Haifu Garden Hotel Phone:886-82-353888 Address:No.1, Gaoyang Rd., Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Cheung Wah Phone:886-82-355558 Address:No.81-1, Doumen, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- The Treasure Land Resort Hotel Phone:886-82-355388 Address:No.5, Xiatangtou, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Tian Lin Lu Phone:886-933-134381 Address:No.151, Pubian, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Puchin Phone:886-987-555787 Address:No. 6, Xiatangtou, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Xiaozhujiaqu Phone:886-975-046660 Address:No. 66, Pubian, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Ba Ba Jin Ou (Wang Jincheng) Western-style House B&B Phone:886-82-355340 Address:No. 2, Houzhai, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890007 , Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- 88 Jinou B&B Phone:886-82-355340 Address:No. 2-1, Houzhai, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890007 , Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Third sister's home Phone:886-972-283852 Address:No. 135, Pubian, Jinning Township, Kinmen County 郵遞區號 , Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Bay Villa Club Phone:886-905-235003 Address:No.76, Houzhai, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Jinsha Lake Side View Resort Phone:886-82-355888 Address:No.142, Houputou, Jinsha District, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Li Jie Coffee Homestay Phone:886-933-699172 Address:No. 28, Fuxing St., Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Coco's Home Phone:886-82-353391 Address:No. 54, Yangshan, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Bohai Guest House Phone:886-910-933336 Address:No. 107, Shamei, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Mi Li Ju Phone:886-972-161306 Address:No. 432, Shamei, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County 890, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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