In 1949, the Communist forces launched a night attack on Kinmen and fought a pitched battle with R.O.C. forces around Longkou, Lincuo and Guningtou for three days and three nights before finally being repulsed. The area where this battle was fought is now called the "Guningtou Battlefield". In 1984, the local military and civilian population built the "Guningtou Battle Museum" housing exhibits of historical materials, equipment and weaponry from the battle.