Tongan Dutou (Kinmen)

The bow of Tong'an Ferry is located in a corner of Jincheng. For many Kinmen people, it is a suitable place for outing, overlooking, or quietly watching the sunset sink into the sea. When the weather is clear, the tall buildings in Xiamen in the distance seem to be looming only separated by a layer of mist, making them visible at a glance and as if they are within reach. However, behind this peaceful scenery, there is a sad history that few people know about. During the Japanese occupation, at the end of World War II, the Japanese army forcibly recruited more than 500 horsemen from Kinmen. These people were forced to serve in the war and left their homes. The wives and mothers of the snail horsemen are waiting here, staring at the distant sea line day and night, looking forward to their husbands' safe return. However, most of the waiting was endless silence and melancholy. Over time, this place became known as "Wangfu Cliff". Today, Wangfu Cliff stands quietly, and those distant sorrows have gradually been forgotten. When I walked along the ferry bow and saw the "Monument to the Martyrdom of Kinmen Horsemen Forced by Japan", I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart. Out of curiosity, I looked up this history and learned about the story of this place. Looking at the scene full of tourists and laughter, I suddenly felt a sense of sadness in my heart - the stories of those people who waited unforgettable and never returned may be forgotten in the past of this land as time goes by. Perhaps those wives who were waiting for their husbands to return home, no matter how far they looked, could never see their husbands returning. Today, traces of history still remain, but fewer and fewer people understand it. I can't help but sigh that when the memory will eventually fade away, the scenery at the head of the ferry may just be scenery. #焄马的Travel Notes #浯岛光游 #金门privateattractions