Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station

Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station
馬山觀測站
Entrance of Mashan Observation Post
Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station is located in Taiwan
Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station
Taiwan
General information
Typeformer broadcasting and observation tower
LocationJinsha, Kinmen, Taiwan
Coordinates24°31′35.9″N 118°24′35.8″E / 24.526639°N 118.409944°E / 24.526639; 118.409944
Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station viewing deck

The Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station (traditional Chinese: 馬山觀測站; simplified Chinese: 马山观测站; pinyin: Mǎshān Guāncèzhàn) is a historical broadcasting station and observation tower in Jinsha Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

History

The station used to send out propaganda message to the People's Liberation Army soldiers in Mainland China to surrender and join the Republic of China Armed Forces.[1]

Features

Xiamen can be observed from the station which is located 1,800 meters away during low tide and 2,100 meters during high tide.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station". Classic Kinmen Travel. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Mashan Observation Station". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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