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Also called Jinshui, Shuitou is located to the southwest of Jincheng Township. It is a settlement inhabited by people with different surnames; Huang is the most common surname. Since it was close to Shuitou Pier, it served as a transportation hub between Kinmen and Xiamen in the early days.
Shuitou used to be a wealthy settlement. It has kept the most Fujian-style and western-style buildings and the most exquisite ones. Deyue Tower, Jinshui Elementary School, and Overseas Chinese Culture Exhibition Hall are all unique attractions in Kinmen.

There is a proverb in Kinmen: “Though as rich as Shuitou, and yet without a house like those in Shuitou.” It means that you can be as wealthy as people in Shuitou, but still, it is not easy to have a beautiful house like those in Shuitou village. This represents the praises that locals heap on the Shuitou settlement. In the past, the villagers in Shuitou were mostly merchant seamen, apart from making a living by farming and fishing. Thus, there are both traditional Fujian-style buildings and exotic western-style buildings that were influenced by foreign cultures in the settlement. Traditional Fujian-style buildings are as follows: Huang’s Ancestral Hall, the eighteen roof ridges, etc. After the mid-Qing dynasty, a great number of overseas Chinese wired money back to fund the establishment of the delicate western-style buildings, such as Jinshui School and Deyue Tower. Shutou is like a place to display historic buildings, and also a large traditional settlement that is the most well-preserved in Kinmen.

Jinshui Elementary School
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Deyue Tower
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Overseas Chinese Culture Museum
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