夢迴金門：戰地與不只是戰地的前世今生

登入金門島，像是在真實世界地圖玩上一場RPG遊戲，身旁盡是時代劇的布景、熟悉卻又陌生的歷史故事輪番上映，島上的虛擬與真實總令人難以分清。

金門的歷史於1,600多年前、晉唐朝代就有記載，為一牧馬區，至宋元時期更設立鹽場、以及正式官僚單位以便管理。軍管時期的金門，挺過古寧頭戰役、扛下八二三砲戰，直至小三通開放後，兩岸間的關係才又逐漸密切。

近來，耗時12年興建的金門大橋完工，大小金門往返自此成為一段迷幻的風光之旅。對岸廈門於大小嶝島填海造陸、翔安國際機場正「咚、咚、咚」瘋狂敲打著腦門。

兩岸間的關係發展日益變化，當聚光燈又重回金門，島嶼的邊境是濃霧，歷史痕跡在河流的淘洗下，逐漸失去記憶的，都被一股腦用力喚醒。

Landing on Kinmen Island feels like stepping into an RPG game set in a real-world map, where you’re surrounded by the backdrop of historical dramas and familiar yet unfamiliar stories playing out one after another. The line between virtual and reality on the island is often hard to discern.

Kinmen’s history dates back over 1,600 years, with records from the Jin and Tang dynasties mentioning it as a horse-rearing area. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, salt fields were established, along with official bureaucratic institutions for management. Throughout the military administration period, Kinmen endured the Battle of Guningtou and the 823 Artillery Bombardment. It wasn’t until the opening of the mini three links that cross-strait relations gradually began to warm.

Recently, the completion of the Kinmen Bridge, a 12-year construction project, has transformed travel between Greater and Lesser Kinmen into a surreal scenic journey. Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiamen is busy with land reclamation on the Xiaodeng Islands and the construction of Xiang'an International Airport, which seems to hammer relentlessly at one’s consciousness.

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