Gangwei () is a town in Longhai City, in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China (PRC).
History
In the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958, Daomei () in Gangwei was one of the areas from which PLA forces shelled Kinmen County (Quemoy), Republic of China (Taiwan). The Daomei milita dug eleven trenches and built 136 air raid shelters. On September 8, Chinese Nationalist forces fired 1,285 shells at Wu Yu, destroying 151 homes and a granary. 37 members of the Daomei militia took eight boats to Wu Yu bringing 130,000 jin of food for the islanders. No one died or was injured.
In February–March 1959, Huojian Commune ('rocket commune'; ) and Hongqi Commune ('red flag commune'; ) were combined to create Gangwei Commune ().
In late 1984, Gangwei Commune became Gangwei Township ().
On January 1, 1988, ten villages of Gangwei Township were transferred to Longjiao She Ethnic Township ().
On December 29, 1988, Gangwei Township became Gangwei Town ().
Railway development plans include the construction of a 45-km-long branch line from Zhangzhou railway station eastward, across most of Longhai City, to terminate at the China Merchants Group industrial area () on the southwestern shore of Xiamen Harbor, opposite Xiamen Island (). The branch will be known as the Gangwei Railway (), and will support trains running at speeds up to 120 km/h. Its opening is planned for 2013.厦深港尾铁路明年通车 漳州高铁增至280多公里 (Xiashen and Gangwei rail lines to open next year; Zhangzhou's high-speed railway lines trackage to exceed 280 km), Haixia Daobao (海峡导报), 2012-08-02,
Geography Islands in Gangwei include: Bai Yu () Shuangyu Dao (), man-made island Pozao Yu () Qing Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Ch'ing Hsü, Chingyu; / , also ) (southwest of Dadan Island and Erdan Island in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan (ROC)) Wu'an Yu () Wu Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Wu Hsu; }/) (south of Dadan Island and Erdan Island in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan (ROC)) Xiaopozao Yu ()
Administrative divisions
The town administers 1 residential community and 15 villages: Meishi () Tangtou () Dongkeng () Gucheng () Shengshan () Shibu () Shangwu () Meishi () Chengwai () Gelin () Shatan/Shayun (/) Kaohou () Zhuoqi () Doumei () Shenwo/Shen'ao (/) Wuyu (), centered on the island Wu Yu
Demographics
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