Wind Lion Plaza

Wind Lion Plaza, also known by its Chinese name Fengshiye Shopping Center, is a shopping center in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. It opened on April 23, 2014, and was jointly developed by Taiwan Land Development Corporation and Yoshimoto Kogyo. The project is positioned as a significant retail and visitor destination for Kinmen and is described as the largest shopping mall in the county. The center is situated close to Kinmen Airport, giving it a role that extends beyond conventional local retail. Its tenant and facility mix combines shopping, dining, entertainment, tourism-oriented specialty retail, and duty-free commerce. The complex is divided into north, west, and south areas. The west building has a total floor area of approximately 12,284 square meters and focuses on sports and leisure apparel, accessories, toys, supermarket retail, and entertainment facilities. It includes Golden Lion Studios, which features a 4D Cinemax attraction. The north building contains jewelry and art retail, a store focused on Kinmen specialties, Costco, cosmetics, and food and beverage businesses. The south building houses the LAOX duty-free shop, adding an international-oriented shopping component to the center's offer. Together, these facilities serve residents, domestic visitors, tourists, and travelers using nearby airport infrastructure. Wind Lion Plaza's identity is closely connected to Kinmen's tourism economy and local cultural imagery. Its name refers to the wind lions, protective stone-lion figures associated with Kinmen's landscape and folk traditions. The mall therefore functions both as a commercial property and as a visitor-facing retail destination that presents local specialties alongside general merchandise, entertainment, and dining. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about subsequent ownership, management, financial performance, expansion, or current tenant changes.

Wind Lion Plaza was developed as a major retail project in Kinmen County by Taiwan Land Development Corporation and Yoshimoto Kogyo. The development brought a large-scale shopping and entertainment complex to Jinhu Township, near Kinmen Airport. It opened to the public on April 23, 2014, and became identified as the largest shopping mall in the county. The center was organized into three principal areas: north, west, and south. This division allowed the complex to combine several commercial formats within one destination. The west building, with a reported total floor area of 12,284 square meters, was dedicated largely to sports and leisure apparel, accessories, toys, supermarket retail, and entertainment. Its Golden Lion Studios facility, including a 4D Cinemax, added a cinema and experiential component to the center. The north building expanded the offer into jewelry, art, Kinmen specialty products, cosmetics, catering, and large-format retail through Costco. The south building included the LAOX duty-free shop, reinforcing the mall's connection to tourism and visitor spending. The overall mix positioned Wind Lion Plaza as more than a neighborhood shopping facility: it served as a combined retail, leisure, dining, and tourism stop for Kinmen residents and visitors. The mall's name draws on Kinmen's wind-lion imagery, a recognizable element of the island's cultural and physical environment. This local association supports its role as a gateway for shopping tied to Kinmen products while the broader tenant mix supplies familiar national and international retail categories. Available reference material does not establish a detailed timeline of later renovations, ownership changes, management appointments, financial results, or current tenant composition. Accordingly, the documented history is centered on the project's development, opening, physical organization, and initial commercial role.

• 2014

  Opening of Wind Lion Plaza

  [1]Wind Lion Plazaen.wikipedia.org

  Wind Lion Plaza opened on April 23, 2014, in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, becoming the largest shopping mall in the county according to reference material.

A county-scale shopping and tourism destination combining general retail, Kinmen specialty products, dining, entertainment, and duty-free shopping near Kinmen Airport.

• Retail and entertainment · 2014

  West building retail and entertainment area

  The west building has a reported total floor area of approximately 12,284 square meters. Its mix includes sports and leisure apparel, accessories, toys, supermarket retail, and Golden Lion Studios with a 4D Cinemax, giving the complex both everyday shopping and entertainment functions.

• Specialty retail and food service · 2014

  North building retail and dining area

  The north building brings together jewelry and art retail, Kinmen specialty products, Costco, cosmetics, and catering. It combines locally oriented merchandise with general retail and dining, supporting both residents and visitors seeking regional products.

• Duty-free retail · 2014

  LAOX duty-free shop

  The south building includes a LAOX duty-free shop. Its presence adds a visitor-focused and internationally oriented retail format to Wind Lion Plaza's wider combination of shopping, tourism, and leisure facilities.

• Cinema and entertainment · 2014

  Golden Lion Studios

  Golden Lion Studios is the mall's cinema and entertainment facility. Reference material identifies a 4D Cinemax as part of the offering, providing an experiential attraction within the west building.

1. 1Wind Lion Plazaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Wind Lion Plaza official websitewindlion.com