Map including Gangwei (labeled as Chiang-wei) (AMS, 1954)
In the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958, Daomei (岛美) in Gangwei was one of the areas from which PLA forces shelled Kinmen County (Quemoy), Republic of China (Taiwan).[3]: 158 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.[4]: 780
In February–March 1959, Huojian Commune ('rocket commune'; 火箭公社) and Hongqi Commune ('red flag commune'; 红旗公社) were combined to create Gangwei Commune (港尾公社).[1][2][4]: 28
In late 1984, Gangwei Commune became Gangwei Township (港尾乡).[1][4]: 28
On January 1, 1988, ten villages of Gangwei Township were transferred to Longjiao She Ethnic Township (隆教畲族乡).[2]
On December 29, 1988, Gangwei Township became Gangwei Town (港尾镇).[1][2][4]: 28
^ abcde龙海市历史沿革 [Longhai City Historical Evolution]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 1959年2月，黎明公社改称莲花公社，卫星公社改称浮宫公社，火箭、红旗2个公社合并为港尾公社；{...}1988年1月1日，从港尾乡划出10个行政村增设隆教畲族乡；5月13日，改浮宫、程溪2乡为镇；12月29日，改港尾乡为镇。{...}2000年第五次人口普查，{...}港尾镇58562人、{...}2010年第六次人口普查，{...}港尾镇46790人，
^ abcdefgh黃劍嵐, ed. (June 1993). 龍海縣志 (in Traditional Chinese). Beijing: 東方出版社. pp. map, 28–29, 780. ISBN7-5060-0401-1.
^厦深港尾铁路明年通车 漳州高铁增至280多公里Archived March 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (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,
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