A historic contract was signed to supply Kinmen with water from the coastal Chinese mainland province of Fujian, which is only miles away from the Taiwan islet on Monday.

With a total investment of 387.8 million yuan (62.46 million U.S. dollars).It will provide a daily water supply capacity of 34,000 cubic meters via a 27.56-kilometer water conveyance line that will be built to deliver water from Fujian's major river Jinjiang to Kinmen to ease its water shortage.

Under the contract, Fujian will be responsible for the construction of the 11.6-km pipeline on its land areas, while Kinmen will invest in and build the 15.76-km undersea pipeline and 0.2-km pipeline on its land areas.