A high school student in Mazu angered Kinmen residents when he left a message on an online forum saying that no beautiful girl can be found in Kinmen. But the teenager soon apologized for his mindless remark after vehement protests from Kinmen's web users.

And many attractive young ladies in Kinmen stepped in front of the camera to prove him wrong.

Peanut candy salesgirl Hsiao-Rou has big eyes and long black hair.

Whenever tourists pass by her counter, they spend more time staring at her than buying candy.

Li-wen, who works at a pool hall, often attracts attention because of her alluring figure. Waitress Hui-chi has pale skin that is the envy of many, and is beautiful even without makeup.

Li-ting works at a souvenir shop, and tourists often ask to take pictures with her.

All four girls are local residents of Kinmen.

A Mazu student surnamed Chen recently roused the ire of Kinmen's female population when he wrote an online message saying that no attractive girls can be found in Kinmen.

Chen later apologized for his remarks on his blog, saying that he'd only been joking and hadn't meant to offend anyone.

Chen has never been to Kinmen, but if he were to visit, he'd have to agree that beautiful girls can be found all over Kinmen.