A former Western-style fort built around 1840. It was heavily damaged in the Sino-French War and later abandoned as more modern fortifications were built in the hills above the harbour. Fragments of the original walls remain in a number of locations around the area. Also known as Dashawan Stone Wall (大沙灣石圍遺構).
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Recorded On
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Military Fortifications in Taiwan (台灣碉堡)
Nearby Locations
Author
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.