Basic introduction of Ershawan fort

Ershawan Fort belongs to the famous tourist attraction of Keelung archaeological site.

Keelung Ershawan Fort is located on the hill opposite Dashawan on Zhongzheng Road in Keelung. Built in the 20th year of Qing Daoguang (A.D. 1840), it is a first-class historic site in Taiwan Province Province. Keelung Port is surrounded by mountains, with vast water depth and natural barriers, and the situation is dangerous. Since Zheng Chenggong drove out the Dutch and the Qing Dynasty entered Taiwan Province Province, the political and economic activities in Taiwan Province Province gradually moved northward. Keelung is a natural port in the north of Taiwan Province Province. It is not only an important town for military strategists in the north of Taiwan Province Province, but also a gateway for businessmen. 1840 coincided with the outbreak of the opium war and the British waited for an opportunity to invade. Yao Ying, governor of Taiwan Railway, observed the situation of Keelung Port, and chose Ershawan Mountain, which is facing the port gate, surrounded by cliffs and is easy to defend but difficult to attack, to build a fort, with 8 guns, 2 guns of 2000_, 2 guns of 1500_, 4 guns of 1000_ and 5 guns of 500_. 184 1 In August, the British army really attacked, and even Da Hongjia led the officers and men to fight back. When the British ship escaped, it hit the rocks and sank.

In the 9th year of Guangxu (AD 1883), the Sino-French Vietnam War broke out, and Liu Mingchuan, the commander-in-chief in charge of Taiwan Province's defense, renovated the Ershawan Fort. The following year, France led Li Shibei to attack Keelung, and the defenders gave him a beating. The commander of the French navy left alone and landed with five ships and 3000 soldiers. After fierce fighting between the two sides, the French army finally captured Keelung and the fortress was destroyed, but the city gate and wall still existed intact. In the 11th year of Guangxu, after the Sino-French peace talks, the French army retreated. In the 13th year of Guangxu, after the French army retreated, Liu Mingchuan rebuilt the fort. Because it is located in the military fortress area, besides the ancient city gate, there are other things, such as stone walls, stone steps, stone wells, gun piers, bunkers and so on. , are very complete.

1979, Ershawan Fort is planned to be restored. In addition to retaining the original relics, it was also placed on the original gun position, imitating the ancient guns. The words "Haimen natural barrier" are engraved on the door of Ershawan Castle, and the edge of the castle is a cliff cut vertically 10 meter. There is only a narrow stone sutra to climb in front of Fangcheng. Behind the city is a mountain. This kind of terrain is powerful. One person can keep it, but ten thousand people can't. Haimen natural barrier has become a tourist attraction in Keelung.