Tai Kok Shan Fort Travel Guide

Dajiaoshan Fort Travel Guide

Introduction to Dajiaoshan Fort:

In the early 19th century, British colonists imported a large amount of opium to China. Just as opium was endangering China, At the critical moment of survival, Imperial Envoy Lin Zexu went to Guangdong to ban smoking. He worked with Deng Yanzhen, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Guan Tianpei, the Navy Admiral, to rectify the coastal defense, arrest cigarette dealers, severely punish bribe-taking officials, and destroy 237 kilograms of opium at Humen Beach from June 3 to 25. It has greatly enhanced the aspirations of the Chinese people. Britain has long planned its invasion of China and clamored to use force to teach the Chinese government about its foreign responsibilities. In late June 1840, 48 British expeditionary ships and more than 15,000 people from the army and navy arrived in the sea of ??Guangdong and announced a blockade of the Guangzhou River and Haikou from the 28th. The first Opium War, which shocked both China and the world, officially broke out. On June 30 of the same year, the main force of the British army went north and captured Dinghai, Zhejiang. The ships arrived in Tianjin and approached Beijing. Emperor Daoguang was frightened by the threat of British ship artillery fire and dismissed Lin Zexu and Deng Yanzhen from their posts. He appointed Qi Shan as the imperial envoy to work with the British. The two sides negotiated for peace. While the two sides were negotiating in January 1841, the British army suddenly attacked Humen and then illegally occupied Hong Kong on January 26. On January 7, 1841, the British army attacked the Tai Kok and Sha Kok forts at the same time. The British army on the left attacked four ships with more than 1,400 people and 110 artillery pieces. They violently bombarded the Tai Kok fort and sent small boats to seize the beach. Li Zhian led more than 200 officers and soldiers to resist bravely and fought bloody battles. However, they were ultimately outnumbered and most of them suffered casualties. The Grand Cape Fort fell into the hands of the enemy. In October 1856, the Second Opium War broke out. Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, adopted the surrender route. The British and French forces took advantage of the situation and the Dajiaoshan Fort was captured again on the 23rd of the same month. The brutal aggression of imperialism has placed heavy shackles on the Chinese people as a semi-feudal and semi-colonial nation. We should never forget this national humiliation.

Dajiaoshan Fort Transportation:

Take Metro Line 4 and get off at Huangge Station, then transfer to bus 361A or 361B and get off at Tianhou Temple Station.

Tickets for Tai Kok Shan Fort:

Free;