Nansun photo looks Xiamen

built seventeen years Guangxu (1891) to Twenty-two years (1896). Xiamen Island with its particular geographical location, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties Fujian has been viewed as a barrier. During the Opium War, was once the British capture of Xiamen Island, Shek Pik Fort destroyed, the issue of strengthening the South-East defense, and further arouse the Government's attention. End of the Qing Dynasty, the rise of the Westernization Movement, the court's internal Westernization Group advocated Western learning advanced science and technology, the establishment of the Navy,洋枪洋炮purchase in order to achieve the goal of富国强兵. In this context, seventeen years Guangxu (1891), Fujian shuishiying Viceroy in Fujian and Zhejiang Governor Chu-Han Peng Bian Bao played the first title胡里山炮台allowed the construction of Xiamen, a successor to Governor Jane杨歧Guangxu Fort Twenty-two years to complete construction. The other side of Fort Longhai and Xiamen Island Fort仔尾upon each other Kok, control Xiamen port, is the main end of the Qing Dynasty fortress Fort Xiamen. Battery Battery for the construction of a Western model, the use of granite masonry walls, battlements, Fort Logefil fire zone is followed China's traditional crafts, with glutinous rice, Wu Sha camphora mixed juice from夯筑, the advantages of this approach is that after being hit by artillery shells can be mitigated to the staff of mass destruction. The original fort with Krupp cannons, 28-sheng 2, 15 Health and artillery and two double 12 small guns, this remaining 28 Health artillery emplacement East 1, 13.13 meters long, 0.28 meters diameter, with a range of 16,000 meters, the entire 59,888 kilograms heavy artillery, in 2000 to "the largest remaining coastal artillery," won the World Guinness Book of the best project award. Fort in the fight against the struggle against foreign aggression have played an important role in August 1900 the Japanese army landed in Lujiang Road area, in a vain attempt occupation of Xiamen, officers and soldiers immediately胡里山炮台Gulangyu muzzle at sea Japanese warships, and issued pass spy : If we do not withdraw troops immediately, so the embassy bombing ping, will be sunk ships, forcing the Japanese army to retreat. In October 1937 after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese ship in the aircraft under the cover to invade Xiamen,胡里山炮台Shoujun be fierce fire, and hit a Japanese ship, forcing the invaders had to withdraw from the Xiamen sea area. In May 1938, the Japanese army from the village of Wutong illuminated landing area, the fall of the island the following day.胡里山炮台after the Japanese occupation of two 15-sheng artillery removed and two 28-sheng artillery guns because of the enormous body can not transport and retained. After the liberation, the fort has been the Chinese People's Liberation Army troops stationed in the island's resident.大炼钢铁period in 1957, the West Gate emplacement another 28 Health Krupp cannons were Xiamen demolition recycling iron works. Fort Garrison in 1984 by the transfer of local government to open up for the tourist spots in 2000 by the Xiamen Municipal Government as one of Xiamen King 20. (Text taken from the Xiamen Bureau of Cultural Affairs website)