Hong Kong Tung Chung Fort
Hong Kong Tung Chung Fort is a fort previous position, located in Tung Chung, Lantau Ling Pei Village, New Territories, Hong Kong has been included in the existing monuments. Tung Chung Fort Tung Chung in the Qing Dynasty called the city, the headquarters for the Navy Mirs the right camp. Fort entrance of granite engraved with the amount of Light years (1832) words, when for the construction era. Annual rent from the New Territories in 1898 to lend the United Kingdom, after the Qing retreat from the fort, Fort first used as a police station, as a post-secondary school Hua Ying, Tung Chung Tung Chung Rural Committee and the public schools.
Tung Fort present site area of 70 by 80 meters, are still on the existing six cannon, granite and cement is placed on the base, there are cast in 1805, 1809 and 1843. Barrel engraved with Chinese characters, written years casting.
history
Qing Dynasty, in order to stop the opium trade and pirate invasion, when the Qing navy in the Tung Chung to build a city, completed in 1832 (one that is 1817), with six pieces of artillery, in order to control sea traffic. In 1898 the British leased the New Territories, then the fort was abandoned. Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, the Japanese fort was rebuilt. After Shigemitsu Hong Kong, the fort was used as the seat of the police station purposes, Tung Chung became a part of the public school site. The fort location on August 24, 1979 was listed as monuments in Hong Kong, and in 1988 a comprehensive maintenance. And now for the Tung Chung Rural Committee offices.
Scenic Area Address: Hong Kong Islands District Tung Chung Ling Pei Village
Bus routes: Take NLB 11,23,34,3m go