Nanwan Fort

Nanwan Fort

Nanwan fort is located on Tangshan mountain, Shanwan village, Zhapu Town, Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province. There are two remains of mixed soil (glutinous rice, alum, lime, sand, etc.) casting fort. It is equipped with a mechanical device, and one iron casting cannon with a total weight of 16.7 tons. The body of the cannon is engraved with the inscription "Jiangnan general manufacturing Bureau, Wuzi year of Guangxu (1888)" Keep it intact.

Historical records

Nanwan fort, facing the sea, is magnificent. According to the records of the continuation of Pinghu County in the 12th year of the Republic of China, "in the battle of the Middle East in the 20th year of Guangxu, the navy was defeated, and the north and South were shocked. The coastal provinces were under martial law. Zhapu town was the first gateway in western Zhejiang. The old camp was cut in the middle of the flood season. The governor Liao Shoufeng visited Zhapu town to select the danger and fortify. He was called upon to lead the whole army of Yinyu and the battalion Office of Jiaxie Navy A South Bay fort was built in the autumn, and an Amsterdam was set up. Along the coast, tunnels were excavated at the key points of the long Wai. Trees were planted with pine trees. Bamboo sticks were inserted between them on the sea surface. Mines were set up at longwangtang in the whole family bay, and several ambush vehicles were set up He also assigned 100 soldiers to the city for training and coordinated with each other from afar to build up the coastal defense of zhazhen for decades after the British Invaders, and the second was the most important. "

present situation

There are two castable cannons of mixed soil (glutinous rice, alum, lime, sand, etc.) with mechanical devices, one iron cannon with a total weight of about 16.7 tons. The inscription "Jiangnan general manufacturing Bureau in the year of Guangxu Wuzi (1888)" is cast on the body of the cannons, which is basically intact except for the wind erosion and peeling off of the surface of the cannons and the damage of some components of the iron cannons.

Address: West Section of Jiulong, one kilometer southeast of Zhapu Town, Pinghu City, Jiaxing City

Longitude: 121.104201

Latitude: 30.593281

Tel: 022-58372306

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the ticket of Jiulongshan National Forest Park

Chinese PinYin : Nan Wan Pao Tai