Fengguiwei Fort
| Fengguiwei Fort | |
|---|---|
| Native name Chinese: 風櫃尾城堡 | |
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| Type | Fortification |
| Location | Magong, Penghu, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 23°33′11″N 119°32′53″E / 23.553°N 119.548°E |
| Built | 1622 |
Fengguiwei Fort (Chinese: 風櫃尾城堡; pinyin: Fēngguìwěi Chéngbǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hong-kūi-bóe Siâⁿ-pó) is a former Dutch fortification located in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. The fort sat atop a small hill on a peninsula across the bay from Magong Harbor. As of today, little of the original structure remains.
Structure
The fort was built of compacted soil in a square with a side length of 55 m and a height of 7 m. On the southwest side facing the rest of the peninsula, the walls were covered with rock, and a trench was dug as well; the other three walls were covered with wood.[1] Bastions were built on all four corners.[1]
History
In 1622, the Dutch, based in
Reijersen built his fort atop a hill known as Shetou Mountain (蛇頭山), forcing 1,500 locals into its construction. Allegedly, 1,300 of the workmen died due to starvation.
According to the French Jesuit Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla in 1715 there were no remains of the fort, only the description of it, which the Chinese called the "castle of red hair"
In 1895, Japanese Admiral Itō Sukeyuki rearmed the site as an artillery battery as part of the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. These cannons were removed in 1945 with the surrender of Japan.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "馬公風櫃尾荷蘭城堡". National Cultural Heritage Database Management System (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Bureau of Cultural Heritage. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Boxer, C. R., Fidalgos in the Far East, 1550–1770. Martinus Nijhoff (The Hague), 1948. p. 72
- ^ Davidson, James Wheeler (1903). The island of Formosa, past and present. History, people, resources, and commercial prospects. Tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. Macmillan & Co. p. 11. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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- ^ Wright, Arnold (1908). Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and Other Treaty Ports of China. Lloyd's Greater Britain. p. 917. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ISBN 9780932727909. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
