Declared Monuments in Hong
Kong: Tung Chung Fort
| Tung Chung Fort, referred to in the
Qing Dynasty as the Tung Chung Suocheng (Tung Chung
Battalion), was the naval headquarters of the Right
Battalion of Dapeng. The carved granite slab above the
entrance gives the date of the Fort as 1832. In 1898 when
the New Territories was leased to Britain, the Fort was
evacuated by the Qing authorities, then occupied, first as a
police station, and then by Wa Ying College, the Rural
Committee Office and the Public Primary School of Tung
Chung.Tung Chung Fort was declared a monument in 1979. |
| There are six still intact old
muzzle-loading cannons, each resting on a cement base with
enclosures made of granite blocks, which measure 70 by 80
metres (230 by 260 ft). Three arched gateways, each engraved
with a Chinese inscription, are spaced along the walls. |
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Go through the 「 Gung San Door」 can see the Public Primary
School of Tung Chung first as a police station, and then by
Wa Ying College and the Rural Committee Office. |
| The school playground and
basketball court are still retained. |
| There are six still intact old
muzzle-loading cannons on「 Gung San Door」 . |
| The body of the gun is engraved
with Chinese characters and the year of manufacture is
written. According to scholars' textual research, the six
cannons are not original forts, but were moved from
different forts for decoration. |
The location of Tung Chung
Fort is very close to Tung Chung Hau Wong Temple. Hau Wong
Temple was builtin 1765, it is the largest Hau Wong temple
in Lantau island. This was invited by local villagers from
KowloonCity Hou wang Temple, in order to subdue the plague.
Now is a Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong.
CCT MAX -
31/07/2020 |
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