It was built during Taiwan's Qing era and was the site of combat between the French and Chinese forces during the Sino-French War.

It was the command post of Liu Ming-chuan, who was later appointed by Qing court as the first governor of Taiwan, when he was charged with the defense of Keelung during the war.

The battery was first constructed in 1840 by Yao Ying (Chinese: 姚瑩), disciplinary officer of the Qing garrison in Taiwan.

[1] It was part of the Taiwan Seventeen Fortification Plan (Chinese: 台灣十七口設防圖說狀), which Yao composed and presented to the Qing court.

It was later classified as a class one national historical monument by the Republic of China government, who took control of Taiwan at the conclusion of World War II.