Weiyuan Fort

There were 44 cannons there to defend against the British, 40 dark artillery and four open fort.

[1][2][3][4] Plans for Weiyuan Fort was drawn up in 1834 as part of efforts by the Qing government to fortify the defense of Humen strait in the Pearl River Delta.

At the same time, Yong'an Fort (永安炮台) was built on the western end of an island in the strait and Gonggu Fort (巩固炮台) was constructed on the opposite bank in the foothills of Luwan Mountain (芦湾山).

During Sun Yat-sen's Constitutional Protection Military Government of Guangzhou, Gong Zhenzhou served as the commander-in-chief of the Humen Fortress.

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