China · 19th century
Hongyuan Fort ranks #8,976 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #102 of the 103 mapped in China. Founded 1887, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
Hongyuan Fort is a fort in Beilun district, Ningbo city, Zhejiang province, China, of which remains survive today. The fort is located at the north-eastern foot of Lishan hill; the fort built of lime-based tabia was begun in 1887 and was once the largest fort within Zhenhai county; part of its ruined walls still survives. The reinforced concrete fort was built in 1936. In 1996 Hongyuan Fort, together with the other coastal defence installations at the mouth of Zhenhai, was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.
Machine-translated from “宏远炮台” on the Chinese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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