Ruin
Weiyuan Fort
🇨🇳 China · 19th century
Weiyuan Fort (Chinese: 威远炮台) is a coastal-defense fort, now in ruins, in Humen, Dongguan city, Guangdong province, China. The fort was constructed in 1835 and was in use during the Opium Wars. The fort is situated immediately under the Humen Bridge. There were 44 cannons there to defend against the British, 40 dark artillery and four open fort. It is 360 meters in length. Admission is free, with valid documents.
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Weiyuan Fort ranks #3,789 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #60 of the 120 mapped in China. Founded 1835, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 407 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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