Coordinates: 22°59′58.3″N 120°09′30.9″E / 22.999528°N 120.158583°E / 22.999528; 120.158583

Anping Small Fort

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Anping Small Fort
安平小砲臺
Anping, Tainan, Taiwan
File:安平小砲臺.JPG
Site information
Typefort
Location
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Site history
Built1840

The Anping Small Fort (traditional Chinese: 安平小砲臺; simplified Chinese: 安平小炮台; pinyin: Ānpíng Xiǎo Pàotái) is a former fort in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History

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The fort was built to prevent the invasion from British Empire during the Opium War. It was built by Yao Ying (Chinese: 姚瑩) in 1844.[1] In 1949, the Republic of China Armed Forces built a bunker at the fort. In 1990, the fort underwent renovation.[2][3]

Architecture

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The fort represents the latest period of Chinese old style.[2]

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See also

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References

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