Banziliao Fort

Located at the junction of Xinyi District and Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, and at the north end of Xinyi District, Keelung City, the barber fort is 150 meters above sea level. The word "barber" is derived from the kaidagland language "trap", which means people live in groups; Built according to the terrain of kuanziliao mountain, kuanziliao Fort covers an area of nearly 5 hectares. It adheres to the northern sea area between badouzi and Keelung harbor and the land route in the direction of Ruifang. On June 30, 1987, it was designated as a "provincial monument" by the Taiwan provincial government.

Banziliao Fort

Located at the junction of Xinyi District and Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, and at the north end of Xinyi District, Keelung City, the barber fort is 150 meters above sea level. The word "barber" is derived from the kaidagland language "trap", which means people live in groups; Built in accordance with the terrain of kuanziliao mountain, kuanziliao Fort covers an area of nearly 5 hectares. It adheres to the northern sea area of badouzi and Keelung harbor and the land route in the direction of Ruifang. On June 30, 1998, it was designated as a "provincial monument" by the Taiwan provincial government.

Battery history

According to the research of scholars, it was built in the early period of Japanese occupation (1903 A.D.)

After the restoration of Taiwan, the national army also used banziliao fort to ensure the safety of Keelung. It was abandoned more than 10 years ago. Because the banziliao fort was not abandoned for a long time, the remains of the fort area were preserved completely. The fort was cleared up along the winding path It can be seen clearly that no matter in terms of the construction and structure of the fort, the barbelliao fort is of considerable historical value among the ancient fort in Keelung City.

Construction structure

The main design of the gun base of the barbelliao fort is arranged in one line, which is similar to the white rice urn fort

According to the concept of matching the task and terrain, the Liaozi Fort should be a concealed fort, which can rotate 360 degrees, adopt parabolic firing mode, and give full play to the function of the "concealed fort" under the cover of piles; the range of the banziliao fort is vast, which can be roughly divided into three floors: the first floor is the camp gate and barracks; the second floor is the office, command post, activity center and other buildings; the third floor is the building On the right side of the third floor, the fifth phase of Keelung's redevelopment area can be seen, while on the left side, the well preserved battery base area can be seen. On the other hand, the direction of the battery facing the coast is divided into two groups, with a total of 6 There are four howitzer bases, one flat fire base, four ammunition depots, the second water storage yard, command platform and other buildings in each group. The observation area of banziliao Fort includes the main observation post and the auxiliary observation post. With the communication warehouse and machine gun array, it has the function of communication and air defense. At the other end, there are searchlight warehouse, lamp base and automatic power generation Garage room.

Beautiful scenery around

Along the right side of the gangziliao fort area, stand on the edge line and overlook Keelung island

Badouzi fishing port has a panoramic view and is even more charming. There is no doubt that the beauty of the ancient fort and the sight seeing of Keelung have led many people to travel to Keelung. Therefore, Keelung local hotels are developing Keelung hotels, Keelung hotels, Keelung homestays and Keelung motels in order to attract more tourists to Keelung In tourism, many hotels and B & B operators use the hotel online real-time reservation system. Through secure online transactions, they can pre designate Keelung Hotel, Keelung Hotel and Keelung motel to book rooms, making it a journey full of historical relics.

Characteristics of battery

Different from other turrets, the firing trajectory of banziliao turret is parabolic, which is one of its characteristics.

At present, the remains of the whole fort area are well preserved, including houses, blockhouses and fort. Walking up the stone steps on the right side of the fort area, you can also see the panoramic view of Keelung island and badouzi fishing port. It is a good place for walking, sightseeing and exploring the ancient.

Traffic information

If you want to go to the barbelliao fort, you can take Zhongshan high and lower Keelung terminal to connect with Zhongzheng viaduct, turn to Zhongzheng Road, Zhengfeng street, Xiangfeng street, and then turn right to Lide street. Or you can take the Keelung bus of line 104 or 205, get off at Erxin middle school, walk another kilometer to charity temple, and turn left.

Address: Xinyi District, Keelung City

Longitude: 121.780344

Latitude: 25.144741