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Everything tagged "Imperial Chinese Military Sites"

Kowloon Battery (approximate location) [1811-????]

Date Place completed: 
1811-12-31

Hi there,

The location is approximate, using this photo and the information provided by  CEDD for cross reference.

Best Regards,

T

Beacon - Dameisha 大梅沙墩臺 or Yantian 鹽田墩臺﹐ Shenzhen [????- ]

In reference to this blog entry, with GPS coordinates provided by blogger and appeared to be taken by experts.  They had not determined if it is Yantian 鹽田 or Dameisha 大梅沙 Beacon though,

I had been to the beach of Dameisha, on the way to Da Peng Walled City back in the 1980's, but I was not aware of such a beacon back then.

Chiwan Battery (left) 赤灣左砲臺, Shenzhen [1717- ]

Date Place completed: 
1717-12-31

This is also being marked on Google Maps, as Gupaotai (古砲臺)。  However I am uncertain if the Google marker is corract.  Might have to go there to take a look myself later.

Chiwan Battery (right) 赤灣右砲臺, Shenzhen [1717-1982]

Date Place completed: 
1717-12-31
Date Place demolished: 
1982-12-31

This actually is marked on Google Maps, as Yaopaotai.  Uncertain if the market is correct.  However just read a travel post and the writer mentioned the right battery was demolished back in 1982 when they built the harbour there.  Only the left battery was preserved.   Both completion & demolition dates are only likely to be accurate to the year.  No month and date could be verified.

Beacon - Beacon Hill - Kowloon Beacon [????- ]

Hi there,

Please also allow to err here as the ruins of the beacon could no longer be seen since the construction of the two radar/communication stations.

Best Regards,

T

Imperial Chinese military site at Tuen Mun [????- ]

I don't know where the marker belongs for this one.

Beacon - Tai Po Tau 大步頭墩台 (according to 新安縣誌), early Qing. [????- ]

Location is just a speculation.  It is based upon a present day village called Ying Pun Ha (營盤下)。Ying Pun (營盤) means a military camp and Ha (下) means under/below.  The name of the village literally means "the village below the military camp' in English.  If the beacon was there it would be somewhere along the ridge.

Kowloon Walled City (Pre-WW2) [1847-c.1943]

Date Place completed: 
1847-05-01
Date Place demolished: 
c.1943-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

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