Tung Chung Fort

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Tung Chung Fort is a historic coastal military fortification on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, built in the Qing dynasty to defend against pirates and now preserved as a declared monument.

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Tung Chung Fort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf declared monument of Hong Kong
historic fort
military fortification
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese military architecture
builtDuring Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
category Declared monuments of Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Forts in Hong Kong
Lantau Island NERFINISHED
Tourist attractions in Hong Kong
controlledBy Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
country China
currentUse educational site
heritage site
tourist attraction
elevation near sea level
hasHeritageProtection statutory protection under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
hasPart barracks
bastions
cannon platforms
courtyard
entrance gate
fortification walls
officers’ quarters
six cannons
stone inscriptions
watchtowers
heritageDesignation Declared Monument of Hong Kong NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1979
inception 1832
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Islands District NERFINISHED
location Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Lantau Island NERFINISHED
Tung Chung NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Antiquities and Monuments Office NERFINISHED
materialUsed granite
nearby Ngong Ping 360 cable car route NERFINISHED
Tung Chung town centre NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operator Qing dynasty military NERFINISHED
originalFunction anti-piracy defense
coastal defense fortification
ownedBy Government of Hong Kong NERFINISHED
significance example of Qing coastal defense system in Hong Kong
historical site related to piracy suppression in South China Sea
significantEvent anti-piracy operations in the South China Sea
usedFor defense against pirates

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Tung Chung hasLandmark Tung Chung Fort
Tung Chung hasHistoricalSite Tung Chung Fort