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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tung Chung Fort canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declared monument of Hong Kong
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historic fort ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese military architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Declared monuments of Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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Lantau Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tung Chung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Antiquities and Monuments Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| nearby |
Ngong Ping 360 cable car route
NERFINISHED
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Tung Chung town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Qing dynasty military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
anti-piracy defense
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coastal defense fortification ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Qing coastal defense system in Hong Kong
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.