Weiyuan Fort

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coastal fortification historic site

Weiyuan Fort is a historic coastal defense fortification in Humen, China, best known for its role in guarding the Pearl River estuary during the Opium Wars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shajiao Fort 1
Weiyuan Fort canonical 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
category Coastal fortifications ⓘ
Forts in China ⓘ
Military history of Guangdong ⓘ
Opium Wars historic sites ⓘ
conflict First Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country China ⓘ
hasFunction coastal defense ⓘ
river defense ⓘ
hasPart barracks ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ
walls ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
historicalPeriod Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Dongguan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guangdong Province ⓘ
Humen NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time ⓘ
locatedNear Humen Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Pearl River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearby Humen Naval Battle Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Opium War Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Humen Fortress defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance important role in Opium Wars ⓘ
touristActivity historical sightseeing ⓘ
military history education ⓘ
usedFor defending access to Guangzhou ⓘ
guarding the Pearl River estuary ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Humen → hasStructure → Weiyuan Fort ⓘ
Humen → hasStructure → Weiyuan Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shajiao Fort