Fan Lau Fort

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Fan Lau Fort (分流炮台) is a fort in Fan Lau, the southwest corner of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

[edit] History

Zheng He once travel Fan Lau. According to Macau Gazetteer, the fort was built in 1729 during 7th year of Yongzheng during Qing dynasty and one of two forts on Lantau Island. It was believed that the fort was once occupied by pirates. The fort would have been retaken by government troops after the surrender of pirates to the Qing government in 1810. After the lease of New Territory to British in 1898, the fort was abandoned. The ruins was restored between 1985 and 1990.