Dahan Stronghold

Coordinates: 26°8′26.3″N 119°55′44.6″E / 26.140639°N 119.929056°E / 26.140639; 119.929056

Dahan Stronghold
大漢據點
General information
Type Former fort
Location Nangan, Lienchiang, Taiwan
Construction started 1975
Completed 29 March 1976

The Dahan Stronghold (Chinese: 大漢據點; pinyin: Dàhàn Jùdiǎn) is a former fort in Nangan Township, Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China.

History

The construction of the stronghold began in 1975 by the Republic of China Armed Forces and completed on 29 March 1976. After Matsu Islands was transferred from military to civilian, the structure was redeveloped for tourism and renovation was completed in 2006.[1]

Architecture

The stronghold consists of three levels, in which the upper level was for the military headquarter, middle level was for accommodation and machine gun reserves and the lower level was for anti-aircraft guns, briefing room and storerooms. It forms a tunnel with a width of 1.2-2 meters, height of 2 meters and length of 430 meters.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dahan Stronghold". Matsu National Scenic Area. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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