Magong Old City Introduction
Magong Ancient City is located in today's Magong City, spanning Jilong Road. The remaining structure is the Shuncheng Gate, a small western gate built during the Guangxu era of the Qing dynasty, representing a portion of the city wall constructed during the Qing Dynasty. Its preservation is considered relatively intact. Penghu, situated at a maritime crossroads between mainland China and Taiwan, has frequent marine activities. It served as a stopover for immigrants from the mainland crossing to Taiwan. In terms of military significance, Penghu is an outpost for Taiwan's defense, crucial for the security of the Southeast Maritime Defense of the mainland and has long been regarded as a key maritime defense area. Magong City has a circumference of approximately 789.25 meters, a height of 5.4 meters, and a thickness of 6.4 meters, making it the thickest city wall in Taiwan. There are six gates, with Shuncheng Gate being one of the small western gates designed for coastal defense. The construction materials for the city were mainly sourced locally, with walls built from local water-formed rocks, topped with ancient stones for the wall battlements. Above the city gate, there is a city tower built in a single ridge and hip-style architecture. Six years after the establishment of Magong City, it encountered an attack by the Japanese army, resulting in partial destruction of the city walls. During the Japanese occupation, to construct Magong Harbor, the city walls along the southern and southeastern coastal areas were demolished. Due to urban planning, the northern and eastern sections of the city were also dismantled. After the war, the Nationalist army occupied the area, and the Western section of the remaining city wall was used as part of the military enclosure, allowing Shuncheng Gate and part of the Western wall to be preserved. The existing city wall measures about 700 meters, which is only a quarter of the original structure. [Recommended stay time: 0.5 hours]
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