Xiyu Dongtai Introduction
After the First Sino-French War in 1885, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang Yang Changjun and Taiwan Provincial Governor Liu Mingchuan personally inspected Penghu,提出 "Our department finds Penghu Island to be isolated and dangerous, serving as the gateway to Fujian and Taiwan. Strong fortifications must be erected, powerful cannons purchased, and elite troops stationed to ensure defense." They repeatedly petitioned to strengthen the naval defense of Penghu and proposed building a city at Magong. The Qing court accepted these proposals and appointed Wu Hongluo as the first commander of Penghu. Upon his arrival, Wu was ordered to build Magong City and to construct four new modern Armstrong coastal artillery fortifications: the North Fort, Jin Gui Tou Fort, East Fort on Xiyu, and West Fort on Xiyu. During the Battle of Penghu in 1895, part of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japanese troops landed on the eastern coast of Penghu Island at Longmenli in Huxi and advanced towards Magong City, with recorded combat between the defenders of the East Fort on Xiyu and the Japanese army. In World War II, due to the U.S. military's island-hopping strategy after capturing the Philippines, they bypassed Taiwan and Penghu and directly attacked Okinawa, so the fortifications on Penghu Island did not face direct bombardment from U.S. warships and thus have been preserved to this day. The East Fort on Xiyu was designated a national historic site by the Ministry of the Interior on November 23, 1991. Source: National Cultural Heritage Administration 【Recommended Stay Duration】 2 hours
The East Taiwan Fortress faces south and has a military barracks architectural style.
Dongtai Old Fort
