SheTou Mountain Introduction
Located at the tip of the Fenggui Peninsula, the Dutch invaded in 1622 due to trade needs and built Taiwan's first Western-style fortress on Shetou Mountain. Over the years, various gun forts have been constructed, and to this day, there are memorials for fallen French soldiers and many military relics. Shetou Mountain is situated on a small peninsula protruding north of Fenggui Village, offering a view of the entire Magong City and the Magong Inner Bay. Because of its shape resembling a snake's head, it is called Shetou Mountain, and it is one of Taiwan's minor mountains. The peninsula opposite has a shape like a turtle's head, which is called Jinguitou. All ships entering Magong Port must pass through here, with "Linggui floating north, Jinshe coiling south," symbolizing their joint guardianship of Magong Port. Due to this geographical location, Shetou Mountain has many historical remains, such as the memorial for fallen French soldiers established after the French army occupied Penghu during the Sino-French War but suffered hundreds of deaths due to infectious diseases. Another example is the explosion incident of the ammunition depot on the Japanese warship Matsushima, which sank in Magong Port during the Japanese colonial period; influenced by the northeast monsoon, most of the over two hundred victims drifted to the northern shore, and later, a memorial for the Japanese Matsushima was established on Shetou Mountain.
