She Tou Mountain Introduction
Located at the tip of the Fenggui Peninsula, in 1622, the Dutch invaded and built Taiwan's first Western-style fortress atop Shetou Mountain for trade purposes. Since then, various fortifications have been constructed throughout different periods, and there are still remains of the memorial for fallen French soldiers and many military relics today. Shetou Mountain is situated on a small peninsula that juts out to the north of Fenggui Village, offering a view of the entire Magong City and the Magong Inner Bay. Its shape resembles that of a snake's head, which is how it got its name; it is one of Taiwan's Minor 100 Mountains. The peninsula opposite it, shaped like a turtle's head, is called Jinguaitou. All ships entering Magong Harbor must pass through here, symbolically described as "Linggui floats north, golden snake coils south," as if they are jointly guarding Magong Harbor. Due to this geographical position, Shetou Mountain has many historical relics, such as the memorial for fallen French soldiers established after the French occupied Penghu during the Sino-French War, leading to hundreds of French soldiers dying from epidemics in Penghu. Another example is the explosion and sinking of the Japanese Navy's warship Matsushima in Magong Harbor during the Japanese occupation, where over 200 victims mostly drifted to the north coast under the influence of the northeast monsoon, prompting the establishment of the Matsushima memorial on Shetou Mountain.
Snake Head Mountain
Snake Head Mountain
