Dahan Fortress Introduction
Tightly Guarding the Coastal Areas: The Dahann Outpost Walking along the trail near the Nangan Visitor Center, you will arrive at the Dahann Outpost, located along the coastline of Nangan's southern iron plate. This outpost, along with Juguang Island, and points 33 and 46, forms a tightly locked network that controls the waterways leading towards Juguang, making it strategically significant. In 1975, due to military operational needs, soldiers from the Army's amphibious forces worked day and night on its construction. Given the rudimentary equipment at the time, everything apart from explosive blasting was painstakingly done by hand, digging out the earth inch by inch, and it was completed on March 29, 1976. The outpost is divided into three levels. The top level houses the military company headquarters, the second level features living quarters and a preparatory machine gun position, while the bottom level includes four 90mm anti-aircraft gun positions, a briefing room, an office, storage rooms, and other spaces. The tunnels are approximately 1.5 meters wide and 2 meters high, with the main tunnel extending 150 meters and the branch tunnels totaling 80 meters, summing up to 230 meters. As the threats of war decreased and recognizing its value for tourism development, the military handed over the Dahann Outpost to the Matsu Administration. Renovations were completed in 2006. Entering the outpost, every gun and cannon points towards the ocean, evoking a serious and solemn atmosphere that embodies the military's historical determination to "tightly guard the coastal areas under the might of Dahann." Visitors can access the site via the trail next to the Nangan Visitor Center, and on clear days, the outline of Juguang can be distinctly seen from above the outpost.
