Dahan Fort Introduction
The Dahaan Post, located along the coastline of Matsu at the southern part of Nangan, has significant strategic importance. Visitors can walk along the trail near the Nangan Visitor Center to reach the Dahaan Post, which, along with other outposts like Juguang Island, 33, and 46, tightly secures the area, controlling the waterways towards Juguang. In 1975, due to military operational requirements, soldiers from the Army's landing troops worked day and night on the construction, which was carried out with minimal equipment—relying heavily on manual labor in addition to explosive blasting. The post was completed on March 29, 1976. The structure consists of three levels: the uppermost level houses the military company headquarters, the second level provides living quarters and a preparatory machine gun position, while the lowest level includes four 90mm anti-aircraft gun positions, a briefing room, a Sun Yat-sen room, storage rooms, and other facilities. The tunnels are approximately 1.5 meters wide and 2 meters high, with the main tunnel stretching 150 meters and the auxiliary tunnel measuring 80 meters, totaling 230 meters. As the war situation eased and the site gained tourism potential, the military transferred the Dahaan Post to the Matsu management office, which completed renovations in 2006. Entering the post, visitors can see that every gun and cannon mouth faces the ocean, embodying the military's former stronghold of "tightening the coastal defense and exerting Dahaan’s might." Tourists can enter from the trail next to the Nangan Visitor Center and, on clear days, enjoy a glimpse of Juguang's silhouette from above the post.
