№.71 The Tai-wang-kow, or Yellow Pagoda Fort, Cantong River 广州大黃滘炮臺

The Tai-wang-kow(Da Huang Jiao) Fort, also known as the Che Wai Fort, was initially constructed in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1817). Situated on Shamian Island in the middle of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, it served as a crucial coastal defense fortification during the Qing Dynasty.

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From a Drawing in the possession of Sir Geo. Staunton, Bart

Drawn by

T. Allom

Engraved by

Le Petit

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