Xiuying Fort () (designation number: 6-1031) is located in
Haikou
Haikou (; ), also spelled as Hoikow is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the Ha ...
City, Hainan Province, China. It was constructed in 1890 by the
Qing
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...
government to counter the
threat of the French.
It was used to defend against the 1890 invasion by France, and in 1932 against the Japanese during the
Cole attack
Cole may refer to:
Plants
* Cole crops of the genus ''Brassica'', especially cabbage, kale, or rape (rapeseed).
People
* Cole (given name), people with the given name Cole
* Cole (surname), people with the surname Cole
Companies
* Cole Moto ...
.
It is assigned the designation number 6-1031.
See also
*
Major national historical and cultural sites (Hainan)
This is a list of Major Sites Protected for their Historical and Cultural Value at the National Level in the Province of Hainan, People's Republic of China.
As well as sites protected at the national level, there ar ...
References
External links
Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hainan
1800s establishments in China
Forts in China
Tourist attractions in Haikou
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