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東涌炮台 Tung Chung Fort 大嶼山位處珠江口,是船隻進出廣州的主要通道,亦是重要的邊防據點。清朝年間,為打擊海盜和防範英國入侵,清廷在東涌口大規模建設炮台。1832年,清廷為防英商走私,再設置東涌所城辦公。由於東涌炮台當時有官兵駐守,亦有炮台、兵房等設備,所以又名東涌寨城。   炮台的城牆由花崗石建造,約高三米。三道城門入口呈拱形,北面的正門設有城樓和炮台,共有六支大炮,惟現已不是當年守護海岸的原裝大炮。城內中心的廣場仍然保留着兩間兵房,1898年清兵撤走後曾用作警署、華英中學校舍、東涌公立學校等。 粵:  國:  Lantau Island was an important point of coastal defence in the Pearl River estuary, a major thoroughfare for vessels passing into and out of Guangzhou. During the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government constructed a line of forts at Tung Chung Hou to defend against pirates and the More »

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