Qing Dynasty cannon battle site is well-preserved

By Addie Chan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-06-18 11:27


Tourists take pictures of the Fort Xipaotai relics of the Qing Dynasty-era cannon battlement in Yingkou City, Northeast China's Liaoning province. Fort Xipaotai, first constructed in 1882, was used as a military fortress against Japanese invaders in the Sino-Japanese War, from 1894-1895. The site has now become one of the key cultural relics under the state-level protection.
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