Xiyu East Fort. Xiyu East Fort, also known as Dongtai Ancient Fort, was initially built during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty as a new coastal defense artillery fort in Xiyu. However, before new cannons could be installed,. Xiyu East Fort, also known as Dongtai Ancient Fort, was initially built during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty as a new coastal defense artillery fort in Xiyu. However, before new cannons could be installed, during the Sino-French War, the fort was attacked by French forces and was unable to retaliate, leading to the French occupation of Xiyu and Magong. After the Sino-French agreement, the French forces withdrew from Penghu. Liu Mingchuan repeatedly requested strengthening Penghu's coastal defenses, and in 1887, construction began on four forts to defend Penghu, with Xiyu East Fort being one of them. Xiyu East Fort, also known as Dongtai Ancient Fort, was initially built during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty as a new coastal defense artillery fort in Xiyu. However, before new cannons could be installed, during the Sino-French War, the fort was attacked by French forces and was unable to retaliate, leading to the French occupation of Xiyu and Magong. After the Sino-French agreement, the French forces withdrew from Penghu. Liu Mingchuan repeatedly requested strengthening Penghu's coastal defenses, and in 1887, construction began on four forts to defend Penghu, with Xiyu East Fort being one of them. In March of the year following the First Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces attacked Penghu, and the Xiyu forts exerted some combat power, causing significant casualties to the Japanese army. During the Japanese colonial period, the Japanese army continued to use the Xiyu East Fort and added some facilities. After World War II, the Xiyu East Fort, no longer having military capabilities, was taken over by the Republic of China Army, which added several barracks. Until 1985
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