Tianfei Palace Battery

Tianfei Palace Battery

Tianfei Palace Battery

Tianfei Palace Battery, located at the southern end of Haitang Street in Zhapu Town and facing the sea.

According to the Pinghu County Annals: “In the 56th year of the Kangxi reign (1717), Governor Jueluo Manbao inspected coastal defenses and proposed additional fortifications. In the 7th year of the Yongzheng reign (1729), Governor Wei approved the construction of a stone foundation at the foot of Kuzhu Mountain and installed four large cannons, along with building a three-room drill inspection hall. In the 46th year of the Qianlong reign (1781), a severe typhoon struck, causing seawater to flood and destroy the structure. In the 21st year of the Daoguang reign (1841), Governor Liu Changyu inspected coastal defense arrangements and proposed rebuilding the battery, as well as adding naval cannons. In the 23rd year (1843), ten additional barracks were constructed, but in the 11th year of the Xianfeng reign (1861), the site was destroyed again. In the 13th year of the Tongzhi reign (1874), Zhejiang Governor Yang Changjun requested repairs, and ten more barracks were built along with the installation of ten copper and iron cannons.”

The surviving structure includes one set of mixed-construction batteries (four rooms). Except for the collapsed roofs of the middle two rooms due to bombings by enemy aircraft during the Japanese invasion, the overall form remains largely original.