Qikou Fort Ruins

Qikou Fort Ruins

The Qikou Fort Ruins are a cultural tourism attraction.

The Qikou Fort Ruins are located at the mouth of the Canglang Canal in Nanpaihe Town, Huanghua City, Hebei Province, and have long been a strategic stronghold. The fort was originally built during the Ming Dynasty and was renovated in the seventh year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1857), featuring two large gun emplacements (one on the north bank and one on the south bank). The northern one was called the "Great General" Fort, and the southern one was known as the "Second General" Fort.

In 1858, the Anglo-French allied forces arrived at Qikou. Relying on their powerful warships and artillery, they attempted a forced landing. The soldiers stationed at Qikou Fort, together with local residents, united in fierce resistance and fought valiantly to the death, forcing the Anglo-French forces to retreat. They had to shift their landing to Dagukou instead. One of the two main cannons at that time — the “Great General” and the “Second General” — the “Second General” cannon, remains intact to this day and is preserved in the Huanghua City Museum. A monument commemorating the resistance against the landing of the Eight-Nation Alliance is now erected at the fishing harbor dock of Qikou Village.