Nanshe Guan Yu Temple, also known as Emperor Wu Temple, is located on the left side of the office of Dongfang Village Group in Nanshe Village, Chashan Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the 36th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1697) and was renovated in 2002. The temple faces east and has a courtyard-style layout consisting of three bays, two courtyards, one incense pavilion, and one central courtyard. It has a total width of 18 meters and a depth of 20 meters, covering an area of…
The old site of Shajiaolun Mountain Fort is located in Lunshan, Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was first built in the 10th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1884). The fort had five gun emplacements, each connected by underground passages, surrounded by walls. Facilities at the fort also included a signal fire tower, barracks, and an armory, covering a total area of approximately 1,490 square meters. Currently...
The old site of Qishan Fort at Shajiao is located on Qishan Hill within the territory of Shajiao Power Plant in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was built between 1883 and 1889 during the ninth to sixteenth years of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty. When the Shajiao Fort was expanded, ten additional forts were constructed successively on Baicao Hill, Buyu Hill, Lun Hill, Wugong Hill, Qishan Hill, Gui Hill, Lion Hill, Baihe Hill, Xiang Hill, and Fenghuang…
The Tomb of the Brave is located on the mountainside of Niuweiji Mountain (also known as Daren Mountain) in Zhikou Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the 11th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1885) as a collective burial site for Qing dynasty soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Battle of Humen in the First Opium War. In 1974, the Tomb of the Brave was relocated to the mountainside of Niuweiji Mountain. Oriented from northeast to southwest, it is 5.1…
The Site of the Old Enclosure Wall of the Guangdong Navy Commander's Office is located on Niuweiji Mountain (also known as Danren Mountain) in Zhikou Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, to the north of the former site of Lin Zexu’s Opium Destruction Pits. It stretches along the mountain ridge of Danren Mountain from east to west, covering an area of approximately 1,400 square meters. As early as the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, military camps were built on Tiger Head Mountain (i.e., Big Tiger and Small Tiger) for defense...
The former site of Yingxun Gate at Shajiao is located within the Shajiao Fort in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, situated between Shajiao Fishing Mountain and Chiqi Mountain. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the gate runs in a northeast–southwest direction and covers an area of approximately 176 square meters. The Yingxun Gate stands 3.05 meters high and 1.7 meters wide, with the three characters “迎薰门” (Yingxun Gate) inscribed on the lintel. The surrounding walls extend...
The old site of Shajiao Fishing Platform is located on Fishing Hill in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, to the east of Qishan Mountain. It was built in the ninth year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1883). It consists of four platforms: the Front Fishing Platform, the Rear Fishing Platform, the Left Fishing Platform, and the Right Fishing Platform, covering an area of approximately 22,490 square meters. The four platforms are arranged in a row, hidden within the mountain, forming...
The site of the old Jingyuan Fort is located on the mountainside of Nanshan in Nanshan Community, south of Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, between the Zhenyuan Fort and the Weiyuan Fort. It was the largest fort among the Humen Forts during the Opium War. Approved for construction in 1839 (the 19th year of the Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty) by Deng Tingzhen and Guan Tianpei, it served as the second line of defense for the Humen Forts. The entire site covers an area of...
The Zhonghetang Museum is located on Qifeng Road in Guancheng District, Dongguan City. It is a national AAA-level tourist attraction, a Lingnan creative base of the National Academy of Painting, and a municipal-level museum in Dongguan. Covering a total area of 20,000 square meters, the Zhonghetang Museum is the largest privately-owned museum in South China. Designed primarily in the color of Dongguan’s famous ramie grass with modern elements integrated...
The Jiebingyi Tomb is located at the foot of Baicao Mountain in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1843) as a collective burial site for 75 non-local Qing soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Shajiao during the First Opium War. It was renovated twice, in 1964 and 1971. The tomb faces west and is constructed of lime-sand and granite...
The former site of the Shajiao Fort Gateway is located within the Shajiao Fort in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was constructed under the initiative of Zhang Zhidong, then Viceroy of Liangguang, as part of the preparations for coastal defenses in Guangdong. In the tenth year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1884), the project was initiated under the supervision of Naval Commander Lou Yunting, with an inscription by Minister of War Peng Yulin. The gateway faces east and stands 8.36 meters tall and 7.75 meters wide…
The Site of the Old Haikou Battery at Shajiao is located within the Shajiao Fort in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. Situated on the eastern bank of the Pearl River estuary, it was reconstructed in 1885 (the 11th year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty) on the ruins of the former Shajiao Fort. Facing west and covering an area of approximately 10,140 square meters, the battery features three circular open-air gun emplacements constructed with cement, sandstone, and concrete...
The former site of Shajiao Linggao Platform is located on the mountainside of Chaqi Mountain in Shajiao Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, and was built in the 11th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1885). The Linggao Platform combines an open platform with hidden chambers, covering an area of approximately 270 square meters. The gunpowder tunnel is long and deep, with the entrance to the tunnel being the gatehouse of the Linggao Platform, which stands about 7.8 meters high and 9.4 meters wide, constructed from blue and red bricks...
Baoqing Family School is located within the Old Enclosure of Tangwei Village, Shipai Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, and was built during the Qing Dynasty. It faces east and measures 8.61 meters in width and 9.43 meters in depth, covering an area of approximately 81 square meters. The courtyard gate is an octagonal red stone-framed entrance. The building is divided into three sections: the left side serves as the kitchen, the middle section houses 0. Baoqing Gong, whose given name was Yu, courtesy name Quanjiang, and alias Bao…
The East Garden Ancestral Hall is located in the center of Nanshe Village, Chashan Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, to the left of the Yunye Ancestral Hall. It was built in the third year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1911). Due to its small size, villagers chose a new site to rebuild it, and it was renovated in 1991. The hall faces southeast and is situated northwest, featuring a traditional enclosed courtyard layout with three bays, two courtyards, two corridors, and one skylight. The total width is 9.9 meters, and the total depth is 1…
The Site of Dingyang Platform, also known as Goose Cliff Fort, is located at the foot of Goose Mountain in Jiumenzhai Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the spring of 1881 during the seventh year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty. Facing the first defensive line of the Humen Forts—the Shajiao Fort—from afar, it guarded the strategic entrance to the Taiping River from Sankoukou. Oriented from northwest to southeast, the existing Dingyang Fort currently has...
The Former Site of Shandingying Camp is located on Nanshan Top in Nanmian Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It borders the Pearl River to the west and south, faces Snake Head Bay Fort to the northwest, and lies adjacent to Zhenyuan Fort on the west side. Originally built in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1843), it was reconstructed in the 9th year of the Guangxu reign (1883) during a major renovation of the Humen Forts. The fort is square-shaped, stretching 123 meters in length,…
The old site of She Tou Wan Fort is located on the flat ground at the summit of She Tou Wan Hill in Nanmian Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was initially built in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1843), when it was constructed as an earthen fort. The hillside in front was leveled to serve as an artillery platform, paved with flagstones, and housed seventeen gun emplacements, one shrine, and eight barracks. In the 6th year of the Xianfeng reign (1856) during the Qing Dynasty...
Yingluo Ancestral Hall is located on the left side of Dongyuan Ancestral Hall in the center of Nanshe Village, Chashan Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the 35th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1770) and renovated in 2004. The hall faces southeast and is situated northwest, featuring a traditional courtyard layout with three bays, two courtyards, two corridors, and one central skywell. It has a total width of 10.8 meters, a depth of 20.8 meters, and covers an area of approximately 225 square...
The Ming Dynasty Dongguan Jinao Zhou Pagoda is located in Jinao Zhou Village, Wanjiang, Dongguan City. Situated on a riverine islet surrounded by water on three sides, the pagoda has an octagonal floor plan and appears to have nine stories from the outside. It is a pavilion-style brick-and-stone structure. Each level features a waist eave and a flat terrace, with staircases that wind through walls and around terraces. The pagoda stands 50.95 meters tall. It was first built in the 25th year of the Wanli era during the Ming Dynasty (1597), and completed in the 4th year of the Tianqi era (…