Shihciuling Fort

　　Shihciuling is located south of downtown Keelung, above the Daye Tunnel on the highway, connecting Hutou Mountain and Keelung Mountain. Although the ridge is only 155 meters high, it overlooks and controls the entire city of Keelung.

　　In the 9th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1883), Liu Mingchuan hired British engineers to build fortifications here. In the following year’s Sino-French War, they successfully halted the French army’s advance southward and forced them to retreat to Penghu. After the Treaty of Shimonoseki ceded Taiwan, Shihciuling’s treacherous terrain also compelled the Japanese to land instead at Aodi and Yenliao. It is a famous historic battlefield in Keelung, and the remnants of the fortifications on the ridge are now designated as a third-grade historic site.

　　Over time, the cannons of Shihciuling Fort have been lost, leaving only a stone command post and a fan-shaped gun emplacement for visitors to reflect upon.

　　Transportation Directions: Take Keelung City buses No. 201, 202, or 205 from in front of Keelung Railway Station, get off at Renwu Road Station, then walk about 1.8 km uphill along Chenggong 1st Road and Shihciu Road to reach the site.