The Fang Family Watchtower

　　The Fang Family Watchtower is situated on the hillside north of Tangkou Market in Tangkou Town, Kaiping City, about 11 kilometers east of downtown Kaiping. It was jointly funded and built in the ninth year of the Republic of China (1920) by the Fang families from the present-day villages of Zhaiqun and Qiangya. Originally named “Guxi Tower,” the name comes from the ancient settlement area where the Fang families lived and the small stream that once flowed nearby. The tower is five stories tall, standing 18.43 meters high, and constructed with a reinforced concrete structure. The first three floors served as living and resting quarters for the watchmen, the fourth floor featured an open terrace and corridor, while the fifth floor housed a pavilion with a Western-style domed roof. Inside, the tower was equipped with early Western power generators, searchlights, firearms, and other tools used for vigilance and early warning. It is a typical watchtower. Historically, the Fang Family Watchtower played a significant role in providing early warning and defense for the local Fang residents against bandit attacks coming from the Ma'gang area to the north.