Shigang Fort

　　  Introduction       Shigang Fort is situated on Shigang in the northeastern part of Qixingyan, in the northern suburbs of Duanzhou District. Built in 1920, it was one of the seven forts constructed in Zhaoqing by Lin Hu, the garrison commander of Zhao–Luo–Yang.

　　    The fort consists of three parts: the command post on the hilltop, and two other defensive structures on the hill. The command post is located at the highest point of the hill. It is a circular bunker with a diameter of 2.35 meters and a height of 1.9 meters. The top of the bunker is mound-shaped, featuring gun ports and niches along the walls. A passage to the south connects to a tunnel, which has an L-shaped layout, stretching 24.6 meters in total length with a width of 1.5 meters. In the northwest of the hill lies another defensive work, consisting of two bunkers, each connected by a tunnel. In the northeast, the defensive structure centers around a dug-in shelter in a depression, arranged in a T-shape. Three bunkers are located at the ends of the tunnels respectively. Their structures are generally similar to those of other local forts.

　　 Guangdong, Zhaoqing City