Keelung, Taiwan
Ershawan Battery
Ershawan Battery, or better known as Tenable Gate of the Sea is a battery emplacements camp in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. It was built during Taiwan's Qing era and was the site of combat between the French and Chinese forces during the Sino-French War. It was the command post of Liu Ming-chuan, who was later appointed by Qing court as the first governor of Taiwan, when he was charged with the defense of Keelung during the war.
- City
- Keelung
- Country
- Taiwan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia