text/picture Yangcheng Evening News reporter Wenyi Wang Junwei
html on the morning of September 7, the reporter came to the construction site of the Dongguan Humen Snake Bay Fighting Hall for repair. On September 6, HTML, the Opium War Museum found 4 iron cannons cast during the Daoguang period during the repair and excavation of the former site of the Sheutou Bay. According to preliminary research, these four iron cannons were damaged by the British in 's second Opium War . It is an important physical evidence for Humen Gangtai to resist foreign aggression.newly excavated 4 3.6 -ton cannons.
was at the construction site. The staff opened the tarpaulin and could see the 4 newly excavated ancient cannons accumulated together. Observe that the ear ear of these four iron cannons was damaged, and 2 of them were blocked.
. Due to the age, the ancient guns are rusty, but the inscriptions on the 3 ancient cannons are still clearly visible. , "Twenty -four years of Daoguang, Guangzhou ...", "... Foshan is the same ... ... Capture, Judge, Jiangxi Lieping County Dian Shi Tan, Daoguang July 19th, artillery Li Chen" "..." Governor's Church, ... Guangdong Governor's Hospital "and other words.
found that the position of the cannon is located in the northwest of the former site of the Snake Tou Bay. It is less than 50 meters from the cannon.
important testimony of the second Opium War
Snapou Bay Battery is an important part of the Weiyuan Island Battery Group. According to the literature records,
was founded in the 23rd year of Daoguang (1843). It was rebuilt in the ninth year of Guangxu (1883) after being destroyed in the Second Opium War. Sun Guangping, deputy director of the
Obiotic War Museum, told reporters: "The Second Opium War Destroy the old appearance of the former Snake Tou Bay Fort. The inscriptions of the new iron cannon can determine the casting time of 3 iron cannons, namely Daoguang 20 years (1840), Twenty -first year of Daoguang (1841), and Twenty -four years of Daoguang (1844).
Sun Guangping said that this gives the history of the Snake Bay Battery in front of Guangxu has physical evidence, which proves that it was built in 1843 and was damaged from 4 iron cannon ear. Powering the role is an important physical evidence of the Second Opium War.
It is reported that Humen Haiqi defense covers three lines of defense. sand -horn and large horn aircraft at Pearl River Estuary are the first line of defense. "The location of the Snapou Bay Battery is close to the third line of defense of Humen Maritime Defense. It is the last turret in the second line of defense and an effective part of the second line of defense." Sun Guangping said.
also said: "The 4 -door iron cannon has a large amount of body. It is a heavy artillery, each weighs about 6000 stajun, which is equivalent to 7,200 pounds today. Sima , the new iron cannon is the second heavy cannon.
Huang Liping said that the Snake Tou Bay Fortress played more than the second Opium War. It also played a deterrent and resistance in Sino -French War and the Anti -Japanese War. content.
Sun Guangping told reporters that according to the requirements of "one plan for review and construction of the State Council's General Office of the State Council on the Planning Plan for the Tiger Fortress Patriotic Education Base", the current site of the Humen Fort has completed the first phase and The first phase of the second phase is renovation, and the second phase of the second phase is currently undergoing the second phase.
"According to the plan, the second phase of the second phase of the repair project will repair the 4 cultural relics sites of the Dingyang Fort, Snake Tou Bay, Linggaozai, and Guangdong Water Division Titan."Sun Guangping said that the discovery of the four -door iron cannon was discovered at about thirty or forty centimeters when building the Snake Tou Bay Battery Inspection Channel.
" Now there is a local collapse of the Snake Tou Bay Fort. The basic appearance of the turret in the Guangxu period, including the structure of the cannon pool, layout, etc. "
Sun Guangping revealed to reporters that the museum in the later museum will conduct targeted protection of 4 iron cannons according to the opinions of experts. As for whether the original location is displayed in the open -air protection method, further technical analysis and judgment must be made. Follow Yangcheng Pai Pai.ycwb.com)
Source | Yangcheng Evening News · Yangcheng Pai
Editor | Yi Zhina
