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November
7, 2004
On October 7, 2004, I made my first visit
to the Dapeng Fortress. As described in the book Hakka
Enclosed Houses:
Located at Pengcheng village in Dapeng
Town, Dapengsuo Besieged City was first built at the 27th year of Hongwu of Min
Dynasty (1394). It was "the besieged city for the defense of 1,000
households in Dapeng" set up against the Japanese pirates. It is
abbreviated to "Dapengsuo Besieged City." Therefore Shenzhen is also
called "Pengcheng." It has experienced the wind and rain for over 600
years and it still is. Inside the city the dwellings built at Ming and Qing
Dynasty are still well preserved. Dapengsuo Besieged City is the primary focus
for the protection of historical relics in Guangdong Province. Dapengsuo
Besieged City Museum was established in 1996.
Note these other Dapeng-related pages on The
Temple Guy:
Pictures of my Friends
The Tian Hou Temple of Dapeng Fortress
A small Shrine to Tu Di in Dapeng
Fortress
Images of the Men Shen (door guardians)
on General Lai Enjue's house and in teh Tian Hou Temple
Map adapted from Da Peng Fortress
Museum Brochure
| A Main
(South) Gate |
F General
Lai Enjue's house |
| B East
Gate |
G Granaries |
| C North
Gate (site of) |
H Tian
Hou Temple |
| D West
Gate |
I Safflower
Well |
| E Museum |
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Float your cursor over these pictures
for a more complete description; click on them to see larger versions.
The Gates
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| Main
(South) (A) |
East (B) |
West
(from inside) (D) |
House of
General Lai Enjue (F)
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| Looking through
entry |
Ancestral
shrine |
Altar |
Typical Scenes
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| A typical
house |
Street
scene |
Rooftops
seen from East Gate |
Outside the Gates
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| Small
shrine |
Wish-fulfilling
tree |
Well,
Well...Granaries
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| The
Safflower Well (I) |
Another
well |
Granaries
(G) |
More information from Shenzhen
Window
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