Dingshige (Dashawan) Fort - Japanese Fort From 1895-1945 - Keelung City Taiwan 2025

After the treaty of Shimonoseki, at which the Qing dynasty agreed to give Taiwan to Japan some forts were renovated and improved by the Japanese army. This was one of the forts that was renovated to provide security to the harbor of Keelung.

The remains of the Dashawan Stonewall can be found behind the Keelung fortress headquarters and park. A large building which used to act as a command post for the Japanese army but now is a cultural, leisure and creative center for the residents of Keelung.

Dashawan fort was a so called flat fort, a flat area where cannons and other defensive structures could be built upon. To protect the soldiers and materials from the weather it was surrounded with an earth or stone wall. Remains of that stone wall are still found here and there.

Built upon the remains of Dashawan Fort was Dingshige fort, hastily built between 1886 and 1894 by the Qing. Some Living quarters overgrown by weeds is all what is left now.

The fort is down a small trail from the school. There is not much to be seen now and it isn’t really anything worth your time. The other forts in the area are much better.

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