Fan Lau Fort
Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous peninsula it is situated on, it was built in 1729 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, a hundred and twelve years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Islands District, China
- Also known as: “分流炮台 Fan Lau Fort”
- Address: 分流 Fan Lau
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include fan Lau Stone Circle and Tin Hau Temple.
fan Lau Stone Circle
Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
fan Lau Stone Circle is situated 330 metres west of Fan Lau Fort.
Tin Hau Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Millevache, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tin Hau Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 440 metres west of Fan Lau Fort.
Fan Lau Light House
Lighthouse
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fan Lau Light House is situated 590 metres southwest of Fan Lau Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yi O and Leung Uk.
Yi O
Suburb
Photo: JullietLima19, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yi O is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Yi O is situated 3 km north of Fan Lau Fort.
Leung Uk
Hamlet
Leung Uk is a village in Tai O, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Leung Uk is situated 6 km north of Fan Lau Fort.
Tai O
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O. Tai O is situated 6 km north of Fan Lau Fort.
Fan Lau Fort
- Categories: fort, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.19844° or 22° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
113.85112° or 113° 51′ 4″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Inception
1729Open location code
7PJM5VX2+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 105234588OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2918607
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Fan Lau Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “分流炮台”
- Chinese: “大嶼山炮台”
- Chinese: “石笋礮臺”
- Chinese: “石筍炮台”
- Chinese: “雞翼角炮台”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة فان لاو”
- French: “fort de Fan Lau”
- French: “Fort de Fan Lau”
- Hebrew: “מצודת פאן לאו”
- Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Phân Lưu”
- Yue Chinese: “Fan Lau Fort”
- Yue Chinese: “Sheksun pautoi”
- Yue Chinese: “分流炮台”
- Yue Chinese: “大嶼山炮台”
- Yue Chinese: “大嶼山礮臺”
- Yue Chinese: “石笋炮台”
- Yue Chinese: “石笋礮臺”
- Yue Chinese: “石筍炮台”
- Yue Chinese: “石筍礮臺”
- Yue Chinese: “雞翼角炮台”
- Yue Chinese: “雞翼角礮臺”
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Highlights include Fan Lau Stalagmite and Sha Mo Shan.
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