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Fan Lau Fort

Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on in . Named after 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Islands District, China
  • Address: 分流 Fan Lau

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tin Hau Temple and Fan Lau Light House.

Place of worship
Photo: Millevache, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a place of worship, which is situated 440 metres west of Fan Lau Fort.

Lighthouse
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is situated 590 metres southwest of Fan Lau Fort.

Islet
, also known as Kai Yet Kok, is a stack island on the westernmost point on land of Hong Kong territories. The island is close to the west side of southwest , near Tsin Yue Wan and can be spotted from the 7th stage of Lantau Trail between and Yi O. is situated 2½ km northwest of Fan Lau Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tai O and Luk Wu.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through . is situated 6 km north of Fan Lau Fort.

Village
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Tsuen is an area and a village of in , home to several Buddhist monasteries. The place was named as such since deer could be found there in the past and the landscape looks like a lake. is situated 7 km northeast of Fan Lau Fort.

Hamlet
Photo: Scotted400, CC0.
Shui Hau is a small village on in . is situated 7 km east of Fan Lau Fort.

Fan Lau Fort

Latitude
22.19844° or 22° 11′ 54″ north
Longitude
113.85112° or 113° 51′ 4″ east
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Inception
1729
Open location code
7PJM5VX2+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105234588
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2918607
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fan Lau Fort”. Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.