Introduction to Anping Coastal Defense Artillery: On the ruins of the semicircular fort wall in the inner city is the ancient castle fort, with four cannons placed on the platform. Since the Qing Dynasty, the castle has been equipped with a naval association town and a military equipment bureau as a place to store arms and weapons. These coastal defense guns were cast by the Taiwan Navy in Xie Zhen in the 19th year of Jiaqing (1814). They come in various sizes, including 2,400 jins, 2,000 jins, 1,500 jins, 800 jins, 600 jins, 500 jins, and 400 jins.

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