Qikou Fortress Ruins

Opening Hours: The tourist peak season lasts from March to June every year. Most visitors here are middle school students who come to receive patriotic education.

Ticket Price: 10 yuan

Location: At the estuary of Canglang Canal, Nanpaihe Town, Huanghua City

Best Time to Visit: Cangzhou is located on the Bohai Bay in southeastern Hebei Province. It features a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate with cold winters, hot summers and four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is about 12℃, and autumn is the best time for a visit.

Complaint Hotline: 0317-2080122

Transportation Guide: Cangzhou enjoys convenient transportation. The Beijing-Shanghai and Beijing-Kowloon railways run through the city, and National Highways 104, 106, 205 and 307 crisscross the region.

The Qikou Fortress Ruins stand at the estuary of Canglang Canal in Nanpaihe Town, Huanghua City, Hebei Province. It has long been a strategic stronghold.

The fortress was first built in the Ming Dynasty and renovated in the 7th year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1857). Two major artillery emplacements were constructed, one on the north bank and the other on the south bank. The northern one was named the Grand General Fort, and the southern one the Second General Fort.

In 1858, the Anglo-French Allied Forces arrived at Qikou. Relying on their powerful warships and artillery, they attempted to land by force. Garrison soldiers and local people fought side by side, putting up fierce resistance. The invaders were defeated and had to divert to Dagu for landing.

One of the two main cannons, the Second General Cannon, remains intact to this day and is preserved in Huanghua City Museum. A monument commemorating the resistance against the landing of the Eight-Nation Alliance has been erected at the fishing port of Qikou Village