Dapeng Fortress

Entrance gate of Dapeng Fortress

Dapeng Fortress (Chinese: 大鹏城; pinyin: dàpéngchéng; Dapeng dialect [tʰaːi pʰuŋ saːŋ]) or Dapengsuocheng is a walled village in the subdistrict Dapeng, district Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. The village lies 55 kilometers from the center of Shenzhen.

History

Dapeng Fortress was built in 1394 to protect the area from pirates. It later developed into a town during the Ming and Qing dynasties.^[1]

In 1571, it sustained a siege of over forty days by Japanese pirates equipped with scaling ladders.^[2]

The main dialect in this village is Dapeng dialect, a mix of Hakka and Cantonese.

A lot of the villagers now live in New York, Randstad and Portsmouth.

People

Famous people of Dapeng Fortress include:

• Liu Qilong
• Lai Yingyang
• Dai Zhuowen
• Lai Yinjue
• Liu Heizai
• Lai Zhongyuan
• Luo Gui
• Deanie Ip Tak-Han
• Yuan Geng

Gallery

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  An alley within the fortress

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  Traditional houses in Dapeng Fortress

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong

References

1. Shenzhen Daily : "Historical sites in Shenzhen"
2. James Hayes: "The Hong Kong Region: Its Place in Traditional Chinese Historiography and Principal Events Since the Establishment of Hsin-an County in 1573", in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 14, 1974. p.118

External links

• Dapeng Fortress, SZ's only historical site under State protection
• Dapeng Fortress official tourist site (Chinese language only)

Coordinates: 22°35′49″N 114°30′32″E / 22.59694°N 114.50889°E