Taku Forts
The Dagukou Fort was the first built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, under the supervision of Qi Jiguang, who was stationed in Tianjin Wei in his early years. In the 21st year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1841), the Qing government built and maintained the Dagukou Fort. In the eighth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1858), it continued to be repaired and expanded. Three forts were added on the south bank, and two forts were added on the north bank. for the title. They were named 'wei', 'zhen', 'hai', 'men', 'gao'. So far, the Dagukou Fort has six large forts, twenty-five small forts, and sixty-four large and small cannons.