Ershawan Battery, or better known as Tenable Gate of the Sea is a battery emplacements camp in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. It was built during Taiwan's Qing era and was the site of combat between the French and Chinese forces during the Sino-French War. It was the command post of Liu Ming-chuan, who was later appointed by Qing court as the first governor of Taiwan, when he was charged with the defense of Keelung during the war. It lost its military value under Japanese rule and is currently listed as a class one national historical monument.
Ershawan Battery
The French ironclad La Galissonnière bombards the Ershawan Battery, 5 August 1884
Zhongzheng District, Keelung
Zhongzheng District or Jhongjheng District is a district of Keelung City, Taiwan. The district is the city seat of Keelung City.
View of the Port of Keelung from Zhongzheng District
Area of today's Zhongzheng District, Keelung (1950)