Taku Forts
| Taku Forts | |
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| Binhai, Tianjin | |
Battery of Wei | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Coastal Defense |
| Controlled by | Government of Binhai |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Location | |
Taku Forts Location in Tianjin Taku Forts Taku Forts (China) | |
| Coordinates | 38°58′37.4″N 117°42′19.3″E / 38.977056°N 117.705361°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1522 |
| Built by | Qi Jiguang |
| In use | 1527 |
| Demolished | 1900 (mostly demolished) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Taku Forts | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 大沽口炮台 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大沽口砲臺 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Dagu mouth batteries | ||||||
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| Peiho Forts | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白河碉堡 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 白河碉堡 | ||||||
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The Taku Forts or Dagukou Forts (大沽口炮台), also called the Peiho Forts are forts located by the Hai River (Peiho River) estuary in the Binhai New Area, Tianjin, in northeastern China. They are located 60 km (37 mi) southeast of the Tianjin urban center.
In 1988 the Dagukou Forts were added to the 3rd Batch of National Priority Protected Sites, and was open to the public in 1997.