Zhenhai Seaport Coastal Defense Historical Memorial Hall
2 min readZhenhai Seaport Coastal Defense Historical Memorial Hall is located at the foothill of Mount Zhaobao, the original battle field in history, covering an area of 2,000 square meters and a total floor space of 3，200 square meters with an investment of 21 million yuan in total.
Outside the Preface Hall stand three sets of artillery triangularly left from the periods of anti-British and anti-French wars，among which the biggest one is the muzzle-loadedartillery produced in Britain with a total weight of around 2，500 kilograms.All these precious cultural relics symbolize indomitable spirit of Zhenhai people’s resistance to foreign invasion.
The exhibition hall of anti-Japanese pirates’battles features various historical recordsof pictures and ancient books.The battle dresses of Japanese pirates and their more than 2-meter-long swords vividly display the situation of 200 years of harassment by Japanespirates.Since the 14th century，the warlords defeated in the civil war of Japan colluded with the coastal smuggling groups in the south-east area of China to commit countless crimes，having the people plunged into an abyss of misery with no means to live with.The incessant harassments by the Japanese pirates stimulated the rage of Chinese people.People in the eastern area of Zhejiang，in particular，were involving themselves in active combats against the enemy.All the materials including the drawings of anti-Japanese pirates’battles and the flames of war along the batteries，the photos of anti-Japanese pirates’relics，and the weapons of various types used in the wars are presenting us with the historical deeds of Zhenhai people’s resistance against foreign aggression.As one of the fiercest weapons，the mud-eel ship is unique for its fast sliding on the bottomland along the sea.In the center of the exhibition hall，three warships of anti-Japanese pirates are displayed.The biggest one is called the Ship of Blessing，highly presented as a tall building with accommodation for 100 persons.The cabin is divided into 4 floors with nacelle hung at the top of mast for looking out.The ship with both ends turning up is called two-head ship，which can flexibly sail to both directions of the bow and tail.The smallest one is called circular boat divided into two parts，the front part of which is for the preservation of gunpowder.The bow is equipped with bamboo traps.The rear part will automatically be out of the hook and leave if the bow hit on the enemy ship，causing the lighting of the wick.
Zhenhai was once the battlefield for many national heroes who were famous for theirresistance against foreign invasions such as Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.At present，the story of Qi Jiguang’s three arrows defeating the Japanese pirates is still widely spread.
