China
Fan Lau Fort
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
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Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous peninsula it is situated on, it was built in 1729 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, a hundred and twelve years before the British took possession of Hong Kong. Abandoned in 1898, it became a declared monument of Hong Kong in 1981.
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Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period