At the early stage, an artillery was already built at the site of the fortress during the
Kingdom of Tungning. In 1717, the new Penghu city was rebuilt at the fortress area during the
Qing Dynasty rule. In 1864, the fortress was reconstructed by Vice Brigadier General Wu Qixun and named it
Jinguitou Fortress. During the
Sino-French War in 1884–1885, the fortress was destroyed. After the war ended, Liu Mingchuan was appointed as governor to handle the reconstruction works in Taiwan. In 1887, Wu Hongluo was appointed by him as garrison commander to rebuild the forts in Penghu. During the
Japanese rule of Taiwan, the
Imperial Japanese Army used the fortress for their military maneuvers. After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China in 1945, the
Nationalist Government change the space usage of the fortress. ==Architecture==