Qing War Museum

Qing War Museum fort was first built from 1899 to 1905 by the German army. In 1897, German army occupied Jiao Zhou Bay and landed on Qingdao. The colonial government was set up in Qingdao soon after the Sino-German Jiaozhou Treaty was signed. They spent a total of 1.85 million marks to build a series of military forts, Qingdaoshan fort among them.

It is a permanent fort which is made up of three parts: South fort, North Fort and underground headquarters. South fort lies on the high rock in the South of Qingdaoshan with four 280 mm cannons and two 210 mm cannons, while North fort is on the high rock in the North of Qingdaoshan.

It has two 150 mm cannons. The fort occupies a commanding position with Taipingshan fort in the East and Chushuishan fort in the Northwest. Some other forts built at the same time are Zhanshan No.1 fort, Zhongjiawa South No.2 fort, Zhongjiawa East No.3 fort, Taipingzhen Southeast No.4, and several other forts.

Qing War Museum

In 1914, the Japanese defeated the German forces and took over the colonial administration. When the Germans withdrew, they blew up Qingdao fort, only a small part was left undamaged. At present, part of the fort and Huiquan fort are well preserved. In 1984 Qingdao People's Governmanet opened the fort to the public and recognized it as an important cultural relic. In 1994, the fort became a Education Base of Patriotism.