Bocca Tigris

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over Bocca Tigris]] Bocca Tigris or the Bogue (Chinese: 虎门; pinyin: humen, lit. "tiger gate") is a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, where the Pearl River discharges into the South China Sea. Since 1997, the strait is crossed by the Humen Pearl River Bridge.

History

Because of its strategic location as a naval gateway to Guangzhou, the strait was traditionally fortified and some major battles in the First Opium War were fought here.

Geography

  • Western shore: Nansha District of Guangzhou City
  • Eastern shore: Humen Town of Dongguan City
  • The Upper and Lower Hengdang Islands (横档岛) are located in the middle of Humen Bridge

Features

  • Humen Pearl River Bridge
  • Several Qing Dynasty forts (Bogue forts), including:
    • Weiyuan Fort (威遠炮台), in Humen Town
    • Shajiao Fort (沙角炮台; lit. "sand corner" fort), in Humen Town
  • Nansha Pier (新南沙客运港), in Nansha District, 1.6 km south of Humen Bridge

See also

External links

  • [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&time=&date=&ttype=&q=China,+%E5%B9%BF%E4%B8%9C%E7%9C%81,+Guangzhou&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=0,23.133333,113.320833&ll=22.793274,113.597946&spn=0.187375,0.53833&t=h&z=11&om=0 Satellite view of Bocca Tigris on Google maps]

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