The fort was built in 1616. The fort covers an area of about 10000 square meters and is an irregular quadrangle with a side length of about 100 meters. The four corners of the wall protrude into a fortress. The northeast, southwest and southeast walls of the fort are built on a 3.7 meter wide granite foundation. The wall body is built with rammed earth, and oyster shell powder is used as plaster. The wall is about 9 meters high and can be erected with up to 32 cannons, To prevent attacks from these two directions. This fort was the core of Macao's defense system at that time, forming a wide artillery defense network covering the east and west coasts. Now there is a large piece of green land in front of the big fort, with towering ancient trees and trees. You can overlook Macao here, as if it were a big sand table. A large number of five - and six storey residential buildings are densely distributed everywhere. From time to time, tall buildings rise up, breaking the chaotic vision. Here you can see the landmark buildings of the Macao Peninsula, which look like a new Lisboa Casino blooming with lotus flowers. It is a good angle for group photos.

Ticket price of the big fort : Free.
Address of large fort : Peak of Shishan Mountain (also known as Paotai Mountain) in Central Macao Peninsula
Opening Hours ：7:00-19:00