Diane Snider Photos

Hulishan Fortress, with its large collection of old cannons, is of particular interest to history and military buffs. It not only has the largest number of ancient cannons in China but a huge one said to be the largest cannon ever made by the Krupp Company of Germany. Visitors from everywhere particularly enjoy the lovely plantings throughout the spacious garden setting of Hulishan Fortress which, after capture by the British during the Opium War, was rebuilt by the Qing Dynasty in 1891.

Imagine wandering through some 60,00 ravishing orchids of all colors and types! Not only will you be in the midst of great beauty but also shade for the most part. Shade is important in areas of great heat such as Singapore has.