In 1840 at the start of the Opium War Yang Yao, then governor of Taiwan Province, set up a fort with eight cannons on the mountain facing Erhsha Bay. It was destroyed in 1884 when the French usurped Keelung. In 1979 the city restored the fort and opened it to the public. One of Keelung's most festive activities is Ghost Day, which falls on July 15 of the lunar calendar.
例如：往年「放水燈」都由民間主辦，基隆市政府今年主動參與這項民俗活動，台灣電視公司並將過程錄影播放，擴大了宣傳效果，張市長希望它能像鹽水蜂砲一樣，成為全省聞名的「獨家活動」。