金目港仔濕地 Wetland Mudflats

  俗稱「金目港仔」（音譯）的這片溼地泥潭，水源可能來自公司田溪附近，其上游因天生國小興建操場埋入地下箱涵，如今已難覓其源頭。昔日溼地漫淹中崙一帶，從今天生國小操場附近綿延至「瓦店埤」，目前還保留其中一段。通過瓦店埤的水閘門後，溼地又回復為溪流，從今海巡署流入淡水河。溼地泥潭寬逾10丈，約30公尺多，難以通過，成為天然屏障。1884年10月8日法軍登陸後，往前推進時，在這裡受阻，與溼地對面的清軍相互駁火射擊，雙方各在溼地前緣，形成一條長達1500公尺的火線，成為這場戰役特殊的戰況。（文：張建隆）

  The water source of the wetland mudflats known locally as Jinmugangzi may have been located near Gongshitian River. The source is hard to pinpoint today as the upper reaches of the river were paved over to construct the athletics field at Tianshen Elementary School. The wetlands once stretched as far as Zhonglun, running from the athletics field of Tianshen Elementary School to Wadianbi. Only a section of it remains today. The wetlands turn back into a river after passing through the water gate at Wadianbi to flow into Tamsui River where the Coast Guard Administration is located now. The wetland mudflats were more than 30 meters wide and formed a natural obstacle to all passage. After landing at Shalun Beach on October 8, 1884, the French advance was blocked here by Qing troops and they exchanged fire across the wetlands. The 1500m long frontline that eventually developed was the most unusual feature of this battle . (Text: Jian-long Chang)