The Sino-French War Memorial Park occupies a hillside above the harbour and contains the graves of French soldiers who died during the 1884–85 conflict, when French forces attacked Keelung as part of a broader campaign to pressure Qing China over Indochina. The French captured the port briefly but were ultimately unable to hold Taiwan. The cemetery is one of the few remnants of that episode, and its presence in a Taiwanese city is genuinely unexpected.
The site is quiet and well maintained, surrounded by mature trees that make it a pleasant place to sit even if history is not your primary interest. The hilltop location offers good views toward the harbour and the surrounding ridgeline. Getting there requires some uphill walking from the main park areas — follow the signs from Zhongzheng Park or ask locally. It receives few visitors compared to the main sights, which means you will likely have it to yourself. The juxtaposition of French military graves and a Taiwanese hillside, with container ships moving in the harbour below, is one of those quietly striking combinations that good travel throws at you.