Fortress sights in Tainan City
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Chihkan Towers
One of the best preserved, or perhaps we should say reconstructed, historical sights in Tainan is this old fort (Fort Proventia). It's a splendid place to roam around, or even enjoy an outdoor concert on the weekends.
Chihkan has gone through many masters (Ming, Qing, Japanese and the KMT, China's Nationalist party) since the foundations were first laid by the Dutch in 1653. At that time the seashore reached the fort's outer walls. Our favourite features are the nine stone turtles with tablets on their backs. The steles hail from the Qing dynasty and if you check the backs you can see where the carver made a mistake on one and, rather than starting over with a fresh slab,…
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Fort Zeelandia
In 1624 the Dutch seized the area known as Anping to establish a military and commercial base in Taiwan. Fort Zeelandia was a stronghold of Dutch power until captured by Koxinga in 1661. Though most of the fort has been reconstructed, it's still an impressive site.
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