府城古蹟 Made by Cayla Chen The Historical Buildings in Tainan

Something about Tainan……

Location In southern-west Taiwan

The Earliest City developed in Taiwan long time ago…our ancestors ~ Siraya the Ming dynasty ~ the Dutch(1624~1662) Cheng Chen-kung expelled the Dutch in 1661 the Cheng period (1662~1683) The Ching dynasty(1683~1895)

the Ming dynasty ~ the Dutch (1624~1662)

The Fort Zeelandia

The fort named as Fort Zeelandia. Fort Zeelandia was built on an offshore social at Yi-Kun-Shen with bricks from java for construction named after one provine of Holland. The mortar of the building is a mixture of sugar, sand, ground seashells and glutinous.

During the Dutch's occupation of Taiwan, Fort Zeelandia was the residence of the governor and the administration center. Yi-kun-Shen was changed to the name of An-Ping when Koxinga (Cheng Chen-kung) expelled the Dutch in 1661 Koxinga made the fort his headquarters and named it Wnag-Chend.

The administrative center moved to Tainan in 1683 under the jurisdiction of the Ching government. Fort Zeelandia became the Bureau of military Supply. In 1930, for the purpose of exhibition, the residence was rebuild again. It is well known as the Old Fort of An-Ping with various historical artifacts and remnants today.

Fort Provintia the Red-Haired tower

Built in 1653, Fort Provintia, popularly known as the Red- Haired tower. It is another important fort built by the Dutch during their occupation in Taiwan. Bricks were the main material for the fort while the mixture of the glutinous rice, sugar, sand and ground sea shells was used as the mortar, the same as those at Fort

Zeelandia.Inside the wall of the fort, there were a 36-foot high pavilion and two watch towers located at both north and south part of the fort. Fort Provintia was center of the colony where the Dutch East India Company installed the administration during the Dutch Occupied period.

Koxinga changed the name of the fort to Cheng-Tien Fu after he reigned the rule of Taiwan in The fort was used as a gunpowder magazine then. It was ravaged during the military campaign of Chu I-Kuei in 1720 and destroyed by several earthquakes in the following years. The Wen-Chang Ka (Temple of God of Literature) and Hai-Shen Miao (temple of Sea God) was built by the county magistrate in It is unique with the combination of traditional Taiwanese pavilions and the Dutch fort foundation in Taiwan. After 1945, the fort was named Chin-Kan Lou and became a exhibition center

the Ming-Cheng period (1662~1683)

The Tainan Confucian Temple

In the history of Chinese, Confucianism plays a significant role. The Tainan Confucian Temple, Chuan Tai Shou Hsueh( 全台首學 ), is the most complete one in layout. The son of Koxinga, Chen Yung-Hua built the temple in 1665 and named it Hsien-Shih Sheng-Miao( 先師聖廟 ) (Holy Temple of the great teacher) with a Kuo-Hsueh (National School) on the premises. Today in Taiwan, Confucian Temple is listed as the Grade historical landmark with the most traditional architectural heritage.

Ju Te Chih Men (Gate to Virtue) is the gate to the school. Main hall of the school is Min Lung Tang (Hall of Edification) with the scripts of literature Ta-Hsueh written on the wall. The three-story Wen-Chang ka is at the northeastern corner of the whole compound. The first floor is square in plan, the second round and the third octagonal. For Wen-Chang and Kuei-Hsing both worshipped there, it was called Kuei-Luo also. People with wish of passing examination worship both of them. Wen-Chang Pavilion as the northern pavilion was built in 1886 and functioned as exhibition hall for Proventia today.

The Ching dynasty (1683~1895 )

I-Thai hin-Cheng I-Thai Chin-Cheng

There are four corners protrusive to form the bastions. Shen Pao-Chen inscribed "I-Thai Chin-Cheng" and "Wan-Diu Ti-Chu" personally above the completion of the fort. Inside the fort, there were grand cannons equipped duplication made in 1975 and listed as a Grade I historical landmark.

There are lots of historical buildings in Tainan City. Welcome to Tainan and visit these beautiful buildings!