Fort Zeelandia is located in Tainan Guo-Sheng Road, Castle Street, is the Dutch occupation of Taiwan, in order to expand trade for Converting the Far East, it also known as "Fort San Domingo," or "aboriginal City" for Taiwan as early as of a castle. After the Dutch, Ming Cheng, Ching Dynasty, Japanese occupation, Taiwan's first castle - Fort Zeelandia has been witness to 300 years of turbulent history.
Fort Zeelandia existing monuments, including the right of the inner city and the incomplete semicircle Fort Furui site; suits the city there are North, Nan Xinan bastion remains, of which more than ten feet high 3, about 30 meters of the South City Wall relics, has been planned into the ancient walls Historic Park, the wall Gurong aerial roots entrenched, the old bearded long whiskers, old-fashioned abundant; Fort Zeelandia Park Historic relief Shi Jing. Historic stained eyes, such as inter-Sector circuitous listed. Today, Fort Zeelandia see the memorial, board red brick stone steps, the first time the bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong and Fort Zeelandia monuments, the memorial to display the "Zeelandia" the original model, and the Ming and Qing Zheng Chenggong calligraphy and Historical Heritage ; standing on the memorial next to the watchtower for the 1975 build, board boundless expanse of blue water tower overlooking the Taiwan Strait, it is Sichaoqifu seem to see the clouds warships, thousands of little sails, clear the way the bloody banner Cheng's past and infinite emotion.
Fort Zeelandia the Taiwan region's oldest castle. Fort Zeelandia fate and is closely related to Taiwan's history, not only changed hands several times, Fort Zeelandia architectural appearance and use has changed several times. The original "Fort Zeelandia" actually means the Dutch-built "Zeelandia" is the first Dutch colonists built castles in Taiwan, the period ruled Taiwan and foreign trade hub.
Zheng Chenggong recover Taiwan, the continued use of the Dutch colonial period, the two castles - Zeelandia and the general people cover the city, and were renamed the "Anping Town" and "carry on Tianfu"; the former, as Zheng's mansion, after who, as the political center in Taiwan. Into the clear, the political center moved to the Mainland, the City Council changed uniforms. Tongzhi decade (1873 AD), British warships attacks, the ship hit the city of guns arsenal exploded, destroying the walls vanish, then gradually into the ruins. Then sank into people build houses, the Qing court construction "contained in 100 million Golden City" of brick and stone sources. The Japanese occupation era, the original city wall have been bulldozed and converted into a Japanese-style seen today with the red-brick platform for the customs houses, bringing the Dutch-style castle trace disappeared.
After the retrocession, renamed "Fort Zeelandia," the original Japanese-style homes were refurbished and opened as a monument memorial. Fort Zeelandia seen today, though already are rebuilding after several times after the appearance of the year no longer the magnificent fortress, but they save the historical data and representing the rich cultural significance, is still very worth glancing at the resort.
Transport wind vane:
Since the Tainan train station, take city bus 15 Road, in Fort Zeelandia under Ji Di.
No. 82 Guo-Sheng Road, Tainan City,
Tel: (06) 226-7348
Opening hours: 0800 ~ 1700
Rest time: Tomb Sweeping Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year three days before the
Fort Zeelandia Ticket Price: NT 40 yuan
