Keelung,Chilung or Jilong,officially known as Keelung City,is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area,along with its neighbors,New Taipei City and Taipei,respectively. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role,the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport.
Shilin District is a district of Taipei. The central command center of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) is located in Shilin.
Wanhua District,known in Taiwanese Hokkien as Báng-kah khu and historically as "Monga" or "Monka",is a district in Taipei,Taiwan. Ximending is located in the district. The district is home to historic buildings such as the Bangka Lungshan Temple,an iconic historic temple,and the Red House Theater,the first and largest teahouse and playhouse in Taiwan. Taipei's oldest,but decaying,garment district is also here.
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC),in the town of Anping on Formosa,the former name of central island of Taiwan,during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island. The site had been renamed several times as Fort Orange,Fort Anping,and Taiwan City;the current name of the site in Chinese is Chinese:安平古堡;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:An-pêng Kó͘-pó;lit. 'Anping Old Fort'.
The island of Taiwan,also commonly known as Formosa,was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662 and from 1664 to 1668. In the context of the Age of Discovery,the Dutch East India Company established its presence on Formosa to trade with the Ming Empire in neighbouring China and Tokugawa shogunate in Japan,and also to interdict Portuguese and Spanish trade and colonial activities in East Asia.
Ang mo or ang moh is a descriptor used to refer to white people. It is used mainly in Malaysia and Singapore,and sometimes in Thailand and Taiwan. It literally means "red-haired" and originates from Hokkien,a variety of Southern Min.
Fort Provintia or Providentia,also known as Chihkan Tower,was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District,Tainan,Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch,intending to strengthen their standing,sited the fort at Sakam,about 2 miles (3.2 km) due east from modern-day Anping. During the Siege of Fort Zeelandia (1662),the fort was surrendered to Koxinga,but was later destroyed by a rebellion and earthquakes in the 18th century. It was rebuilt afterwards in the 19th century under Qing rule.
The Japanese invasion of Taiwan,also known as Yiwei War in Chinese,was a conflict between the Empire of Japan and the armed forces of the short-lived Republic of Formosa following the Qing dynasty's cession of Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese sought to take control of their new possession,while the Republican forces fought to resist Japanese occupation. The Japanese landed near Keelung on the northern coast of Taiwan on 29 May 1895,and in a five-month campaign swept southwards to Tainan. Although their advance was slowed by guerrilla activity,the Japanese defeated the Formosan forces whenever they attempted to make a stand. The Japanese victory at Baguashan on 27 August,the largest battle ever fought on Taiwanese soil,doomed the Formosan resistance to an early defeat. The fall of Tainan on 21 October ended organised resistance to Japanese occupation,and inaugurated five decades of Japanese rule in Taiwan.
Hobe Fort or Huwei Fort is a historical fort located near Fort Santo Domingo,in Tamsui District,New Taipei,Taiwan,Republic of China.
The British Consulate at Takao is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District,Kaohsiung,Taiwan. It has been designated a historic site by the Ministry of Culture.
Spanish Formosa was a small colony of the Spanish Empire established in the northern tip of the island known to Europeans at the time as Formosa from 1626 to 1642. It was ceded to the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.
The Battle of Tamsui,Danshui,or Hobe was a significant French defeat by the Qing dynasty at Tamsui on Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign of the Sino-French War.
Tamsui District is a seaside district in New Taipei,Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River;the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait. Though modest in size,it has a large role in Taiwanese culture.
Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery is a historic fort in Cijin District,Kaohsiung,Taiwan,formerly guarding the northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor.
The Spanish expedition to Formosa was a campaign mounted by the Spanish based in Manila,Philippines in 1626. It was the Spanish response to Dutch settlements being built in Formosa,now known as Taiwan. In cooperation with the Portuguese,this venture was made to attract Chinese traders and curtail the expansion of Dutch power in Asia.
The history of Hsinchu extends over more than 400 years,making it one of the oldest cities in northern Taiwan.
The architecture of Taiwan can be traced back to stilt housing of the aborigines in prehistoric times;to the building of fortresses and churches in the north and south used to colonize and convert the inhabitants during the Dutch and Spanish period;the Tungning period when Taiwan was a base of anti-Qing sentiment and Minnan-style architecture was introduced;in Qing dynasty period,a mix of Chinese and Western architecture appeared and artillery battery flourished during Qing's Self-Strengthening Movement;During the Japanese rule of Taiwan,the Minnan,Japanese and Western culture were main influencers in architectural designs and saw the introduction and use of reinforced concrete. Due to excessive Westernization as a colony,after the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China in 1945 from Japan at the end of World War II,Chinese classical style became popular and entered into international mainstream as a postmodern design style. Today,Taiwanese architecture has undergone much diversification,every style of architecture can be seen.
Hengchun Old City Wall refers to the historic castle town of Hengchun,Pingtung,Taiwan. The town is known for its well-preserved city walls that surround the city,and is the only castle town in Taiwan where all of the original gates remain standing. It is protected as a national historical site.
Aerial photograph of Fort San Domingo：
