Tainan Anping Fort (Zeelandia) and Old Street 安平古堡及老街 ... | 安平老街英文
TainanAnpingFort(akaFortZeelandia)isanancientfortinTainanCitythatdatesbacktotheDutchruleofTaiwan.ThefortsitsrightnexttoAnpingOldstreet,makingitagreatplacetounderstandTaiwanscultureandatthesametimegetsomeofthebestsnackingattheculinarycapitalofTaiwan. Background:AftertheDutchdefeatinPenghuin1624[1],theyturnedtheirsightsinsteadtotheislandofTaiwan(Formosa)andbeganbuildingonwhatwerethensandbarsinwhatisnowAnping,Tainan(theinlandseathatonceexistedherehaslongsiltedin).FortZeelandiawascompletedin1634...
Tainan Anping Fort (aka Fort Zeelandia) is an ancient fort in Tainan City that dates back to the Dutch rule of Taiwan. The fort sits right next to Anping Old street, making it a great place to understand Taiwans culture and at the same time get some of the best snacking at the culinary capital of Taiwan.Background:After the Dutch defeat in Penghu in 1624[1], they turned their sights instead to the island of Taiwan (Formosa) and began building on what were then sandbars in what is now Anping, Tainan (the inland sea that once existed here has long silted in).Fort Zeelandia was completed in 1634 after 10 years of construction, built on the high ground of one of the sand bars, along with other forts in the area, such as Fort Zeeburg[2]. It included a one story outer fort armed with cannons. There was also a three story inner fort for administration, including a church and jail. The bricks for the building were shipped in from Java[3].The Dutch ruled most of T...