Anping Old Fort(安平古堡) | Anping Old Fort
IntroduceAcombinedDutchmilitaryandcommercialforcecapturedmoderndayAnpingin1624,andbuiltFortZeelandia(熱蘭遮城)asitsdefensivestronghold,whichwascompletedin1634.In1662,KoxingasuccessfullytooktheDutchfortback,andchangedthenametoAnping.TheinnerfortbecametheseatofgovernmentforTaiwan,andsoitwasknownbyTaiwaneseasKingsFort.DuringtheQingDynasty,excessivesiltingoftheTaijiangshoregraduallyreducedthefortsimportance,anditwasneglectedafterbeingdamagedbyQingsoldierswhotookbuildingmaterialsforthebuildingofE...
IntroduceA combined Dutch military and commercial force captured modern day Anping in 1624, and built Fort Zeelandia(熱蘭遮城) as its defensive stronghold, which was completed in 1634. In 1662, Koxinga successfully took the Dutch fort back, and changed the name to Anping. The inner fort became the seat of government for Taiwan, and so it was known by Taiwanese as Kings Fort. During the Qing Dynasty, excessive silting of the Taijiang shore gradually reduced the forts importance, and it was neglected after being damaged by Qing soldiers who took building materials for the building of Eternal Golden Castle. The fort was rebuilt after the Japanese Colonial Period, and renamed Anping Old Fort (安平古堡) after World War II. Today the only remnant of the Dutch period is the southern brick wall outside the front gate of the Old Fort, covered in the tangled roots of old banyan trees, evidence of the nearly 400 years of Taijiangs history. In 1975, as part of the Tainan City Governments "sightseeing y...