Taiwan isn't just about the vibrant city of Taipei, it's also about the cultural experiences you can have in the island ...

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of both Fort Zeelandia and the city of Tainan that developed around the fort. And here in Taiwan's oldest city, celebrations are in full swing.

This breathtaking drone footage captures the city's rich history and cultural heritage, showcasing landmarks like Fort Zeelandia, Anping Old Fort, and the Luermen Tianhou Temple.

This was the situation in Taiwan before 1624. However, after the Dutch built Fort Zeelandia on Dayuan and began to recruit Han Chinese men from southeastern China to clear land in Taiwan for farming, ...

Junius stayed closer to Fort Zeelandia, living in the village of Sakam, near the small Fort Provintia in today’s Tainan. He was more closely involved with the Dutch pacification campaigns against ...

Taiwan in Time: Koxinga’s final assault The Chinese warlord massively bombarded Fort Zeelandia on Jan. 25, 1662 with strategic and technical aid of a Dutch defector. The Dutch surrendered within days ...

And that trade, in turn, has always vexed the Chinese authorities. Mainlanders razed the main Dutch stronghold on the island, Fort Zeelandia, in 1662 and expelled the troublesome merchants.

The CCP likes to point to the Ming dynasty, van der Wees notes, but Ming rulers considered Taiwan “beyond our territory” and did not object to either the Dutch building Fort Zeelandia or the ...