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Glide over Tainan, Taiwan's ancient capital, where centuries-old temples, ... showcasing landmarks like Fort Zeelandia, Anping Old Fort, and the Luermen Tianhou Temple.
Fort Zeelandia still stands in Tainan's Anping district. Tourists wander around the sprawling ruins where modern Taiwan was born, snapping photos of the old brick walls entwined with mammoth ...
The Dutch could do nothing but hold out in Fort Zeelandia, which had powerful walls that withstood Cheng’s cannons. The siege went on for months, and when 700 soldiers arrived from Batavia to relieve ...
Koxinga arrested and imprisoned some 500 Dutch who lived in the 40 villages around Fort Zeelandia, and ordered Hambrouck to go to the fort and convince Governor-General Frederic Coyett to surrender.
Mainlanders razed the main Dutch stronghold on the island, Fort Zeelandia, in 1662 and expelled the ... Any trade restrictions imposed on Taiwan would not only rile markets because of ...