Architecture, (赤崁樓) Chikan Lou, also known as Chikan Tower or Fort Provintia
"Chikanlou is built by the Dutch in 1653. It was originally called Provintia. In Dutch it means eternity. The Chinese called the building "Chikanlou", "Fanzailou" or "Honmaolou". Although Chikanlou has gone through Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Colonization Period, it basically still maintains its original look.
Chikanlou has been an administration center from the Dutch's occupation period. In 1661 when the Chinese general, Cheng Chengkung, repelled the Dutch. is among the most important historic sites in Tainan City as well as all of Taiwan. It is also one of the prettiest. Two ornate stone and wood towers sit amongst the grounds of lovely gardens that include a koi fish pond and several statues. This includes nine stone turtles carrying large steles on their backs. The site is lovely anytime of day, but it is particularly impressive at dusk when the lights of the towers and garden are just coming into effect. On some evenings, small musical concerts grace the front lawn. turtle statues Nine turtle statues line the back of a fish pond. The Chinese style towers are built on top of an old Dutch fort called Provintia. You can still see some of the original brick foundations of this fort in certain areas of the site. It would seem hard to believe now, but at the time of the Dutch, Fort Provintia was oceanfront property. The land to the northwest of Chikan Lou has been transformed due to natural silting and man-made landfill. When the hero of Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), landed his army to take Taiwan from the Dutch, he used his ships to cut off the waters between Fort Provintia and Fort Zeelandia in Anping – a thought that seems impossible given the structure of modern Tainan, Taiwan."
Note: I miss my hometown so badly. This was where I grew up with, my parents house was only a block away and my elementary school was right next to it...I had so much fond memories of this historical place 😪
Architecture, (赤崁樓) Chikan Lou, also known as Chikan Tower or Fort Provintia
"Chikanlou is built by the Dutch in 1653. It was originally called Provintia. In Dutch it means eternity. The Chinese called the building "Chikanlou", "Fanzailou" or "Honmaolou". Although Chikanlou has gone through Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Colonization Period, it basically still maintains its original look.
Chikanlou has been an administration center from the Dutch's occupation period. In 1661 when the Chinese general, Cheng Chengkung, repelled the Dutch. is among the most important historic sites in Tainan City as well as all of Taiwan. It is also one of the prettiest. Two ornate stone and wood towers sit amongst the grounds of lovely gardens that include a koi fish pond and several statues. This includes nine stone turtles carrying large steles on their backs. The site is lovely anytime of day, but it is particularly impressive at dusk when the lights of the towers and garden are just coming into effect. On some evenings, small musical concerts grace the front lawn. turtle statues Nine turtle statues line the back of a fish pond. The Chinese style towers are built on top of an old Dutch fort called Provintia. You can still see some of the original brick foundations of this fort in certain areas of the site. It would seem hard to believe now, but at the time of the Dutch, Fort Provintia was oceanfront property. The land to the northwest of Chikan Lou has been transformed due to natural silting and man-made landfill. When the hero of Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), landed his army to take Taiwan from the Dutch, he used his ships to cut off the waters between Fort Provintia and Fort Zeelandia in Anping – a thought that seems impossible given the structure of modern Tainan, Taiwan."
Note: I miss my hometown so badly. This was where I grew up with, my parents house was only a block away and my elementary school was right next to it...I had so much fond memories of this historical place 😪