Anping District

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Anping 安平
—  District  —
Anping District • 安平區
Anping Fort
Anping within Tainan City
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipality	Tainan City
Government
• District chief	Lin Guo-ming (林國明)[1]
Area
• Land	11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population (December 2009)
• Total	61,740
Postal code	708
Area code(s)	06
Website	http://www.tnanping.gov.tw/english/

Anping District (Chinese: 安平區; pinyin: ĀnpíngQū; Wade–Giles: An-p'ing Ch'ü; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-pêng-khu) is a district of Tainan City. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Touist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.^[2]

History

The history of Anping dates back to the 17th century, when the Dutch East India Company occupied Tayuan/Tayoan/Tayouan/Tayowan (transliterated into Chinese characters as 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣), meaning "foreigner" in Sirayan. In the period of the Japanese occupation, the history of trade between China and Japan unfolded at Anping.

Anping was originally a small island separated from the mainland of Tainan until the 19th century. Due to the ocean current, the small lagoon between Anping island and Tainan was silted up and gradually disappeared, and Anping became a part of Tainan.^{[citation needed]}

Attractions

• Fort Zeelandia: When the Dutch occupied Tayoan, they built the first castle in Taiwan called Fort Zeelandia. At that time, it was the centre of politics and trade in Taiwan. Over the years, Fort Zeelandia had several name changes and is currently known as Anping Castle.

• Eternal Golden Castle (億載金城 or 二鯤鯓砲台): Eternal Golden Castle or Uhrkuenni Battery was built in 1874 by Shen Baozhen, a Qing Dynasty official. At that time it was used to fend off the Japanese and defend Anping from attack by sea. In 1895, when Japan took over Taiwan, the locals resisted the Japanese's warship from this fortress. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government sold some of Eternal Golden Castle's guns in order to pay for the war. Afterwards, the fortress lost its military value.

Gallery

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  Night market in Anping

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  Tianhou temple in Anping

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  Statue of Koxinga at Anping Fort

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  Anping Port

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  Yuguang Bridge

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  Yanshuei River and Taijiang National Park

References

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v t e District of Tainan City seat: Anping Districts Yongkang East North Annan Anping South West Central Baihe Beimen Danei Dongshan Guantian Houbi Jiali Jiangjun Liujia Liuying Madou Qigu Xiaying Xigang Xinying Xuejia Yanshui Anding Guanmiao Guiren Longqi Nanhua Nanxi Rende Shanhua Shanshang Xinhua Xinshi Yujing Zuozhen Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; East, South, West Central, and North District uses English instead.