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   Fort Zeelandia

   Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), in the town of Anping (now Anping District of Tainan) on Formosa, the former name of central island of Taiwan, d…

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   Fort Provintia

   Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower, was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan.

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   Taijiang National Park

   Taijiang National Park (traditional Chinese: 台江國家公園; simplified Chinese: 台江国家公园; pinyin: Táijiāng Guójiā Gōngyuán) is a national park in Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Chimei Museum

   The Chimei Museum is a private museum established in 1992 by Shi Wen-long of Chi Mei Corporation in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Eternal Golden Castle

   The Eternal Golden Castle, alternatively but less well known as Erkunshen Battery (二鯤鯓砲台), is a defensive castle in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Tainan Confucian Temple

   The Tainan Confucian Temple (traditional Chinese: 臺南孔子廟; simplified Chinese: 台南孔子庙; pinyin: Táinán Kǒngzǐ Miào) or Quan Tai Shou Xue, is a Confucian temple on Nanmen Road (南門路) in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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   National Museum of Taiwan Literature

   The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL; Chinese: 國立臺灣文學館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Wénxuéguǎn) is a museum located in Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Tainan Mosque

   The Tainan Mosque is a mosque in the East District of Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Tainan Art Museum

   The Tainan Art Museum (TAM; traditional Chinese: 臺南市美術館; simplified Chinese: 台南市美术馆; pinyin: Táinán Shì Měishùguǎn) is an art museum in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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    National Museum of Taiwan History

    The National Museum of Taiwan History (NMTH; traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣歷史博物館; simplified Chinese: 国立台湾历史博物馆; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Lìshǐ Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan, covering the history of the…

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   USS Sarsfield

   USS Sarsfield (DD-837), was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She then served in Taiwan's navy as ROCS Te Yang (DD-925) for 27 years, and now is a ship museum.

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   Grand Matsu Temple

   The Grand Matsu Temple, also known as the Datianhou or Great Queen of Heaven Temple, is a Taiwanese temple to the goddess Mazu, who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to the sea.

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   Koxinga Ancestral Shrine

   Koxinga Ancestral Shrine is a family shrine built in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan in 1663 by Zheng Jing, to worship his father Koxinga.

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   State Temple of the Martial God

   State Temple of the Martial God, also called Tainan Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple or Grand Guandi Temple, is a temple located in Yongfu Road, West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Tianhou Temple

   The Tianhou Temple, also known as the Kaitai Tianhou or Mazu Temple, is a temple to the Chinese Goddess Mazu, who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to the sea.

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   Koxinga's Shrine

   Koxinga Shrine is a Taiwanese historical temple originally known as Kaishan Temple. Located in Tainan, Taiwan, it was built in honor of Koxinga.

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   Tainan Shrine

   Tainan Shrine was a Shinto shrine built in Tainan, Taiwan by the Empire of Japan. It houses the deity of Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa.

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   Cathedral of Our Lady of China

   The Cathedral of Our Lady of China is located in Tainan city, Taiwan and serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan.

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   Temple of the Five Concubines

   The Temple of the Five Concubines, known also by alternative names including the Temple of the Five Noble Ladies, is a temple in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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    Kaiyuan Temple

    Kaiyuan Temple, is a Buddhist temple located in North District, Tainan City, Taiwan.

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