Siege of Fort Zeelandia

Fort Zeelandia (traditional Chinese: 熱蘭遮城; simplified Chinese: 热兰遮城; pinyin: Rèlánzhē Chéng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍at-lân-jia Siâⁿ) 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, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island. The site had been renamed several times as Fort Orange (奧倫治城; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-lûn-tī-siâⁿ), Fort Anping (安平城; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-pêng-siâⁿ), and Taiwan City (臺灣城; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân-siâⁿ); the current name of the site in Chinese is Chinese: 安平古堡; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-pêng Kó͘-pó; lit. 'Anping Old Fort'. During the seventeenth century, when Europeans from many countries sailed to Asia to develop trade, Formosa became one of East Asia's most important transit sites, and Fort Zeelandia an international business center. As trade at the time depended on "military force to control the markets", the value of Formosa to the Dutch was mainly in its strategic position. "From Formosa the Spanish commerce between Manila and China, and the Portuguese commerce between Macau and Japan could by constant attacks be made so precarious that much of it would be thrown into the hands of the Dutch, while the latter's dealings with China and Japan would be subject to no interruptions."On behalf of the VOC, ships departing from Formosa could head north to Japan, west to Fujian, or south to Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, India, Iran or Europe.

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 sea/ocean. The temple is located in the Anping District of Tainan on Taiwan. It is open to the public from 4:30 am to 10 pm 7 days a week.

Anping Old Street (Chinese: 安平老街; pinyin: Ānpíng Lǎojiē) or Yanping Street is a historic street in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

The Haishan Hall (traditional Chinese: 海山館; simplified Chinese: 海山馆; pinyin: Hǎishān Guǎn) is a former military assembly hall in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

The Taiwan Development Historical Materials Wax Museum (Traditional Chinese:台灣開拓史料蠟像館) is a historical building in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

The Anping Tree House (traditional Chinese: 安平樹屋; simplified Chinese: 安平树屋; pinyin: Ānpíng Shùwū) is a former warehouse in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan. The "treehouse" name refers to the living banyan roots and branches that cover the building.

The Anping Small Fort (traditional Chinese: 安平小砲臺; simplified Chinese: 安平小炮台; pinyin: Ānpíng Xiǎo Pàotái) is a former fort in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

The Canal Museum (traditional Chinese: 運河博物館; simplified Chinese: 运河博物馆; pinyin: Yùnhé Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Anping District is a district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census.

The Yanshui River (Chinese: 鹽水溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Yánshuǐ Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Yánshuěi Si; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiâm-chuí-khe) is a river in southern Taiwan. It flows through Tainan City for about 41.3 km. The wetlands at the river mouth fall partly in the Taijiang National Park.

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

The Port of Anping (Chinese: 安平港) is located in Tainan in South District and Anping District. In the early 20th century, the main port's entrance was located near the northern part of Yuguang Borough. However, this shallow entrance was only accessible to pleasure craft and fishing vessels. In the 1970s, a channel deep enough to accommodate 6,000-tonne cargo ships was dug, separating Yugang Borough from the main island of Taiwan, after which the locality became unofficially known as Yuguang Island. The port was designated an international commercial port in 1997.