台南城的大南門

[英文]Restored southern main gate 大南門 of Tainan fortress 台南城, known as Taiwan-fu 台湾府 during the Qing period. From Dutch times, Tainan was the capital/stronghold for foreign rulers. The masonry fort, of which the southern gate is a remnant, was constructed between 1788 and 1790, in the wake of a major rebellion against the Qing. The gate was restored during the Japanese period (1895-1945) (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 139). See wa0154 and (Taiwan shashin taikan, n.d., 71) for pictures of the ruin at different stages of landscaping. Note the stone tablets leaning against the castle walls; these are Yuguibei 御亀碑, or Venerable Tortoise Monuments (see wa0138)that were moved to the Chikan-lou (Providentia) in 1960.