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Xiziqian Destination Guide

Touring Xiziqian in Taiwan

Xiziqian in the region of Taiwan is a city located in Taiwan - some 163 mi or ( 263 km ) South-West of Taipei , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Xiziqian

Time in Xiziqian is now 07:13 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Douliu, Dawenliao, Yongji, Gongqinliao, and Yanxing. Being here already, consider visiting Douliu . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Xiziqian ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

十鼓- Ten Drum Performance

3:56 min by Serasia
Views: 917 Rating: 4.80

In Taiwan I went with my friends to a performance by a group called Ten Drum. ..

Yanshui Fireworks Festival in Taiwan 2009

1:31 min by TSDing
Views: 756 Rating: 1.00

Once a year a whole town goes crazy for a night. Locals build these giant rigs packed to the rim with bottlerockets and shells. People crowd around these things when they go off and it's absolute chao ..


【縮時攝影】Time-lapse of Sunset at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan

2:38 min by daniel0922
Views: 350 Rating: 5.00

A time-lapse photography video of sunset recorded at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan. It was filmed by using Panasonic LX5's miniature effect on September 17, 2012. BGM: "The Long ..

2012/04/28 平戸市台湾親善訪問団 台南市飛虎将軍廟参拝.wmv

10:22 min by chanponking
Views: 269 Rating: 4.00

2012年度平戸市台湾親善訪問団記録台南市鎮安堂飛虎将軍廟参拝記台南市政府HP: www.tainan.gov.tw 平戸市HP: www.city.hirado.nagasaki.jp 平戸観光協会HP: www.hirado-net.com Hiado City Official Web Site: www.city.hirado.nagasaki.jp ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Fort Provintia

{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:22|59|51|N|120|12|10.12|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }} Sakam Tower, formerly Fort Provintia, in West Central District, Tainan City was built in 1653 by the Dutch during their colonization of Taiwan. The fort was surrendered to Koxinga. Since 1945 the site has been known as Chihkan Tower (赤崁樓), which derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal village name recorded by the Dutch as variants of "Chaccam," "Sakam," "Zaccam," etc.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.00 120.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Dutch Formosa, Forts in Taiwan, Historic sites in Taiwan, Tainan, Visitor attractions in Tainan

Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)

Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, in the town of Anping on the island of Formosa, during their 38-year rule over the western part of that island. Although the site was previously named Orange City (奧倫治城), Anping City (安平城), and Taiwan City (台灣城), the current name of the site in Chinese is Anping Fort (安平古堡).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.00 120.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Dutch Formosa, Forts in Taiwan, Historic sites in Taiwan, Visitor attractions in Tainan

National Museum of Taiwan Literature

The National Museum of Taiwan Literature is a museum located in Tainan City, Taiwan. It opened in 2003. The museum researches, catalogs, preserves, and exhibits literary artifacts. As part of its multilingual, multi-ethnic focus, it holds a large collection of local works in Taiwanese, Japanese, Mandarin, and Classical Chinese.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.99 120.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Chinese literature, Japanese literature, Literary museums in Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese, Museums established in 2003, Museums in Tainan, National museums of Taiwan, Taiwanese literature, Visitor attractions in Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

National Cheng Kung University is a research-led comprehensive university in Tainan City, Taiwan. Its abbreviation is NCKU. In Chinese, its name is shortened to 成大 (Chéng Dà). Cheng Kung is named after Zheng Ch'eng-Kung, who defeated the Dutch and founded the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan. NCKU is one of the most prestigious universities in Taiwan, with a high reputation in science, engineering, medicine, management, planning and design.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.00 120.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: National Cheng Kung University, Universities and colleges in Tainan

Taiwan Confucian Temple

The Taiwan Confucian Temple is a Confucian temple on Nanmen Road in Tainan City, Taiwan. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:22|59|25|N|120|12|15|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }}

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.99 120.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Confucian temples, Religious buildings completed in 1665, Tainan, Temples in Taiwan, Visitor attractions in Tainan

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