Thursday, May 1, 2008

Chihkan Tower

Chikan Tower is the landmark of Tainan and it's most famous historic site. In 1653 the Dutch built "Fort Provintia" in this area, and the chinese name is "Tower of Savage". But Chikan Tower is the official name today.













Chikan Tower has survived different historical periods it's retains it's rich and graceful architectural aspects. Crammed with various kinds of steles, stone, rocks, etc.










That is the statue that establish in the front of Chikan Tower, establish by the Dutch


During the Ching Dynasty, locals built a Dashih Temple next to Provintia, it was the first Chinese architecture to appear next to a Dutch castle in Taiwan. When the Japanese took over Taiwan, Chihkanlo became an army garrison hospital. It was appointed as an important historical site in 1935. In the subsequent restorations after the restoration of Taiwan, the original wooden structure was changed to an RC structure, the front gate went from facing west to facing south. In 1971 it was listed as a Class I Historic Site









This is the Goddess that believe in Chikan Tower... The goddes of education...







After the successful suppression of the revolt led by Lin, Suang-wun during the Cianlong Reign, Emperor Cianlong wrote five epics to commemorate the event. He also made them inscribed on stone tables in Manchurian and Chinese. These tablets are the stone turtle tablets at Chihkanlo. They are the most magnificent and characteristic tablets in Taiwan.

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