Taiwan's first walled city, then and now
Taiwan’s first walled city, then and now A peasant village at the foot of Kaohsiung’s Turtle Mountain evolved into the seat of the Qing’s Fongshan County government, then into a Japanese and ROC military area and finally into the bustling, modern-day Zuoying District By Tyler Cottenie / Contributing reporter After a rebellion decimated the Fongshan County (鳳山縣) capital in 1721, the Kangxi Emperor finally decided to allow the construction of walled cities in Taiwan. The following y...
Source: taipeitimes.com