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 year, with the completion of an earthen wall surrounding it, Old Fongshan City (鳳山舊城) became ...
Source: taipeitimes.com