{"id":6188,"date":"2013-08-06T18:58:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T22:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2014-02-06T00:01:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T05:01:47","slug":"tainan-where-taiwan-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/tainan-where-taiwan-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Tainan, where Taiwan started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you want to get to the heart of Taiwan, a great place to start is <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/tour.tainan.gov.tw\/E\/\">Tainan<\/span>, Taiwan\u2019s oldest city. During Imperial times, this was the capital of Taiwan. Today it is the fifth largest city on the island.<\/p>\n<p>To get the best sense of life in the olden times, there\u2019s no better place to head than the Anping District. Here you\u2019ll find the sites of old forts and an impressive but odd tree house; not to mention an ample supply of night markets.<\/p>\n<p><b>Anping Old Fort<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When Tainan was founded by the Dutch in 1624, they erected a fort, taking over 10 years to complete it (Fort Zeelandia). It was later rebuilt by the Japanese during one of their occupations and renamed Anping Old Fort. Today, it\u2019s a popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>Ascending the central stairs to the top of the fort, visitors are afforded great views of the city in all directions. Beautiful Mexican Frangipani trees drop their flowers around the parapets, and children love to collect \u201cbouquets\u201d of the petals while their parents look over the historical displays inside.<\/p>\n<p><b><div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Old-Fort-.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Old-Fort-5965.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Old-Fort-5979.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Anping Tree House<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Right in the business area of the city, there once stood the warehouse of Tait &amp; Company, selling tea, then salt to the world. Sometime after World War II, the warehouse was abandoned but never leveled.<\/p>\n<p>Along the perimeter of the building, mighty Banyan trees took control of the property, continuing to grow and shade the building. Eventually the trees have \u201cbecome\u201d the building\u2026covering walls, creating its own shaded roof and filling in windows. The trees have effectively eaten the building alive.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can now wander through the building and walk among the upper branches on aerial platforms. Picture taking opportunities abound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Tree-House-.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Tree-House-2.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Tree-House-3.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anping-Tree-House-4.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><b>Chihkan Tower<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This may be Tainan\u2019s most famous historical site. Another Dutch built fort (Fort Providentia), it was later taken over by the Chinese and renamed Tower of Red-Haired Barbarians.\u00a0 Today it just goes by Chihkan Tower.<\/p>\n<p>The courtyard is a veritable museum of ancient carvings, steles (large flat stone slabs), stone horses and tortoises, and weight lifting rocks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-4.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9-2.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9-3.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9-4.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-60.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><b>Far Eastern Plaza Hotel<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While this article just touches on a couple of things to do in Tainan, (<a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2013\/06\/05\/narrow-door-cafe-eat-too-much-and-youll-never-leave\/\">check here for a cool coffee-house in Tainan<\/a>), you\u2019ll probably want to spend at least a few days here.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a highly recommended hotel that would be great during your explorations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shangri-la.com\/\">Shangri-La\u2019s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel<\/a> has a most impressive lobby with a local art collection that deserves a few minutes any time you arrive. The lobby is also the location of high tea, if you can spare the time.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to dine upstairs in the Shanghai Pavilion (level 38) at some point during your stay, as the views over the city are truly remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>I love staying in sustainable, \u2018green\u2019 hotels and Shangri-La\u2019s sustainable policy extends not only to maintenance, but to their seafood as well. They\u2019ve discontinued ordering many fish known to have dwindling populations and have created eight new soups to take the place of shark fin.<\/p>\n<p>The rooms are all super comfortable with great, free Wi-Fi, flat screen TV and coffee\/tea service. Be sure to check out the health club, spa and outdoor pool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Shangri-La-2.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Shangri-La-2-2.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Shangri-La-5590.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Shangri-La-5622.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>More Taiwan stories you might find interesting:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2013\/05\/30\/enjoy-sun-moon-lake-by-land-bike-boat-or-from-the-air\/ \u2022 11 clicks via bitly\" href=\"http:\/\/dbhas.info\/15grCmw\">Enjoy Sun Moon Lake by land, bike, boat or from the air<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2013\/05\/28\/hualien-is-the-gateway-to-eastern-shore-attractions\/\">Ocean views and marble gorges<\/a>\u00a0around Hualien<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2013\/05\/25\/take-in-the-sights-and-tastes-of-taiwans-north-coast\/ \u2022 21 clicks via bitly\" href=\"http:\/\/dbhas.info\/153exMs\">The north coast of Taiwan for scenic beauty and succulent seafood<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2013\/05\/23\/biking-around-taiwan\/ \u2022 14 clicks via bitly\" href=\"http:\/\/dbhas.info\/Zh7MIw\">Taiwan, the perfect choice for biking, cuisine and natural wonders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/02\/29\/top-places-to-ride-taiwan\/\">Best Place to Bike \u2013 Taiwan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/01\/31\/taiwans-mineral-springs-and-why-youll-love-them\/\">Taiwan\u2019s mineral springs and why you\u2019ll love them<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you want to get to the heart of Taiwan, a great place to start is Tainan, Taiwan\u2019s oldest city. During Imperial times, this was the capital of Taiwan. Today it is the fifth largest city on the island. To get the best sense of life in the olden times, there\u2019s no better place to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1951,1952,1787,612],"class_list":["post-6188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-anping","tag-chihkan","tag-tainan","tag-taiwan"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=150%2C99&ssl=1",150,99,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1",300,199,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"rpg_gallery_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=400%2C284&ssl=1",400,284,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=510%2C382&ssl=1",510,382,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=400%2C398&ssl=1",400,398,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1",600,398,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1",480,270,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>When you want to get to the heart of Taiwan, a great place to start is Tainan, Taiwan\u2019s oldest city. During Imperial times, this was the capital of Taiwan. Today it is the fifth largest city on the island. To get the best sense of life in the olden times, there\u2019s no better place to head than the Anping District. Here you\u2019ll find the sites of old forts and an impressive but odd tree house; not to mention an ample supply of night markets. Anping Old Fort When Tainan was founded by the Dutch in 1624, they erected a fort,&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Travel<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?resize=600%2C398&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chihkan-Tower-9.jpg?fit=600%2C398&ssl=1","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Anping<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Chihkan<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tainan<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Taiwan<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Anping<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Chihkan<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tainan<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Taiwan<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 13 years ago","modified":"Updated 12 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on August 6, 2013","modified":"Updated on February 6, 2014"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on August 6, 2013 6:58 pm","modified":"Updated on February 6, 2014 12:01 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-1BO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5472,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/narrow-door-cafe-eat-too-much-and-youll-never-leave\/","url_meta":{"origin":6188,"position":0},"title":"Narrow Door Cafe, eat too much and you\u2019ll never leave","author":"Maureen","date":"June 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some places are difficult to find, but once you do, you can usually get in with no problem.\u00a0 The Narrow Door Cafe is just the opposite.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy enough to find \u2013 it\u2019s directly across the street from one of Tainan\u2019s main attractions \u2013 the Confucius Shrine. 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With phenomenal bike paths, natural parks, bike hotels and even bike coffee shops, this country offers more ways to enjoy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/latest-news-blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/111110IMG_1573-960x340.jpg?fit=960%2C340&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/111110IMG_1573-960x340.jpg?fit=960%2C340&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/111110IMG_1573-960x340.jpg?fit=960%2C340&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/111110IMG_1573-960x340.jpg?fit=960%2C340&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":674,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/taiwans-mineral-springs-and-why-youll-love-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":6188,"position":4},"title":"Taiwan\u2019s mineral springs and why you\u2019ll love them","author":"Doug","date":"January 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Traveling to Taiwan conjures up so many different images: ornate temples, lush green valleys with mountain borders and night markets ablaze with all types of food delicacies. 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