Em. and I spent the weekend in the Southern port city of Tainan. Pictured above is what remains of Fort Zeelandia built by the Dutch between 1624-1634. As a South African, I’m always struck how the story of the Dutch in Taiwan differs from the one of the Dutch in South Africa. In South Africa, the Dutch (as in Taiwan in the form of the VOC) arrived in the Cape in 1652 and basically never left. The Dutch Castle of Good Hope remains in Cape Town to this day – I’m myself probably partly a far-off descendant of those Dutch settlers.   In Taiwan, however, the Dutch lost their foot-hold forever in 1662 when they were defeated by Koxinga (also known as Zheng Chenggong). Today, Koxinga is revered as a god in Taiwan.

Enjoy Live Online #59: Tainan

This recording was made at Substance (Second Life) on May 2nd, 2010.

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