Attractions
- Fort Zeelandia: When the Dutch occupied Tayoan, they built the first castle in Taiwan called Fort Zeelandia. At that time, it was the centre of politics and trade in Taiwan. Over the years, Fort Zeelandia had several name changes and is currently known as Anping Castle.
- Eternal Golden Castle (億載金城 or 二鯤鯓砲台): Eternal Golden Castle or Uhrkuenni Battery was built in 1874 by Shen Baozhen, a Qing Dynasty official. At that time it was used to fend off the Japanese and defend Anping from attack by sea. In 1895, when Japan took over Taiwan, the locals resisted the Japanese's warship from this fortress. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government sold some of Eternal Golden Castle's guns in order to pay for the war. Afterwards, the fortress lost its military value.
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Famous quotes containing the word attractions:
“Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.”
—Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
“The world,—this shadow of the soul, or other me, lies wide around. Its attractions are the keys which unlock my thoughts and make me acquainted with myself. I run eagerly into this resounding tumult. I grasp the hands of those next to me, and take my place in the ring to suffer and to work, taught by an instinct, that so shall the dumb abyss be vocal with speech.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)