Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower (Chinese: 赤嵌樓; pinyin: Chìkǎnlóu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiah-khám-lâu), was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch, intending to strengthen their standing, sited the fort at Sakam, about 2 miles (3.2 km) due east from modern-day Anping.[1] During the Siege of Fort Zeelandia (1662), the fort was surrendered to Koxinga,[2] but was later destroyed by a rebellion and earthquakes in the 18th century. It was rebuilt afterwards in the 19th century under Qing rule.[3][4]
The fort's name derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal village recorded by the Dutch as Sakam,[a] which has developed into the modern-day Tainan. After growth in size and trade, the Chinese called it Chhiah-kham, and surrounded it with high brick walls. It eventually became the capital of the whole island under the name of Taiwan-fu.[1]
In addition to the site's architectural and artistic significance, its library of dictionaries and business transactions documents the Siraya language spoken by the native inhabitants of the region during Dutch rule.
The fort is up for redevelopment which will see it turned into a museum. The project is led by Taiwanese architecture studio HOU x LIN, the two partners of which both have a connection to The Netherlands. The project should be finished by 2024 in time for the celebration of the 400 year old relationship of the two countries.[5]
^Huang, Dian-quan (30 September 1968). 赤嵌樓考 [Research on Chihkan Tower]. National Museum of Taiwan History (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^Huang, Shu-qiu (9 September 2009). 赤嵌樓 [Chihkan Tower]. nrch.culture.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^Nederlandse architectenbureaus floreren in Taiwan (Dutch architecture firms thrive in Taiwan), Volkskrant, retrieved July 24, 2020
Bibliography
Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 6: The Birth of Co-colonization". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press.
Campbell, William (1903). "Explanatory Notes". Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island. London: Kegan Paul. OCLC 644323041.
Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan. OL 6931635M.
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fort, provintia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fort Provintia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fort Provintia or Providentia also known as Chihkan Tower Chinese 赤嵌樓 pinyin Chikǎnlou Pe h ōe ji Chhiah kham lau was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District Tainan Taiwan It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan The Dutch intending to strengthen their standing sited the fort at Sakam about 2 miles 3 2 km due east from modern day Anping 1 During the Siege of Fort Zeelandia 1662 the fort was surrendered to Koxinga 2 but was later destroyed by a rebellion and earthquakes in the 18th century It was rebuilt afterwards in the 19th century under Qing rule 3 4 Fort Provintia赤嵌樓West Central Tainan TaiwanFort ProvintiaCoordinates22 59 51 N 120 12 10 12 E 22 99750 N 120 2028111 E 22 99750 120 2028111 Coordinates 22 59 51 N 120 12 10 12 E 22 99750 N 120 2028111 E 22 99750 120 2028111TypeFortSite historyBuilt1653Remains of the wall of the original fort The fort s name derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal village recorded by the Dutch as Sakam a which has developed into the modern day Tainan After growth in size and trade the Chinese called it Chhiah kham and surrounded it with high brick walls It eventually became the capital of the whole island under the name of Taiwan fu 1 In addition to the site s architectural and artistic significance its library of dictionaries and business transactions documents the Siraya language spoken by the native inhabitants of the region during Dutch rule The fort is up for redevelopment which will see it turned into a museum The project is led by Taiwanese architecture studio HOU x LIN the two partners of which both have a connection to The Netherlands The project should be finished by 2024 in time for the celebration of the 400 year old relationship of the two countries 5 Contents 1 See also 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 BibliographySee also Edit Taiwan portal Architecture portal War portal History portalFort San Domingo Ft Zeelandia Cape of San Diego Eternal Golden Castle History of Taiwan Taiwan under Dutch rule Koxinga SirayaFootnotes Edit Other early forms of the name are Chhaccam Sacam Saccam and Zaccam 1 Also Sakkam per Davidson 1903 Index p 32References Edit a b c Campbell 1903 p 546 Davidson 1903 p 38 Huang Dian quan 30 September 1968 赤嵌樓考 Research on Chihkan Tower National Museum of Taiwan History in Chinese Retrieved 12 August 2022 Huang Shu qiu 9 September 2009 赤嵌樓 Chihkan Tower nrch culture tw in Chinese Retrieved 12 August 2022 Nederlandse architectenbureaus floreren in Taiwan Dutch architecture firms thrive in Taiwan Volkskrant retrieved July 24 2020Bibliography EditAndrade Tonio 2005 Chapter 6 The Birth of Co colonization How Taiwan Became Chinese Dutch Spanish and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century Columbia University Press Campbell William 1903 Explanatory Notes Formosa under the Dutch described from contemporary records with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island London Kegan Paul OCLC 644323041 Davidson James W 1903 The Island of Formosa Past and Present history people resources and commercial prospects tea camphor sugar gold coal sulphur economical plants and other productions London and New York Macmillan OL 6931635M Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chihkan Tower Geographic data related to Fort Provintia at OpenStreetMap This article about a building or structure in Taiwan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Provintia amp oldid 1103962070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
