The Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple also known as the State Temple of the Martial God was originally built in 1665. The temple is dedicated to the god Guan Gong; the most widely worshipped deity in Taiwan.
Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan. The town was initially established by the Dutch East India Company as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia during the period of Dutch rule on Taiwan. After Dutch colonists were defeated by Koxinga in 1661; Tainan remained as the capital of the Tungning Kingdom until 1683 and afterwards the capital of Taiwan prefecture under the rule of the Qing Dynasty until 1887; when the new provincial capital was moved to Taipei. Pictures From Asia David Henley
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