About Tainan
■ Geography and Population
Tainan City is located in the southwest of Taiwan, with a population of about 756,859 people. The area of the city is 175.645 km2, which shares 0.49% of the area of all of Taiwan.
■ Tainan Past and Present
Tainan, the oldest city in Taiwan. In 1661 when Cheng Cheng-kung (a.k.a. Koxinga) recovered Taiwan from the hands of the Dutch, he began his reign in Taiwan from Tainan City .
When the Qing Dynasty defeated the Chengs in 1684, It was the capital city of Taiwan. When the Qing Dynasty promoted Taiwan from a prefecture into a province in 1885, they also changed the name from Taiwan Prefecture into the Tainan Prefecture , and the name of Tainan has been used to represent the place since then. Therefore, with such rich background, we can see many historical monuments in Tainan City . It also explains why the city is known as the ancient cultural capital of Taiwan .
During the Japanese Colonization, the Japanese planted Royal Poinciana on both sides of Jhongshan Road and Fucian Road. The flame tree , also know as the phoenix tree in Taiwan, is the most common among street tree species in the city; therefore, Tainan is also known as the Phoenix City .
■ Time Zone
+8
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■ Trave In Tainan
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■ Links
Tainan City Travel Information