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Dingshan Destination Guide

Explore Dingshan in Taiwan

Dingshan in the region of Taiwan is a town in Taiwan - some 157 mi or ( 253 km ) South-West of Taipei , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Dingshan

Current time in Dingshan is now 04:45 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Douliu, Yongji, Gongqinliao, Yanshui, and Yanxing. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Douliu . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dingshan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

安平港內拖釣小牛港.MOV

2:38 min by chen6728
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這隻算幼幼班~約2斤 ..

2008 春億載金城, 大砲試射

3:00 min by mikelitw
Views: 3409 Rating: 3.40

2008 in Tainan, Chinese New Year Cannon firing event ..


Yenshui Fireworks 2009

5:39 min by suggarman
Views: 3354 Rating: 5.00

An Annual fireworks festival in Yenshui Taiwan were the fireworks are directed at you. A little dangerous...yes, but fun. ..

ME IN CHINA 2 (Worlds longest Sardine!)

0:28 min by Voyage Islam
Views: 1811 Rating: 4.75

The Ancient Record of the Tang Dynasty describes a landmark visit to China by Saad ibn Abi Waqqas (ra), one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (s) in 650 CE This event is considered to be the birth ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kingdom of Tungning

The Kingdom of Tungning or Kingdom of Formosa was a government that ruled part of southwestern Taiwan between 1661 and 1683. A pro-Ming Dynasty state, it was founded by Koxinga (also known as Zheng Chenggong) (鄭成功) after the Ming government in China was replaced by the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty. Koxinga hoped to use the island as a base of operations to train military forces and recapture mainland China from the Manchus.

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Located at 23.10 120.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1683 disestablishments, 17th century in Taiwan, Former countries in Chinese history, Former countries in East Asia, History of Taiwan, Kingdom of Tungning, States and territories established in 1662

Madou District

Madou is a town of about 50,000 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It owes its name to the Siraya aboriginal word Moatau or "Mattou". Madou was formerly one of the core Siraya villages during much of Taiwan's colonial history and figured heavily in the formation of colonial policy on Taiwan. Currently, it is a well-known town in Tainan for its local culinary specialties and historical sites.

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Located at 23.18 120.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Districts of Tainan

Taiwan Shoufu University

Taiwan Shoufu University (台灣首府大學), formerly known as Diwan College of Management, founded in 1990, is the second college of Madou District in Tainan City. It was founded by Mr. Wang Hung-Tien,and his wife, Ms. Huang Hsin-Mong. Mr. Wang was an educator, and his wife was a legislator. With a devotion to education, they decided to set up a college at their hometown Madou.

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Located at 23.19 120.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Universities and colleges in Tainan

Tainan Science Park

Tainan Science Park of Taiwan is located in Xinshi, Shanhua and Anding Districts of Tainan City with a total area of 2,565 acres, and is a part of the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP).

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Located at 23.10 120.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Industrial parks in Taiwan

Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)

Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, in the town of Anping on the island of Formosa, during their 38-year rule over the western part of that island. Although the site was previously named Orange City (奧倫治城), Anping City (安平城), and Taiwan City (台灣城), the current name of the site in Chinese is Anping Fort (安平古堡).

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Located at 23.00 120.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Dutch Formosa, Forts in Taiwan, Historic sites in Taiwan, Visitor attractions in Tainan