History enthusiasts will love Taiwan. There are lots of historic sites to see, explore, and learn about. If you are interested in finding out more about Taiwan's history, a great place to start is Tainan.

To the west of the city center, you'll find Anping Fort. The history of this site goes back almost 400 years, as Dutch forces built a fort city here between 1624 and 1634. It was originally called Zeelandia. The Dutch used the site as a military, political, and economic base of operations in Taiwan. The Dutch gave up control of the fort when they were defeated by Koxinga, also known as Zheng Chenggong.

Over the years, the site has changed a lot. The inner fort, which housed offices, a church, and living quarters, was destroyed during the Japanese colonial period. The current buildings were mainly reconstructed during the 1970s, though parts of the original Dutch outer wall are still standing.

Another important historical site in Tainan is Chikan Tower, also built by the Dutch. The cultural relics of Chikan Tower have witnessed the periods of Dutch rule, the Ming Zheng era, and the Qing Dynasty. It was originally constructed in 1653 and is said to have been built using materials imported by the Dutch from overseas, known as Fort Provintia. The Dutch have used Chikan Tower, situated across the Taijiang from the presentday Anping Fort, as the administrative center on the island. What we see today is mostly temples constructed by the Han Chinese on the remains of the Dutch fortress.

歷史愛好者一定會喜歡台灣，這裡有許多歷史古蹟可供遊覽、探索與了解。如果你有興趣認識更多台灣歷史，那麼從台南出發是最好的選擇。

安平古堡位於市中心西邊，這個古蹟的歷史可以追溯到將近400年前，當時荷蘭人於1624年至1634年間在此興建了一座堡壘，原名「熱蘭遮城」。荷蘭人據此做為在臺的軍事、政治、經濟據點。荷蘭人在被國姓爺（鄭成功）擊敗之後，才退出此據點。

多年來，這個古蹟已經有了很大的變化。原本在城內有辦公室、一間教堂，還有軍隊駐紮區，這些在日本殖民時期皆遭到破壞。現在看到的建物大多是於1970年代重建的，不過原荷蘭時期的部分外牆仍屹立不倒。

台南另一個重要的古蹟則是赤崁樓，同為荷蘭人所建。赤崁樓的文物歷經荷蘭、明鄭及滿清時代，初建於西元1653年，其建材據說皆由荷蘭人自海外運來，稱為「普羅民遮城」。荷蘭人曾以赤崁樓作為行政中心，隔著台江與今安平古堡相對。今日所見的赤崁樓，大部分是漢人在荷蘭城堡遺址之上，陸續興建的廟宇。