Annan Dist.

Chen-an Temple is also known as the “General Flying Tiger Temple”. The deity enshrined in the temple is not from the gods, but a Japanese warrior from World War II, Sugiura Shigemine. Sugiura Shigemine was stationed in Taiwan in 1944, and was a warrant officer of the Japanese Navy. On the morning of October 12 of the same year, an air battle took place in which Sugiura flew his fighter plane against attacking U.S. forces. During the battle, which took place in the Haiwei area of Tainan, Sugiura's fighter plant was hit by the U.S. forces on the tail.

The Xiangguan Temple in Tainan City occupying an area of about 4,460m2is a Yiguandao temple worshipping Maitreya, Dipankara, and Siddhartha Gautama. The “Endless Treasure Museum” in the temple has a wide collection of valuable artefacts at home and abroad. The architecture of the Wuji Qingxu Temple and Sansheng Temple is elaborate and elegant. The main archway and the four 100-year-old bishop wood trees in front of the temple square make the temple more peaceful and solemn.

The wetland is located at the estuary of the Yanshui River, bordering zone A2 of Sicao Wetland. From the north, the wetland starts from the north levee of the Yanshui River main drainage. To the south, it meets Anping levee. In the east, it borders the Provincial Highway No. 17 and Guanhai Bridge in Dagang. In the west, it extends to the 6m depth contour in the waters.  Totally, it occupies a total area of 635 hectares.  In recent years, the intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) reproduces along the coastal area in southwestern Taiwan and establishes a new stock.

The Tainan City Government plans the 515.1 hectares of land in the peripheries of the Tainan Technology Industrial Park into the “Sicao Wildlife Refuge” for the ecological and environmental protection and species preservation of Tainan. The culture area north of the East District is 50 hectares; the area of the north bank at the estuary of the Yanshui River south of East District is 335.1 hectares; the area of the west bank at the estuary of the Luermen River in West District is 130 hectares.

As the eighth national park in Taiwan, the Taijiang Ecological Cultural Park is an environmental education repository rich in wetland ecology. The vibrancy of Taijiang comes not only from the nourishment of mangroves and the annual migration of migratory birds, but also from the historical traces of ancient battlefields and the culture of the fishing and salt industry. The Taijiang area is always ready to share its present and past heritage and welcome visitors with open arms.

Weaving through the Green Tunnel of Sicao

In Taiwan’s history, “Luermen” is the gateway to Taiwan. The “landing zone of Cheng-kung ZHENG” and “authenticity of Luermen Matsu” have been troubling the people, deities, events, and objects on both sides of the Lurermen River. The Matsu Gongzi Temple on the south bank and the Tuchengzi on the north bank have developed own religious cultures individually with independent successes. This community museum is a typical example.
 

The Sicao fish farm area located between north of Sicao Boulevard and the Yanshui River was established in January 13, 2006. In addition to preserving the native landscapes and terrains, the “stilt house” structure is adopted to avoid massive landscape damage.

"Taikang Cultural Center is the first cultural center of its kind in Taiwan to have performance hall, a library and a community college all rolled into one. Not only that, it is also the first cultural public infrastructure that has been proposed and initiated by members of the general public including individuals from various local communities, educators and even temple committees through a bottom-up process. 

Sicao Artillery Fort(四草砲台)was built during the Opium War(鴉片戰爭) of 1840 during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor in the Qing Dynasty. Together, with Anping Fort, one on the right and one left, it protected the Anping and Taijiang areas. The fort was initially a temporary gun platform but later a solid granite outer wall was erected, while an inner wall was built using pebbles. The fort wall has 13 round gun holes; the wall is located next to present-day Zhenhai Elementary School; covered in banyan roots, it is now part of the school’s perimeter wall.

The Sicao Dazhong Temple (四草大眾廟) enshrines the Marshal of the Sea (or Dazhong Ye), called Chen Tze (also known as Chen Yu), a Taiwanese general of Koxinga.He was known for his bravery and skill at fighting, and once defeated over 300 Dutch soldiers, but was betrayed by traitors and committed suicide by throwing himself into the ocean.