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Oyster Shell Cement Kiln(蚵灰窯)was once the most important building material factory in Anping and is the only surviving oyster shell kiln in Taiwan. From the 1600s, oyster shell ash was an essential material in boatmaking for the many people in Anping who made their living from the sea. Later, syrup and glutinous rice juice were added to the ash to make the bricks and tiles for building houses. Entering the kiln, red brick walls covered in Awkeotsang Creeping Fig vines(愛玉子藤蔓) can be seen. Inside, is a large pit with a diameter of about 4 meters and depth of 2 meters.

The Fort was built in the 20th year of the reign of the Daoguang Emperor in the Qing Dynasty to defend against the British during the Opium War in 1840. It is comprised of the main body and a protective rock embankment that is long and narrow and extends south to north. The main body of the fort stands next to today’s Shuichi Park (水池公園) and is made from granite; the northern embankment is made from coral rock and cement, with firing holes and a gate to keep water out.

Anping Old Well(延平街古井) is located in the southeast of Shi Ban Street, Da Yuan Shi Street (大員市街的石板街)of old Fort Zeelandia (熱蘭遮城) on today’s Yanping Street. It was once a valuable source of fresh water, the flow abundant and the water fresh. The bean sprouts local people grew using water from the well were particularly sweet. As many people came to the area to buy bean-sprouts, the area was once called “bean-sprout house” and the well “bean-sprout well.”

This city-listed historic site enshrines Bao Sheng Da Di (Bao-Sheng Emperor;保生大帝). The temple’s origin is said to date back to the Koxinga period when a king ship carrying a statue of the god was found by local people. It was placed in a grass hut and worshipped. Later, two brothers, the elder of whom was named “Miao” and the younger one “Shou,” donated the land on which the temple is sited, which was why it was called Miaoshou Temple(妙壽宮).There is pair of eroded stone lions in front of the temple.

Located next to Anping Tree House (安平樹屋), the foreign style building with the pure white exterior is the Former Tait & Co. Merchant House (原英商德記洋行), the Tainan base of the Tait & Co. firm established after the opening of Anping Harbor. As one of only five foreign firms able to access the port at the time, the company's main business was exporting sugar, camphor and tea, while importing opium. Located adjacent to the harbor, it was an important trading post during a very prosperous period.

Take a right turn after coming out of Tainan Railway Station and a beautiful red building will be seen under the blue sky, behind it the towering Shangri-la Tainan hotel, creating the best view of old and new landscapes in the city. The building was originally the Tainan Office of the Tainan Branch of the Office of the Taiwan Governor General Monopoly Bureau (台灣總督府專賣局台南支局台南出張所); after renovation, it was turned into Tainan Cultural and Creative Park(台南文化創意產業園區). This once solemn building, off-limits to the general public, is now a good place to visit.

Zhen Bei Fang Cultural Park (鎮北坊文化園區) covers almost all of Tainan’s North District. In Qing Dynasty, Zhen Bei Fang was a government and military center and, as a result, many of the old street names had military symbolism such as Datong Street (Ziqiang Street today) and Zongye Street (Chongan Street). The area has an abundance of historic sites such as The Founding Jade Emperor Temple (開基玉皇宮), Grand Guanyin Temple and Black Ghost Well (烏鬼井); in particular,The Founding Mazu Temple is the focal point of Zhen Bei Fang Cultural Park.

Built in 1679 and standing next to Da Guanyin Temple, Xingji Temple(興濟宮) is nicknamed Da Dao Gong Temple(大道公)廟. Enshrining Bao Sheng Da Di (Baosheng Emperor), it is the oldest historic site on bustling Chenggong Road and has been the largest government-built Bao Sheng Da Di temple in Taiwan since the Ming-Zheng (Koxinga) Period(鄭氏時期). The Government Office where the officials that came to worship changed their clothes and rested still stands between the two temples and is connected to both via an octagonal shaped door.

Bao-an Temple(保安宮) was built in 1946. Despite being a relative newcomer amongst temples in Taiwan, it houses extremely precious cultural heritage in the form of the works of four winners of the Folk Art Heritage Award. Few, if any, temples in Taiwan can equal this; there are fragmented ceramic works by master Ye Jin-lu, door god paintings and beam paintings by master Pan Li-shui, altar murals by master Tsai Cao-ru, and stone carvings by Shi Hong-yi, the masterpieces of four acclaimed artists under one roof.

Located at Wanli in Tainan’s South District, Wannian Temple is the main belief center of the people of Wanli. It was built in 1729 and enshrines the San Fu Qian Sui gods Ye, Zhu, and Li (葉、朱、李三府千歲). The jianjiao sacrificial ceremony held every 12 years is a grand event that goes on for months. It features a procession in which the King Boat that the temple enshrines is carried around.