Originally constructed as a bamboo palisade in 1704 when the seat of Zhuluo County was relocated to what is now modern Chiayi City. It was rebuilt with rammed earth in 1723 following the Zhu Yigui Rebellion (朱一貴事件) and again in 1793 after the Lin Shuangwen Rebellion (林爽文事件), which also earned the county its present name in recognition of heroism of loyalist militias. Finally it was rebuilt in brick and stone in 1836. Severely damaged in the Yiwei War of 1895 and again in the great Chiayi earthquake of 1906, the surviving east gate tower was finally destroyed in a 1912 storm. No physical trace of the city walls remain but the ghostly imprint of three of the four cardinal gates can still be seen in the siting of traffic circles on the east side of town.
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Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。
Points
- North Gate (北門)—Vanished (已消失)
- Former North Gate (舊北門)—Vanished (已消失)
- East Gate (東門)—Vanished (已消失)
- South Gate (南門)—Vanished (已消失)
- West Gate (西門)—Vanished (已消失)
- Former West Gate (舊西門)—Vanished (已消失)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Military Fortifications in Taiwan (台灣碉堡)
- Lin Shuangwen Rebellion (林爽文事件)
- Zhu Yigui Rebellion (朱一貴事件)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.