Tainan Minor West Gate

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:17 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 10Shutter Speed1/400 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO400Exposure Value15.3 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Not much remains of the original Qing dynasty era defensive fortifications of Tainan. The Japanese tore almost everything down in a bid to modernize the city in the early 20th century. Xiǎoxīmén (小西門) is one of four gates surviving in some form, although it is now located far from its original position on the western side of the city. More formally known as Jìngbōmén (靖波門) and commonly romanized as Jingpo Gate, it was dedicated in 1788, the 53rd year of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (乾隆五十三年). It is the youngest of the three surviving inner gates of the old city.

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:18 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 10Shutter Speed1/400 secFocal Length24.0 mmISO400Exposure Value15.3 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:19 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 8Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO400Exposure Value14.0 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:20 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 6.3Shutter Speed1/160 secFocal Length42.0 mmISO400Exposure Value12.6 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Jingpo Gate was originally located near the traffic circle at the intersection of Xīmén Road (小西路) and Fǔqián Road (府前路). During a road widening project in the 1970s it was moved to its present location next to what remains of Xiǎodōngmén (小東門) and some of the ruins of Tainan’s old city walls on the main National Cheng Kung University campus in East District, Tainan.

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:20 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 8Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length21.0 mmISO400Exposure Value14.0 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:21 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/125 secFocal Length21.0 mmISO400Exposure Value11.9 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

Date CapturedFebruary 24th, 2015 at 06:22 UTCCameraNIKON D5200LensAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G EDApertureƒ / 9Shutter Speed1/320 secFocal Length24.0 mmISO400Exposure Value14.7 EVOriginal Size1920 × 1280

As with many of my posts about historical obscurities in Tainan I am indebted to the excellent Tainan City Guide. It has no dedicated entry for this gate but you can read a little about it in posts on the Great East Gate and the old city walls.