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The history of Kaohsiung(Taiwan) A great presentation, Mei! Interesting topic and good visuals. I put in some corrections for verb tense, which is unfortunately very important for history. Great job! Old name--打狗(Takau) • Meaning: Before 15C.，Aboriginals called Makatau lived in Kaohsiung city . ”Takau”means bamboo forest in their language. People used bamboo to protect their tribe . When the Han group came, they called this place Takau 16~17C. • Before the 16c. , fishermen who came from Fujian took a break here after fishing. Pirates from China and Japan would attack them. Some of the Fujianese fishermen stayed in Kaohsiung ,they lived in 苓仔寮(Lingya district) • In 1624A.D, Taiwan became a Dutch colony. They began to tax the people. • 1661A.D., Cheng Ch'eng-kung ‘s army beat the Dutch. In order to increase food, they farmed and cultivated the land actively. • Cheng commanded the army to cultivate the land. And he taught the aboriginals to produce sugar from sugarcane. 前鎮、右衝(右昌)、 援剿(燕巢) A fisherman was caught in a typhoon when fishing in 1673A.D. He drifted to 旗後, and then he went home to encourage his neighbors to come here. When his neighbors moved to 旗後, they built a temple as a blessing. Ching dynasty (1683A.D~1895A.D) • IN 17c., the Ching dynasty ruled Taiwan . • First region was called 鳳山縣 (Fongshan City ) set up in what is now Zuoying(左營). • But more and more people came to Taiwan, so the government built a new wall in Fongshan(鳳山) . Old wall Here we are New wall Zuoying (old wall) Fongshan (New wall) Making salt • The weather is hot and dry every October to April in Kaohsiung. • So Hakka from China came to make salt in Kaohsiung. We called “瀨南鹽 場”what is now Yanchen District. A big change After the Ching dynasty • In 19C. Taiwan became very important, because many countries wanted to trade with China and Japan, and Taiwan is located along the trade route. So many countries hoped to trade with Taiwan. Taiwan’s location Japan China Philippines • After the war in 1860A.D, Taiwan was forced to open its ports, including the port at Takau. • As a result, many foreigners came to Takau. So we can see many changes from this time. First--economic • Foreigners, especially British, wanted to buy Taiwanese products, for example, tea、sugar and camphor(the material of early plastic). • Sugar is produced in Kaohsiung. 英國領事館(Former British Consular Residence) Second—Religion • When businessmen came here , missionaries came,too. They brought new religions (Catholic、 Christian) • James L.Maxwell 玫瑰聖母堂(Holy Rosary Cathedral Minor Basilica) 日治(Japanese rule) 1895~1945A.D • After the war in 1895A.D.Taiwan became a Japanese colony. Takau’s name was changed to Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung became a modern city. Sugar Factory 陳中和 The railway The port First planned city— hamasing • 哈瑪星 Pronunciation • railway [rel.we] • missionary [m.ən.æri] • aboriginal [æ.bər.d.n.əl] • Maxwell [mæks.wll]