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CHAPTER TWO – EARLY FORMOSA: Part 1 Above: A scene of what is today Tainan City, from Dr. Chen Yao-chang’s A Tale of Three Tribes in Dutch Formosa, painted by Master Shen Jian-long (沈建龍). The Kaohsiung Times continues its serialization of John Ross’s Taiwan in 100 Books with the first half of Chapter Two, which examines the end of Dutch rule on Formosa. * * * But we have skipped over the story of the Dutch in Taiwan much too quickly. We should return to the early 1620s. The VOC, having failed to take Macau from the Portuguese, denied permission…
By KHT Staff Some readers may already be familiar with the Liudui Hakka, a self-organized militia that emerged as a significant force in southern Taiwan during the Qing period. Their reputation was forged in 1721, after a major uprising led by Zhu Yi-gui (朱一貴)—often remembered locally as a Kaohsiung duck farmer turned rebel. The Hakka initially allied with Zhu, but later broke with him and sided with the Qing court. Their loyalty came late, but it was not forgotten: the emperor rewarded the Liudui militia with an imperial plaque honoring their service. From the Qing era onward, Hakka communities appear…
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