Xunfang Fortress

The place I found accidentally is quite special in the Zen temple

The Fangfang Fort, also known as the Fangjing Town, is located in the East District of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is one of the two towers set up when the East Gate outside the city was added to the Taiwanese capital. It is the only inland turret in Tainan. The Dafang Fort was a fort in the eastern outer moat of the capital of Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty. It was built in the 16th year of Qing Daoguang (1836) to protect the residents outside Dadongmen. The turret is made of coral reefs as building materials, and it is adhered to the triple soil. The turret has a square plane, a central arch, a banner on it, and a staircase to the top of the building next to it. The original lookout on the turret. The turret is located in the southeast of the city, which belongs to the "巽" position in the gossip. During the Japanese rule, the city wall was abandoned and the fortresses were deserted. After 1949, the Fangfang fortress was occupied and leased by a Buddhist temple. Today, the temple is used as a gazebo and a warehouse. Therefore, there are many Buddhist words on the front of the fort.

It is just a stone archway, just a sign of the fixed point, not a wonderful place, but it is very clear that it is a designated historical site. It is recommended that when you can come to a nearby place, stop by and experience its presence

The Xunfang Fortress was a fort on the east side of the Taiwan Fucheng City in the Qing Dynasty. It was built in the 16th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1836) to protect the residents outside the Dadongmen. The fort is built with coral reefs as the building material, and is glued with three-in-one clay. At the end of December 2020, the remnants of Duiyuemen, Dananmen, Dadongmen, Xiaodongmen, and the remnants of the Nanmen and Dongmen were upgraded to national historic sites through the review of cultural qualifications as "Taiwan Fucheng Gate and Remnants of the City Wall".

(2021.1.31) The current situation...the very subtle (?) fort monuments. Because of the lease of the common land, the fort was leased to the monastery after World War II. It is currently in the area of ​​the monastery. . As the temple staff would pull the gates up during meditation, they would not be able to enter the fort at that time. It is recommended that you make a phone call before you come and ask about the opening hours of the temple, but don’t come back because you don’t want to come in. (My phone number is 06-237-5855) Regarding the fort building itself, the internal space is currently not in use, and the exterior material is quite special. In particular, when I was walking up the stairs and savoring it, I bumped my head into the building next to me if I didn't pay attention...remind future generations to be careful when they come to visit. It can be seen that there are traces of the temple’s hands on the appearance of the fort building. Although it destroys the body and appearance of the fort building, but think about it if the fort is not leased to the temple for maintenance, no one knows how the state of the fort will be. It will be worse than it is now, so what we can do now is to maintain the status quo and maintain it as much as possible. The stay time is not long, so I quickly visited and left.

#Tainan#Tainan East District #Taiwanfucheng#Sunfang Fortress Built in the 16th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1836) When the outer city of Dadongmen was added to the prefectural city of Taiwan One of the two forts set up To protect the residents outside Dadongmen The only remaining inland fort in Tainan (The other is the Genfang fort that has been dismantled) The fort is made of coral reef Because it is located in the southeast of the city "Xun" in gossip Hence the name Sunda Fortress . During the Japanese Occupation, the city wall was destroyed and the fort was deserted After World War II in 1949, the fort was leased by Shuzenyuan Some places have been added and renovated due to the needs of the hospital For example, there are many Buddhist slogans on the front of the fort. But in terms of the main spatial structure and type Mostly still maintains its original appearance And because of the maintenance of the monastery The overall condition of the fort is still good However, due to the hospital building additional buildings around the fort Destroy the landscape around the fort . End of December 2020 "Taiwan Fucheng City Gate and Remnants of City Walls" It was upgraded to a national historic site through the review of cultural resources . Digression~ The reason for the addition of Dongcheng Waiguo is because The Zhang Bing Incident in the 12th year of Daoguang (1832) Government to calm the minds of the people In the 15th year of Daoguang (1835) and the following year The Waiguo (or Moon City) was built in the east and west of Fucheng. The Waiguo on the west side is outside the Daximen There are 3 gates (Gonggan Gate, Duyue Gate, Diankun Gate) Waiguo on the east side is outside Dadongmen There are 3 gates (Yongkang Gate, Dongguo Gate, Renhe Gate) On the east side, there are also two gun towers (Xunfang and Genfang)

Inside the temple, a small monument There are sinks and toilets and seats at the rear are very convenient Add the word "Sunda" for the Sunda Fortress ㄒㄩㄣˋ name "Book of Changes" Gua name: (1) One of the gossip. Trigram shape ☴. represents the wind. (2) One of the sixty-four hexagrams. Sunda (☴) and Sunda (☴). The image is in harmony with the top and bottom, not contrary to each other, and the meaning of fashion is all-encompassing. move politely refuse. Pass "son". "Books. "Dian of Yao": "You can hold your life, and you will take my place." shape Submissive, humble. "The Analects. "Zihan": "Xun Yu said to him, can you say nothing?" Tang. Han Yu's "Answer to Wei Botian Pushe Shu": "Your position is better than your honor, and your humility is very rewarding."