The Confucian Temple back gate

Learning tai chi at the Confucian Temple.

The Confucian Temple back gate.

Wall of the Confucian Temple with war-damaged stele.

Old stone arch across from the Confucian Temple.

Chikan Lou (old Fort Provintia) at night.

Chikan Lou (Chikan Towers) is one of the most important historic sites in Taiwan.

Gardens surround the old towers.

Stone turtle tablets in the garden of Chikan Lou.

There are nine stone turtle tablets at the base of Chikan Lou.

A koi fish pond in the garden of Chikan Lou.

Koi scramble in the garden of Chikan Lou.

A young boy examines the original walls of the Dutch fort, Provintia, at what is now Chikan Lou.

Koxinga's (Zheng Chenggong's) Shrine interior.

Red Lantern. Koxinga's Shrine.

Curious children on an arched bridge. Koxinga's Shrine.

The gardens surrounding Koxinga's Shrine.

A family feeds the fish at Koxinga's Shrine.

Rear exterior. Official God of War Temple.

Ghost money furnace. Official God of War Temple.

Burning incense. Official God of War Temple.

Wufei Temple (Temple of the Five Concubines).

A painted door of Wufei Temple.

Wufei Temple sits on the grounds of a lovely park.

The main hall of the Grand Matsu Temple.

Interior of the Grand Matsu Temple.

Traffic outsideof the City God Temple.

City God Temple at dusk.

Water Fairy Temple, inside of a chaotic market.

Anping Fort sits on the grounds of Fort Zeelandia, the stronghold for the main Dutch settlement on Formosa.

Anping Fort

The original walls of Fort Zeelandia still remain at Anping Fort.

The arched front gate of Eternal Golden Castle.

The Great South Gate.

The Great East Gate.

Detail of the Wind God Temple.

A temple on Minsheng Road decorated for a festival.

Small City God Temple, Kaishan Road

Dehua Hall on Fuqian Road.

Yellow Lanterns in front of a temple on Wufei Street.

A shrine on old Shennong Street.

Yaowang Temple

A small shrine near Yaowang Temple.

A small shrine in front of Yaowang Temple.

Sedan-bearers prepare to cross through firecracker smoke.

Sedan-bearers cross through firecracker explosions and smoke.

Sedan-bearers bathed in firecracker smoke.

A parade costume.

Carrying a diety statue on a sedan.

Resting sedan-bearers.

Carrying a sedan into a temple.

Spirit mediums with painted faces.

A main involved in self-mutilation.

Tainan Railway Station.

The platform of Tainan Railway Station.

A passing train stops traffic.

Old Tainan Fire Brigade.

Old brick homes of Anping.

Some old men chatting in Anping.

Old worn house gate in Anping.

Restored buildings on old Shennong Street.

A restored building on old Shennong Street.

Home remians on Haian Road.

Old West Market.

A sidewalk on Wufei Street.

Minzu Road

Dongning Road

A couple on a scooter, Dongning Road.

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Ximen Road.

A beer garden on Haian Road.

Sitting at a popular eatery on Fuzhong Street.

Scooters stopped at a light on Minsheng traffic circle.

Five Channels Cultural Zone

Jinhua Road

Jinhua Road at night.

Streetlife on Jinhua Road.

Stored goods on Kangle Street.

Wedding shops on Ximen-Minzu Circle.

Ximen-Minzu Circle at night.

Streetlife on Minzu Road.