踏溯台南

踏溯台南

文學院 通識教育課程

Old Taijiang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence

Route Introduction

 

 16 Villages of Taijiang

   The Annan District of Tainan City was called Taijiang in ancient times. In 1823, Zengwun Creek rerouted, and the inner sea became arable land. People from the north bank of the river, such as Jiangjun, Beimen and Xuejia, gradually moved to this area. They built their villages and set up schools. This was how the area received the name: 16 villages of Taijiang. Among them, twelve were built in Tongzhi Era of Qing Dynasty; the 16 villages were formed in the late 19th century.

   Haiwei, an ancient fishing village in Taijiang inner sea, is named by its location. According to the Taiwan fort map, Haiwei, Sicao, and Anping was located as a triangle area, it was the Taijiang Port during the Dutch colonial period, it is also known as Inner Harbor of Lu’ermen, in the lagoon, following the alluvium of Zengwun, Lu’ermen Creek and Yanshui River, it gradually silted up into today’s Sicao international wetlands since the 19th century.

 

   "Haiwei Dadaogong Temple", today's Chao-Huang Temple, worshiping Baosheng Emperor, was used as the local school. It was a center of faith and culture, carried with it three communal functions - "social participation", "community learning" and “cultural beliefs".

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