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Tainan City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (281 words) |
 | Tainan was established as the ancient capital of Taiwan in 1661 by Koxinga after he took over the island from Dutch colonial rule. |
| Tainan is known as the city with the most Buddhist and/or Taoist temples on the island of Taiwan. |
| It is surrounded on north and east by Tainan County and South China Sea to the west and south. |
| AllRefer.com - Tainan (Taiwan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (240 words) |
| Tainan or T'ai-nan[both: tI´nAn´] Pronunciation Key, city (1994 pop. |
| Settled in 1590, Tainan is the oldest city of Taiwan. |
| Called Taiwan or Taiwanfu, it remained the political center of the island until the transfer of government to Taipei in 1885, when the city was renamed Tainan. |
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