Koxinga Shrine
延平郡王祠
A shrine honoring Koxinga, requested for construction by Shen Baozhen in the Qing period, with a Koxinga relics museum beside it, a starting point for understanding Taiwan's development history.
The Koxinga Shrine lies on Kaishan Road in Central West District and commemorates Koxinga, who retook Taiwan from the Dutch in 1662. In 1875, Shen Baozhen petitioned the court to build a shrine for Koxinga. The current building is a northern palace-style structure rebuilt in the 1960s. The courtyard holds a legend about a plum tree said to have been planted by Koxinga himself, and in front of the shrine stands a statue of Koxinga on horseback. Next door, the Koxinga Relics Museum introduces the history of the Ming-Zheng period. The shrine is free to visit and is about a 10-minute walk from both the Confucius Temple and the Tainan Art Museum.
Opening hours
08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Tainan Art Museum
- Tainan Confucius Temple
- Museum of Taiwan Literature
- Hayashi Department Store
- Tainan Judicial Museum
- Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple
- Blueprint Culture & Creative Park
- Chihkan Tower (Fort Provintia)