Hengchun Old City Wall (Chinese: 恆春縣城; pinyin: Héngchūn Xiànchéng) refers to the historic castle town of Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan. The town is known for its well-preserved city walls that surround the city, and is the only castle town in Taiwan where all of the original gates remain standing. It is protected as a national historical site.
During the Qing dynasty, the area that is modern-day Hengchun was governed as part of Fengshan County. However, being a distant and sparsely populated region, the Qing found it hard to govern the area. Things took a turn following the Rover incident and the Mudan incident, causing the Qing government to decide to maintain a stronger presence in the area. Shen Baozhen, originally dispatched to Hengchun after the Mudan incident, suggested that a fort be built in the area and named it "Hengchun", meaning "constantly spring", referring to the region's fair weather. Construction ran between 1875 and 1879 and was designed by Liu Ao, who would later design the Walls of Taipei. When completed, Hengchun became the seat of the newly-founded Hengchun County.
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Kam Hoe Chaw | Dec 28, 2017
This is one of the old gates around the old Heng Chun city. you can walk around the wall and go on top to have a good view of the city.
Peggie Yeo | Dec 17, 2017
Interesting to see the old architecture blend in so well with the surrounding shophouses
侯堅 | Sep 26, 2017
Good
Phil Chen | Jan 16, 2018
歷史的痕跡.西門廣場是恆春跨年的場所.恆春的跨年算是滿有人情味的跨年活動
KS A | Aug 11, 2017
夜晚的西門有不同的味道~ 可以窺見老街樣貌~ 而三山國王廟前的廣場偶爾也會有些特別的攤販在擺,小孩很適合在這裡跑跳,但城牆上是沒有護欄的,得小心他們上去~ 來玩時可以來這兒散步~ 走一遍東南西北門吧
Ta-Hui Yang | Apr 4, 2018
Good place to walk around to see the town. Some restaurants and coffee shops are close by. You can enjoy food or drinks after visiting the west gate landmark.
Jack Sung | Apr 24, 2018
Looks just like any other village in Taiwan, does not really have its own unique aspects.
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