TainanTainan () est une municipalité spéciale de Taïwan. Tainan a été fondée par la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales en tant que base commerciale sous le nom de Fort Zeelandia alors que les Pays-Bas contrôlaient Taïwan. Après que les colons ont été vaincus par Koxinga en 1661, Tainan demeure la capitale du royaume de Tungning jusqu’en 1683, puis la capitale de la préfecture de Taïwan sous la dynastie Qing jusqu’en 1887, quand le centre administratif de l’île se déplace à Taipei.
Siraya (ethnie)The Siraya () people are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Siraya settled flat coastal plains in the southwest part of the island of Taiwan and corresponding sections of the east coast; the area is identified today with Tainan City and Taitung County. At least four communities make up the group: Mattauw, Soelangh, Baccloangh, and Sinckan. The first four communities correspond to the modern-day districts of Madou, Jiali, Shanhua, and Sinshih, respectively.
Plains Indigenous peoplesPlains indigenous peoples (), previously called plain aborigines, are Taiwanese indigenous peoples originally residing in lowland regions, as opposed to Highland indigenous peoples. Plains indigenous peoples consist of anywhere from eight to twelve individual groups, or tribes, rather than being a single ethnic group. They are part of the Austronesian family. Beginning in the 17th century, plains indigenous peoples have been heavily influenced by external forces from Dutch, Spanish, and Han Chinese immigration to Taiwan.
Kanakanavu peopleThe Kanakanavu () are an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan. They live in the two villages of Manga and Takanua in Namasia District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The native Kanakanavu speakers were Taiwanese aboriginals living on the islands. Following the Dutch Colonial Period in the 17th century, Han-Chinese immigration began to dominate the islands population. The village of Takanua is a village assembled by Japanese rulers to relocate various aboriginal groups in order to establish easier dominion over these groups.
