On this Day in Chinese History; 1 February

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This day, 1 February, in 1662, Dutch Governor Frederick Coyett surrendered Formosa to Zheng Chenggong, better known internationally as Koxinga, after he besieged Zeelandia 8 months earlier. Zheng had led tens of thousands of soldiers from Xiamen via Penghu to land at Heliao Port in Taiwan (today’s Tainan). The Dutch East India Company had invaded 38 years prior to trade with the Ming Dynasty and Japan.

1662年2月1日的这一天,荷兰总督弗雷德里克·科耶特在8个月前围攻泽兰迪亚后,将福尔马萨交给了国际上更广为人知的科兴加。 郑带领数以万计的士兵从厦门经澎湖登陆台湾的河辽港(今天的台南)。 荷兰东印度公司在与明朝和日本贸易前38年入侵。

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