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In Yongli 15th year (1661), Zheng Chenggong led his troops into Taiwan and the Dutch surrendered. Zheng renamed Taiwan as Dongdu, or the Eastern Capital, and instituted one prefecture (fu) and two counties, i.e. Chengtian Prefecture, Tianxing County, and Wannian County. The government of Wannian County was situated in the current Zuoying District of Kaohsiung City and the administrative area of Wannian County included the current Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County and part of Tainan County.
 
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After Zheng Chenggong had heroically expelled the Dutch and recovered Taiwan, he used Taiwan as the base for the anti-Qing movement and restore Ming. He gave lessons to his troops, required them to take up farming and adopted a policy of settling the land. Cianjhen, Houjin, Zuoying, Cianfong and Youchong (the current Youchang) of this city were the places where Zheng settled and developed. In Yongli 16th year, Zheng Chenggong passed away due to illness and was succeeded by his son, Zheng Jing, who had always wanted to restore the Ming government. In Yongli 18th year (1664), Dongdu was renamed as Dongning and Tianxing and Wannian were upgraded from county to prefecture under the administration of Chengtian Prefecture. In Yongli 35th year, Zheng Jing passed away due to illness and was succeeded by his son, Zheng Keshuang. In the 37th year (1683), Shi Lang, the navy military governor of Fujien of the Qing government, led his troops into Taiwan and Zheng Keshuang surrendered. The 23-year-long Ming Zheng Era thus finally came to an end.
 
Qing Occupancy
Chengtian Prefecture was abolished and replaced by Taiwan Prefecture during the Qing Occupancy and Wannian Prefecture was divided into Taiwan County and Fengshan County under the administration of Taiwan Prefecture. As the government of Fengshan County was situated in Pizaitou, the administration of Kaohsiung City was shifted from Wannian County to Fengshan County. In Qianlong 53rd year (1788), its government was shifted to Pitou Street, i.e. the current Fengshan City, due to the Lin Shuangwen Incident. In the Sino-French War in Guangxu 10th year (1884), as Jilong (the current Keelung), Huwei (the current Tamshui), etc. were attacked by French troops, the Qing government recognized the importance of Taiwan’s coastal defence. In Guangxu 13th year (1887), the administrative region was revamped to three prefectures and one subprefecture incorporating 3 cantons and 11 counties and this city was still under the administration of Fengshan County.
 
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