Former British Consulate at Takao (打狗英國領事館) in Taiwan
The British Consulate at Takao (Chinese: 打狗英國領事館) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been designated as a 2nd Class Historic Site by the Ministry of the Interior.
Located in Gushan District, it lies at the peak of Shaochuantou (哨船頭) and overlooks Xiziwan Bay and Port of Kaohsiung. It currently serves as a cafe and tourist attraction.
The Consulate was designed by a British architect and built by the Tien-li Company (天利洋行; also known as McPhail & Co.) in 1865 using Chinese architects. The materials were shipped over from the city of Amoy (now Xiamen) on Mainland China. The architecture is that of the late Renaissance, providing a technical and stylistic basis for later Western buildings in Taiwan, and makes use of many arches. There are two floors.
History: In 1860 the Treaty of Peking forced the Qing government of Taiwan (then Formosa) to open up the ports of Takao (now known as Kaohsiung), An-Ping (Anping, Tainan), Tamsui (Tamsui, New Taipei) and Keelung to foreign trade. As the largest empire of the time Britain was one of the first western countries to establish a consulate, appointing Robert Swinhoe as the first British vice-consul in 1861, although he was unable to physically obtain the post until 1862. Initially the consulate was centered in Tamsui, but in 1864 the office was moved to Takao.
The building itself was built in 1879 by the Tien-li Company (also known as McPhail & Co.) overlooking Takao Harbor and the materials were brought over from the city of Amoy (now Xiamen) on Mainland China. It was rented by the British Government in 1867. In the same year Swinhoe was appointed as the first Consul General in Formosa a post he would hold until his retirement from government service in 1873.
Following the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95 the Treaty of Shimonoseki ceded the island of Formosa (as well as the Pescadores) from China to Japan. Although the Treaty prompted the Triple Intervention by Russia, Germany, and France it appears to have had little effect on Britain, and thus no major events took place at the consulate at this time. In 1909, however, the Japanese government of Taiwan claimed the right to all foreign consulates in Taiwan and the British consulate was closed the next year. In 1931 the building was converted into an Ocean Observatory by the Japanese viceroy.
Although the walls of the consulate were painted with white cement in 1944 to avoid U.S. bombing attacks, the building saw very little action during the Second World War and does not appear to have been used for any important purpose. It was converted again to a Weather Bureau Observatory in 1945, shortly before the Empire of Japan relinquished all claims to the island and Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China; it remained in this state for the next forty-one years.
In 1986 the Kaohsiung municipal government commissioned Professor Li Chien Lang to restore the former consulate as a museum in which to store historic documents and cultural products; it was declared to be a Second Class Historic Site the next year. In 2003 the building was placed under the responsibility of the newly created Cultural Bureau of Kaohsiung, which appointed the Kingship Continental Hotel Group to finish the restoration and manage the building. An opening ceremony was held in September.
In 2005 the former consulate was the first-place recipient of the prestigious Yuan-Yeh Award and recorded over 400 000 visitors. In 2006 it was the site of over one hundred artistic and cultural activities, including the National Oil Painting Competition and National Photography Competition. In 2007 it was visited by the United Nations Observatory Group as well as leaders and representatives of members of the Democratic Pacific Union and the restoration of 312 oil paintings in the former consulate and surrounding area was completed.
The Chinese language plaque near end of video says:
英國領事吉必勳與清朝官員曾憲德的交涉
1858年天津條約簽訂後，臺灣開港，西方商人及傳教士來到臺灣。臺灣民眾對於西方強勢的商業作為，以及從未知曉的宗教，帶有許多反感及恐懼，導致雙方爭執不斷。
1868年7月1日上任的駐打狗的英國署理領事吉必勳（John Gibson），對許多教堂遭焚毀，甚至有教徒死亡的鳳山教案及英商私運樟腦被扣的事件大為不滿，英方也調動軍艦來臺。為解決此爭議，清廷派遣興泉永道道尹曾憲德來臺處理。雙方於1868年11月17日在打狗英國領事館（當時仍位於旗後）見面交涉，但未獲共識，之後演成安平砲擊事件。此為打狗英國領事館中英雙方交涉最重要事件之一。
Thumbnail Image: Former British Consulate at Takao by clsung (@flickr)
Former British Consulate at Takao (打狗英國領事館) in Taiwan
台灣第一棟洋樓：二級古蹟打狗英國領事館，位於高雄市蓮海路20號(中山大學大門口右側山頂上)，建於1865年，迄今已有142年歷史。2004年高雄市政府.
The British Consulate at Takao (Chinese: 打狗英國領事館) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been .
二級古蹟打狗英國領事館-夢想起飛風華再現.
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Kaohsiung Tour / 高雄旅游 (Slideshow / 幻燈片), Taiwan / 臺灣 / 台灣 / 대만
00:00 - Gushan District / 鼓山區
00:03 - Map / 地圖
00:12 - Dai Tian Temple / 代天宮
00:52 - Boat Inlet etc / 哈碼星第一船渠景觀步道
02:16 - Fisherman's Wharf and Banana Pier / Banana Warehouse / 香蕉碼頭
02:31 - The Pier-2 Art Center / 駁二藝術特區
02:44 - Hamasen or Hamaxing Railway Cultural Park / 哈瑪星鐵道文化園區
03:28 - Takao Railway Museum / 打狗鐵道故事館
03:33 - British Consulate at Takao / 打狗英國領事館
07:30 - Cijin District or Cijin Island / 旗津區 / 旗津島
07:34 - Gushan Ferry Terminal / 鼓山碼頭
07:43 - Cijin Ferry / 旗津渡轮
08:38 - Cijin Ferry Station / 旗津輪渡站
09:02 - Mazu Temple / Tianhou Temple / Goddess of the Sea / 媽祖廟
10:16 - Shoushan National Nature Park / 壽山國家自然公園
10:33 - Cihou Fort / 旗後砲臺
12:09 - Cihou Lighthouse / 旗後燈塔
13:43 - Miaoqian Road / 廟前路
14:18 - Cijin Beach / 旗津海水浴場
15:10 - Fish Market etc / 旗后觀光市場
15:55 - Gushan Ferry Terminal / 鼓山碼頭
16:22 - Ferry schedule / 輪渡時間表
16:50 - Love River or Ai River / 愛河 / 爱河
17:44 - Kaohsiung Museum of History / 高雄市立歷史博物館
19:27 - Tuntex Sky Tower / 高雄85大樓
27:13 - Dome of Light / 光之穹頂 / Formosa Boulevard Station / 捷運美麗島站
28:25 - Lotus Pond / 蓮池潭
29:04 - Dragon & Tiger Pagodas / 龍虎塔
30:57 - Cihji Palace / 慈濟宮
32:00 - Chi Ming Palace / Qiming Court / 啟明堂
33:50 - Spring & Autumn Pavilions / 春秋閣
34:02 - Pei Chi Pavilion / Beiji Kiosk / 北極亭
34:33 - 護安寺
34:56 - Tianfu Palace / 天府宮
35:18 - Confucius Temple / 孔廟
36:17 - Taiwan Sugar Museum / 台灣糖業博物館
36:38 - Factory Director's dormitory
36:55 - Trains / 火車
37:02 - The Club
37:20 - Ciaotou Sugar Refinery / 橋頭糖廠
38:34 - Museum / Education Center
39:19 - Equipment
39:55 - Liuhe Night Market / 六合夜市
43:17 - Nanhue Tourist Night Market / 南華夜市
43:57 - Miscellaneous Kaohsiung / (雜) 高雄
44:00 - Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System (KMRT) / 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運
44:12 - Zhongshan 1st Rd / 中山一路
44:48 - Kaohsiung Central Park / 中央公園
46:12 - Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System (KMRT) Map / 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運 (地圖)
47:30 - Zuoying Station / 左營車站
48:25 - Kaohsiung Station / 高雄車站
49:14 - Map / 地圖
49:24 - Train Schedules / 火車時刻表
49:54 - Ahiruyah Guest House / 鴨家青年旅館 / 가오슝숙소
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Cijin District (Chinese: 旗津區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíjīn Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Cíjin Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'i2-chin1 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kî-tin-khu) is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District.
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民報之聲 「興濱計畫」哨船頭歷史場景重現！(從英國領事館至哨船頭)
民報記者陳俊廷/高市府爭取文化部「再造歷史現場計畫-興濱計畫」今28日(六)舉行「哨船頭歷史場景」啟用！這也是繼左營見城大戲與見城館後，另一再造歷史場域的亮點。
高市府指出，哨船頭歷史場景重現是高雄水岸歷史廊帶再現的重要起點，緊接著打狗海關、雄鎮北門、香蕉棚、二號船渠等歷史要角，隱沒百年後將逐一修復再現，展現高雄市在轉型過程中不忘歷史發展的文化內涵。
高市府文化局今7月28日(六)舉辦「哨船頭歷史場景」重現啟用典禮，哨船頭歷史場景從禁閉到開放的場域，不僅讓高雄港歷史紋理重現，融入市民生活，更成為民眾親近共享的歷史現場，總統府秘書長陳菊、文化部長鄭麗君與高市代理市長許立明等今與會出席，以面海剪綵儀式象徵海陸縫合、打開禁錮的歷史時刻。
總統府秘書長陳菊表示，高雄不斷發展，在港灣再造之際，從高雄發展歷史脈絡，重新找回哨船頭之定位與價值，重現高雄海洋經貿的歷史場景。文化部部長鄭麗君表示，高雄「再造歷史現場計畫」，以歷史視野、文化視野，由文化局主導市政發展，讓文化回到生活裡，為下一代重現歷史記憶。打破過去以文化場館硬體興建或修復為主的模式，而以文資保存活化融合地方文化特色與歷史重建工作，不但讓歷史記憶扎根，也賦予當代生活觀點，經營有歷史魅力且宜居的高品質城市環境。
哨船頭位處打狗港要衝，從荷蘭時期駐兵，清代水師設汛，19世紀中葉外商雲集，洋行、海關、英國領事館等均設置於此，哨船頭成為國際貿易的主要港區，現今打狗英國領事館文化園區前的哨船街，當年即為大型貿易船停泊與貨物上下的區域。
日治初期，哨船頭仍維持高雄港灣進出口中心角色，打狗支廳更由旗後遷移至此。戰後，哨船頭仍維持巡檢功能，但隨著港口安檢所設立，阻隔了從山上英國領事館官邸，經過古道，到達山下辦公室，再連通到港灣的歷史脈絡，33年來不但掩蓋歷史場域空間特質，更切斷與海的關係。
高市府爭取文化部「再造歷史現場計畫-興濱計畫」主要就是要將這個「阻隔」改善，還給市民屬於高雄的海洋歷史記憶。結合海巡單位安檢執勤及民眾休憩空間，代表著高雄的K字型親水觀景建物在港邊佇立，文化局策畫「解密哨船頭」歴史展覽，以荷蘭時期、清代綠營水師與哨船頭、清末外商雲集的哨船頭、日治時期哨船頭─曇花一現的輝煌時光、水岸風華的哨船頭-歷史空間再現單元，透過歷史描述、老照片、模型、影片等展示，民眾親臨歷史場景，一窺數百年來哨船頭的蛻變。