Keelung

Keelung is a port city in northern Taiwan, northeast of Taipei, on the coast of the East China Sea. Its harbor has shaped the city’s trade, settlement, and strategic importance.

Port of Keelung: A major harbor in northern Taiwan serving commercial shipping, passenger ferries, and maritime trade. The harbor is the city’s defining geographic feature and economic anchor.
Spanish Formosa: The Spanish colonial presence in northern Taiwan from 1626 to 1642, centered on settlements near Keelung. Spanish forces established a foothold at Keelung during their brief rule in northern Taiwan.
Containerization: The use of standardized cargo containers to move goods efficiently between ships, trains, and trucks. Container handling reshaped the port’s role in modern freight transport.
Heping Island: An island at the entrance to Keelung Harbor, known for its coastal landscape and archaeological remains. Its position at the harbor mouth gave it strategic and settlement significance.
Keelung Campaign: A French military campaign against Qing forces at Keelung during the Sino-French War in 1884–1885. The campaign exposed the city’s importance as a defended port.
Keelung River: A river in northern Taiwan that flows through parts of New Taipei City and Taipei before reaching the sea. Its watershed connects Keelung’s coastal setting with the Taipei basin.
Dutch Formosa: The Dutch colonial administration in Taiwan from 1624 to 1662, based mainly in the island’s southwest. Dutch forces displaced the Spanish from Keelung in 1642.
Taiwan Railways Administration: Taiwan’s principal conventional railway operator, connecting cities and towns across the island. Rail service links Keelung’s port and city with Taipei and other parts of Taiwan.
Ershawan Battery: A Qing-era coastal fortification in Keelung built to defend the harbor. The battery shows how the port’s strategic value prompted coastal defenses.
Sino-French War: A conflict between France and Qing China from 1884 to 1885 over French influence in Vietnam and East Asia. The war brought French forces to Keelung and its harbor.

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