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 Tainan First, Lugang Second, and Mankah the Third as Top Three Ports in the 18 Century Taiwan 
 
  The discovery of new sea routes in the 16th century gave the Dutch and Spaniard a greater chance to seek trade benefits in the east, and they respectively pulled into shore at the southern and northern Taiwan at the beginning of the 17th century. Later, the Dutch defeated the Spaniard in northern Taiwan and ruled the island until mid-17th century. When Zheng Cheng Gong fled to Taiwan in the late Ming Dynasty after his attempt to overthrow the Qing regime and revive the Ming Dynasty (〝fan qing fu ming〞) failed , he defeated the Dutch and brought with him numerous Chinese immigrants to the island, marking the start of the early development of Taiwan from the south to north.

  Taiwan was opened for trading with China, Japan and the South Sea Islands after being occupied by the Qing Court. The rise of commerce turned Anping of the Tainan Prefecture, Lugang and Mankah into leading ports . During the regime of Emperor Qianlong ( 1735 - 1795 ) , trade ships swarmed the ports of Tainan, Lugang and Mankah, where commercial associations and businesses mushroomed ; supple goods and commodities of all kinds were available; and the local people lived a wealthy and abundant life. The high rise of commerce and economic prosperity brought about the saying that goes,〝Tainan First, Lugang Second, and Mankah the Third . 〞 On the other hand , since urban development and temple culture were highly correlated due to the influence of early immigrants , temples grew with local development while the prevalence of temples in turn deeply affected social developments. To this day, many temples that were built and worshipped by forerunners still stand firm and are erected in Tainan, Lugang, and Mankah.

  The Mazu temples in these three areas especially contained a miniature of the rises and falls of these three ports in the local history.
 
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