碩士 / 淡江大學 / 歷史學系碩士班 / 96 / Penghu (Pescadores) is located in East Pacific Ocean and she cannot supply herself. However, she plays an important role due to particular geographical feature for strategics. She is a main fishery for in-shore people of China; meanwhile, she is a landmark for navigation and a trading transferring stop as well. From Sung Dynasty to early Ming Dynasty, Penghu is the outport of Fukien Province, and becomes the first defending line for South-eastern Sea Guard of China. But after the Hongwu Emperor gives up the authority of Penghu, pirates, Japanese pirates or even Dutch Governor carry an extremely threat when they occupy her.
There is always a closing relationship between military development and Penghu. In the early Ching Dynasty, Taiwan (Formosa) comes under the authority of Ching for the first time and Penghu turns into the depot at sea to protect and control Taiwan. As time goes by, the limited resources make Penghu be affiliated to Taiwan. Starting from the Opium War (1840-1842) to the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), Penghu is deeply affected by the worldwide military forces despite direct or indirect. Therefore, the value of Penghu climbs up another significant part for her location. After Guerre franco-chinoise, the Ching Governor set up ambans, establish Makung City and build new cannons. Thus, the military status of Penghu achieves a brand- new milestone.
Penghu is composed of many islands and has bays and ports. There are no natural shelters on the flat land. However, the ocean currents, ditches and bays around her construct strong barrier, preventing from enemy invasion. It also becomes a major subject for Ching Dynasty to make use of these natural conditions. We can realize that Penghu owns strategic value in details result from the coast guard management of Ching Dynasty.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/096TKU05493002 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Yen-Ling Chen, 陳燕翎 |
| Contributors | 周宗賢 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 167 |
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