The Sino Dutch War 1661
The SinoDutch War 1661 Chinese 1661 , also known as Hero Zheng Chenggong, is a 2000 Chinese historical drama film directed by Wu Ziniu, starring Vincent Zhao, Jiang Qinqin, Du Zhiguo, Shimada Yko, Xu Min and Zhang Shan. The film is loosely based on the life of Koxinga Zheng Chenggong and focuses on his battle with the Dutch East India Company for control of Taiwan at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia. The film was released in 2002 in Japan under the title Kokusenya Kassen Chinese .
Zheng Sen is the son of Zheng Zhilong, a former pirate who became a Southern Ming general. The Longwu Emperor has heard of Zheng Sens strong sense of loyalty and is so impressed with him that he grants him the imperial familys surname, Zhu, and a new personal name, Chenggong literally success. Zheng Sen is known as the Imperial Namekeeper transliterated Koxinga or Zheng Chenggong from then on. Around the time, Taiwan has been colonised by the Dutch East India Company for over three decades and many people have signed a petition requesting Zheng Chenggong to help them claim back Taiwan from the Dutch.Zheng Zhilong defects to the Qing dynasty after seeing that he has no future in Southern Ming. Despite his fathers betrayal, Zheng Chenggong remains loyal to the Longwu Emperor and continues to resist the Qing invaders even after the fall of Southern Ming. He plans to retreat to Taiwan and establish a new base of operations there in preparation for retaking the mainland from the Manchus. In 1661, Zheng Chenggongs fleet sets sail from Xiamen to attack the Dutch on Taiwan. Nine months later, he defeats the Dutch at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia and forces them to surrender and relinquish their control of Taiwan to him. ........
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