<p><strong>400 Years: Dutch Formosa - part one</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Of course, Chen Di was not actually <em>the first</em> person from China to visit Taiwan. What makes him special is that he wrote an account of what he saw here in 1603, and that account is the earliest surviving manuscript discovered thus far.</p> <p> </p> <p>Chen Di's short travel commentary focuses mostly on the Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan; their customs, diet, etc., a rare and valuable documentation by a man who was both a scholar and a warrior. Chen Di's account of his 1603 trip was only rediscovered in 1955! </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Interestingly, the same year Chen Di came to Taiwan was when the Dutch East India Company (the VOC) set up a permanent trading post in what's now Indonesia. The Dutch are determined to break into the China trade market - but they'll need another base. Somewhere a bit closer. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Please follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Formosafiles/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/formosafiles/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/formosa-files-podcast/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>! Check out our <a href="https://www.formosafiles.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>website</strong></a> and learn about upcoming books via our publishing arm, <a href="https://www.plumrainpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Plum Rain Press</strong></a><strong> </strong>(and an<strong> </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/bookish-asia-with-plum-rain-press/id1756322103" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>affiliated podcast</strong></a>). </p> <p><br /></p>

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith

S4-E30 - The “First” Chinese Person to Visit Taiwan - Chen Di 陳第 (1603)

NOV 7, 202428 MIN
The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

S4-E30 - The “First” Chinese Person to Visit Taiwan - Chen Di 陳第 (1603)

NOV 7, 202428 MIN

Description

<p><strong>400 Years: Dutch Formosa - part one</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Of course, Chen Di was not actually <em>the first</em> person from China to visit Taiwan. What makes him special is that he wrote an account of what he saw here in 1603, and that account is the earliest surviving manuscript discovered thus far.</p> <p> </p> <p>Chen Di's short travel commentary focuses mostly on the Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan; their customs, diet, etc., a rare and valuable documentation by a man who was both a scholar and a warrior. Chen Di's account of his 1603 trip was only rediscovered in 1955! </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Interestingly, the same year Chen Di came to Taiwan was when the Dutch East India Company (the VOC) set up a permanent trading post in what's now Indonesia. The Dutch are determined to break into the China trade market - but they'll need another base. Somewhere a bit closer. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Please follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Formosafiles/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/formosafiles/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/formosa-files-podcast/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>! Check out our <a href="https://www.formosafiles.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>website</strong></a> and learn about upcoming books via our publishing arm, <a href="https://www.plumrainpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Plum Rain Press</strong></a><strong> </strong>(and an<strong> </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/bookish-asia-with-plum-rain-press/id1756322103" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>affiliated podcast</strong></a>). </p> <p><br /></p>