國姓爺的歷史與傳說 Koxinga: History and the legends
戴寶村／Tai Pao-tsun （中央大學歷史系教授） （Professor, History Department, National Central University ）
2001-04-30 A portrait of Koxinga
在台灣歷史上，鄭成功是第一個建立漢人政權的領袖。雖然他來台灣短短不到半年即生病去世，鄭氏政權亦不過二十幾年，但鄭成功並不因政治上的失敗而被納入流寇之輩。相反的，在台灣的民間傳說裡，他的一舉一動、為人處世都被描繪成聖蹟，供奉鄭成功的廟宇遍佈台灣，台灣人已將鄭成功當成共同開拓台灣的始祖。本週邀請中央大學歷史系教授戴寶村執筆暢談這位台灣歷史中的傳奇人物。
Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) was the first HanChinese leader to hold political power in thehistory of Taiwan. Although he died less than ayear after his arrival in Taiwan, and the ruleof the Cheng family lasted only 12 years,Koxinga was not categorized as a roving banditbecause of political failure. On the contrary,in Taiwanese folk legend, his every action andinteraction with others has been depicted as that of a saint or a sage, and temples havebeenconsecrated to him all over Taiwan. The pe...