Koxinga

Koxinga (traditional Chinese: 國姓爺) is the traditional Western spelling of the popular appellation of Zhèng Chénggōng (traditional Chinese: 鄭成功, pinyin: guó xìng yé) (1624 - 1662), who was a military leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. He was a prominent leader who opposed the Qing Dynasty, and a general who defeated the Dutch to claim Taiwan in 1662.

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  Chihkan Tower, Koxinga's office after he took over the former Dutch post.
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  Koxinga soldiers with plate armour
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  廈門鼓浪嶼 Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, Fujian
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  廈門鼓浪嶼 The statue of Zheng Chenggong
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  Tagawa Matsu and young Koxinga