郑成功收复台湾 

　　宝岛台湾自古以来就是中国不可分割的领土，它风景秀丽，物产丰富。 

　　从公元1624年开始，荷兰殖民统治者采用欺骗的手段逐步侵占了台湾，欺负台湾人民。台湾人民忍受不了他们的压迫和掠夺，不断地反抗，可是因为他们力量弱小，都没有成功，在东南沿海抗清的将领郑成功决心赶走荷兰殖民者。 

　　1661年3月，郑成功亲自率领大军，从金门出发，在台湾当地人的带领下登上了台湾岛。台湾人民听说郑成功来了，成群结队，去迎接自己的亲人。等到荷兰人知道时，中国军队已经像神兵天将一样遍布岛上、海上。郑成功的军队与荷兰殖民者展开了激烈的战斗，把敌军包围在赤嵌(qian)城(今台南市)，断绝了他们的水源，守城的荷兰军队如果不投降就只能渴死、饿死。荷兰殖民头领提出给郑成功10万两白银，请求他退兵。郑成功断然拒绝，他说台湾历来是中国的领土，荷兰殖民者必须退出。荷兰人不甘心，又派了援兵，企图打败郑成功，可是早有防备的郑成功给敌人援军一个迎头痛击，彻底打碎了他们的梦想，殖民者最终向郑成功投降。1662年，中国收回了台湾。 

　　收复台湾是中国军民抗击外来侵略的一次大胜利，郑成功也因此成为中国历史上的民族英雄。  

　　Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times. It has beautiful scenery and is rich in agricultural products.  

　　In 1624 AD, Dutch colonialists started to build forts and seize territory on Taiwan. In 1661, Zheng Chenggong, a Ming general who was resisting the Qing Dynasty in the coastal area of southeast China, set out with an army from Jinmen, resolved to drive the Dutch from Taiwan. 

　　Zheng Chenggong's forces besieged the Dutch in Chiqian (today's Tainan City) and cut off their water supply. Refusing a huge bribe from the Dutch commander, Zheng forced the enemy to surrender, and expelled the Dutch from Taiwan once and for all in 1662. 

　　The recovery of Taiwan was a great victory for the Chinese people in their resistance to colonial invaders. For this, Zheng Chenggong became a national hero.