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1991 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1991 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 80 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President – Lee Teng-hui * Vice President – Li Yuan-tsu * Premier – Hau Pei-tsun * Vice Premier – Shih Chi-yang Events January * 28 January – The establishment of Mainland Affairs Council. March * 9 March – The official establishment of Straits Exchange Foundation in Taipei. April * 22 April – The abolishment of the Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion. May * 11 May – The opening of Wang-an Airport in Wangan Township, Penghu. June * 1 June – The establishment of Mandarin Airlines. July * 1 July ** The maiden flight of EVA Air. ** The establishment of National Pingtung Institute of Commerce in Pingtung City, Pingtung County. ** The start of Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant commercial operation in Beitou District, Taipei. December * 22 December – 1991 Republic of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island around 6,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EVA Air
EVA Airways Corporation (pronounced as three letters: ; ) (), of which "EVA" stands for Evergreen Airways, is a Taiwanese international airline based at Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully international route network. It is a 5-star airline, rated by Skytrax. It is the second largest Taiwanese airline (after China Airlines). EVA Air is headquartered in Luzhu, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The company slogan is "Sharing the World, Flying Together" (). Since its founding in 1989 as an affiliate of shipping conglomerate Evergreen Group, EVA Air has expanded to include air cargo, airline catering, ground handling, and aviation engineering services. Its cargo arm, EVA Air Cargo, links with the Evergreen worldwide shipping network on sea and land. Its domestic and regional subsidiary, UNI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Ko
Kai Ko Chen-tung (; born Ko Chia-kai on 18 June 1991) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and film director. Ko won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards and the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards for his starring role in the film '' You Are the Apple of My Eye'', also his film debut. In November 2011, Ko released his debut studio album ''Be Yourself''. Personal life On August 18, 2014, it was reported that Ko had been arrested on August 14 by the Beijing Police for drug use, along with Jaycee Chan, a Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ... actor. Reports from urinalysis showed positive results for marijuana. Ko had appeared in a 2012 anti-drug advertisement in Taiwan where he and other celebrities declared "I don't use drugs". He was released on August 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Wang
Darren Wang Talu (; born May 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Hsu Tai-yu in the coming-of-age film, '' Our Times''. Career Wang made his debut in the 2008 drama series ''Mysterious Incredible Terminator'', and went on to make his big-screen bow in the 2010 film ''In Case of Love''. He appeared in the hit high school romance film '' Our Times'' in 2015, after which he was crowned GQ's Man of the Year. He has contributed a number of songs to the soundtracks of films he starred in and appeared in ''The Last Wish'' (2019). In 2019, Wang starred as the male lead in the romance film ''Fall in Love at First Kiss ''Fall in Love at First Kiss'' () is a 2019 Chinese–Taiwanese romantic comedy film directed by Frankie Chen. It is based on the manga series ''Itazura na Kiss'' and stars Lin Yun as Yuan Xiangqin, a regular schoolgirl from the F class, and Darr ...'', a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name. Filmography Film Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Shu-ching
Hsu Shu-ching (; born 9 May 1991) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. Early life Hsu, of Hakka descent, was born in Lunbei, Yunlin, Taiwan. She played basketball in high school, switching to weightlifting at the age of 13, after the school disbanded its basketball team. Hsu later attended Kaohsiung Medical University. Weightlifting career Hsu was coached by Tsai Wen-yee. She won a gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the 2012 London Olympics, after the original gold medalist, Zulfiya Chinshanlo failed a doping retest. At the 2014 Asian Games, she set a world record in the same event, with a lift of 233 kg. Hsu won another gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Hsu announced her decision to retire from competition in June 2018, citing injuries sustained in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. In March 2019, the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee disclosed that Hsu underwent a drug test prior to the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. Her sample tested posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Yi-han
Lin Yi-han (; 16 March 1991 – 27 April 2017) was a Taiwanese writer. Life Lin Yi-han studied at the National Tainan Girls' Senior High School. Her father is a famous dermatologist in Tainan. Throughout her life, she had studied in university twice, first at Taipei Medical University studying medicine, then at National Chengchi University majoring in Chinese literature. She didn't finish her study, as she quit after 14 days and 3 years respectively. Lin married in 2016, and committed suicide at her apartment in Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ... on April 27, 2017, shortly after the publication of her first and only complete novel ''Fang Si-Qi's First Love Paradise'' (房思琪的初戀樂園), which tells a story of a teenage girl being sexually abused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yao-lin
Wang Yao-lin (; born February 5, 1991) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He is the older brother of Wei-Chung Wang. He is a member of the Amis people. Career On June 15, 2010, Wang signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent and was assigned to the Single-A Boise Hawks. Wang made it as high as the advanced Single-A Daytona Cubs in 2014 before being released on January 17, 2015. Later that season, he signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and has played for the club through the 2020 season. On August 31, 2022, Wang was traded to the Fubon Guardians of the CPBL alongside Lin Tse-Pin in exchange for Yang Bin and Yang Chin-Hao. International career He represented Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2009 Asian Junior Baseball Championship, 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2013 exhibition games aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Chen (musician)
Ian Chen (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhîn Nyèn-yún / Chhîn Ngàn-yún ; born 4 February 1991) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. He was a former contestant on the fifth season of the television talent show, ''One Million Star ''One Million Star'' () is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television (CTV). It debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10pm to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) a ...''. He released his first album, '' Ian! Vol.01'', on 30 May 2014. Discography Studio albums Singles Compilation albums Soundtrack albums Filmography Film Television series Music video Awards and nominations References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Ian 1991 births Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors 21st-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese male actors People fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jass Yang
Jass Yang (; born 3 February 1991) is an independent musician and producer from Taiwan. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the Taiwanese band , and a founding member of the group. Career Jass has written songs for many notable Chinese artists. At the age of 15, he became the youngest licensed street performer in Taiwan. At the age of 18, he signed in Rock Records with his band FUN4 and released two EPs. He created the famous song Disdain for the Taiwanese singer Huang HongSheng. In 2014, he released his debut album ''EXIT'' and performed all over Asia's major stages, including the 30th anniversary concert of Rock Records in Taipei Arena, the 2013 Taipei New Year's Eve Concert, the '' SuperSlipper'', and also ''Asian Tours''. In addition to playing the key figure in the rock band, he also extended the music energy to behind-the-scenes production and film scoring. He used to be the producer of Beijing Huayi Brothers' co-operative film and television soundtrack. The representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Republic Of China National Assembly Election
National Assembly elections were held in the Republic of China on 22 December 1991.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p535 The result was a victory for the Kuomintang, which won 254 of the 325 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%. Results References {{Taiwanese elections Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ... Taiwanese National Assembly elections 1991 elections in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beitou District
Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word ''Kipatauw'', meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts, encompassing a meadow with rivers running through the valley which have abundant steam rising from them; the result of geothermal warming. The valley is often surrounded by mist shrouding the trees and grass. Beitou is famous for its hot springs. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. History The area's hot springs had long been enjoyed by the aboriginal people of Taiwan. Shortly before the Japanese period a German sulfur merchant established the first hot spring club in Beitou. During early Japanese rule, ''Hokutō'' () was a village at the entrance of the well-known North Formosa sulfur district. Three Japanese extracting plants in this d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
The Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant () is an incinerator in Zhoumei Borough, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The plant was originally established as the Shilin Refuse Incineration Plant on 1 July 1991. On 1 July 1995, the plant was renamed Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant and it was made a unit of the Department of Environmental Protection of the Taipei City Government. Technical details The plant spans over an area of 10.6 hectares. It can treat 1,800 tons of garbage from the Taipei area per day. Facilities The plant's smokestack is equipped with an observation deck at an altitude of 116 meters. On 1 January 2000, a revolving restaurant opened above it (claimed to be world's first restaurant on a waste incinerator chimney), which seats 120 guests and is powered by energy from the incinerator. Transportation The plant is accessible within walking distance southwest of Shipai Station of Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
