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1967 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1967 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 56 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President – Chiang Kai-shek * Vice President – Yen Chia-kan * Premier – Yen Chia-kan * Vice Premier – Huang Shao-ku Events January * 1 January – The establishment of Cheng Shin Rubber. * 11 January – The establishment of Yunlin Prison in Yunlin County. *13 January – Cross-Strait conflict: Republic of China Air Force Lockheed F-104G Starfighters engage People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19s in the final direct confrontation between China and Taiwan. March * 11 March – The opening of Land Reform Museum in Songshan District, Taipei City. May * 16 May – The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Fo Guang Shan in Dashu Township, Kaohsiung County. June * 30 June – The establishment of Nan Jeon Junior College of Technology in Yanshuei Township, Tainan County. July ... [...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] |
Taipei City
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the Capital city, capital and a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Regions of Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung River, Keelung and Xindian River, Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorate-General Of Personnel Administration
The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Executive Yuan (DGPA; ) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a government body responsible for the overall personnel administration of all ministries and agencies under the Executive Yuan. History The agency was established on 16 September 1967 as the Central Personnel Administration () in a ceremony presided by List of premiers of the Republic of China, Premier Yen Chia-kan. It adopts its current name on 6 February 2012. Organizational structure * Department of Planning * Department of Organization and Manpower * Department of Training and Employment * Department of Remuneration and Welfare * Department of Information Management * Secretariat * Personnel Office * Accounting Office * Civil Service Ethics Office Agencies * Civil Service Development Institute * Regional Civil Service Development Institute Ministers Political parties: Transportation The building is accessible within walking distance South West from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei County
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, behind Kaohsiung. New Taipei City neighbours Keelung to the northeast, Yilan County to the southeast, and Taoyuan to the southwest, and completely encloses the city of Taipei. Banqiao District is its municipal seat and biggest commercial area. Before the Spanish and Dutch started arriving in Taiwan and set up small outposts in Tamsui in 1626, the area of present-day New Taipei City was mostly inhabited by Taiwanese indigenous peoples, mainly the Ketagalan people. From the late Qing era, the port of Tamsui was opened up to foreign traders as one of the treaty ports after the Qing dynasty of China signed the Treaty of Tianjin in June 1858. By the 1890s, the port of Tamsui accounted for 63 percent of the overall trade for entire Taiwan, po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulai District
Wulai District ( Atayal: Ulay; ) is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It sits near the border with Taipei and is famous for its hot springs. It is the largest district in New Taipei, as well as the most mountainous, and is home to the indigenous Atayal people. Name The name of the town derives from the Atayal phrase ''kilux ulay'' meaning "hot and poisonous" when an Atayal hunter hunting by a stream saw mist coming from the stream. History Formerly classified as "Aboriginal Area" under Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Wulai was organized as a rural township of Taipei County. On June 22, 2001, President Chen Shui-bian visited a local school and hosted the graduation ceremony. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to a special municipality named New Taipei City and Wulai was upgraded into a district. In August 2015, Wulai was devastated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun Hsien Resort
The Yun Hsien Resort () is a resort in Wulai District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The resort was originally opened on 6 August 1967 and constructed as the first theme park in Taiwan. Architecture The resort features a zoo and theme park. Transportation The resort is accessible by bus from Taipei Main Station or Xindian Station to the foot of a mountain, the followed by cable car for a length of 382 meters. See also * List of tourist attractions in Taiwan Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following: Attractions Historical buildings * Beihai Tunnel, Beigan () * Beihai Tunnel, Nangan () * Daxi Wude Hall () * Ete ... References External links * 1967 establishments in Taiwan Resorts in Taiwan Tourist attractions in New Taipei Wulai District {{Taiwan-hotel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-administered City
A county-administered city is a unit of administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township or a district. Such cities are under the jurisdiction of counties. It is also the lowest-level city of Taiwan, below a city and a special municipality. There are 14 county-administered cities currently. History The first administrative divisions entitled "city" were established in the 1920s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. At this time cities were under the jurisdiction of prefectures. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reorganized into provincial cities based on the ''Laws on the City Formation'' (). However, the populations of Hualien (Karenkō) and Yilan (Giran) were too low to become a provincial city, but they were of more importance than urban townships. Thus the ''Scheme on the Local Rules in Various Counties and Cities of Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships. Statistics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Municipality (Taiwan)
Special municipality, historically known as Yuan-controlled municipality is a first-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is the highest level of division in Taiwan and is equivalent to a province. Since the streamlining of provinces in 1998, the special municipalities along with provincial cities and counties have all been directly under the central government. Currently total six cities are designated as special municipalities: Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, all located in the most densely populated regions in the western half of the island. These special municipalities include the five most populous metropolitan areas in Taiwan, accounting for more than two-thirds of the national population. History The first municipalities of China were established in 1927 soon after they were designated as "cities" during the 1920s. Nominally, Dairen was a municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan County
Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Tainan County consists of most territory of Tainan Prefecture except the territory near cities of Tainan and Kagi (Chiayi). The county is subdivide into districts (), which is reformed from Japanese districts (). The districts are divided into townships. On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The northern part of the county was separated and established Chiayi County and Yunlin County. The remaining Tainan County has territory equivalent to the Shin'ei (Hsinying), Niitoyo (Hsinfeng), Shinka (Hsinhua), Sobun (Tsengwen), and Hokumon (Peimen) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanshuei District
Yanshuei District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (), alternatively spelled Yanshui, is a district in Tainan, Taiwan, which is famous for its notoriously dangerous fireworks festival. The annual event commemorates a cholera epidemic more than a century ago, the fireworks symbolizing the exorcism of demons associated with the plague. The festival, known as ''Fengpao'' (), is celebrated on the 15th day after the beginning of the Lunar New Year, also called Shang Yuan Festival. History Formerly known as ''Goat-tin-kang'' (). In 1901 during Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, this unit was divided among and . In 1920, after reorganization, was placed under of Tainan Prefecture. Yanshuei used to be one of the five most important maritime towns in Taiwan, but it has declined since the harbor was closed in 1900. These days it is best known for the fireworks festival held 15 days after Lunar New Year. Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Jeon University Of Science And Technology
Nan Jeon University of Science and Technology (NJU; ) was a private university in Yanshuei District, Tainan, 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 .... NJU offers undergraduate programs in fields such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Management, Business Administration, and Hospitality Management. It also offers graduate programs in fields such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Management, and Business Administration. History The school was originally established as Nan Jeon Junior College of Technology on 30 June 1967. In 1993, the school was promoted to be Nan Jeon Junior College of Technology and Commerce and to Nan Jeon Institute of Technology in 2001. Finall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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