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1994 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1994 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 83 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President – Lee Teng-hui * Vice President – Li Yuan-tsu * Premier – Lien Chan * Vice Premier – Hsu Li-teh Events March * 1 March – The opening of the civil section of Kinmen Airport in Kinmen County. * 13 March – The opening of Kaohsiung Museum of Shadow Puppet in Gangshan Township, Kaohsiung County. June * 9 June – The opening of Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines in Taipei. August * 6 August – The establishment of Lee Tze-fan Memorial Art Gallery in Hsinchu City. September * 1 September ** The establishment of CTi International. ** The establishment of CTi Variety. * 16 September – The 6.8 Taiwan Strait earthquake occurred. November * 28 – The establishment of Pingtung Airport in Pingtung County. Births * 24 April – Tsao Yu-ning, actor * 3 October – Tseng Jen-ho, baseball player * 4 November – Huang Yun-w ... [...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] |
Shung Ye Museum Of Formosan Aborigines
The Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines () is a museum located just 200 meters diagonally across from the National Palace Museum in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. It houses exhibits relating to the cultures and histories of the Taiwanese aborigines. The aboriginal tribes live mainly in the mountainous east and south of Taiwan and have historically spoken a variety of Austronesian languages, so it was thought important to have a central location in the capital where their cultures could be on display. Both permanent and rotating exhibits are a part of the museum. Architecture The museum is notable for its architectural design, featuring a 13.2 x 1.1 meters (43 x 3.6 feet) white granite totem pole at the entrance.Guidebook (2011), p. 8. The museum consists of man and nature exhibition area, lifestyle and implements, tools and weapon exhibition area, clothing, ornaments and culture exhibition area and floor beliefs and ceremonies exhibition area which are housed in a 4-stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yun-wen
Huang Yun-wen (; born 4 November 1994) is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She claimed a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Taekwondo Championships, and a gold medal at 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 .... In both competitions, she matched up against South Korea's Yoon Jeong-yeon. References External links * Living people 1994 births Taiwanese female taekwondo practitioners Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in taekwondo Universiade silver medalists for Chinese Taipei World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tseng Jen-ho
Jen-Ho Tseng (; born 3 October 1994) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs. Career Chicago Cubs Tseng was signed by the Chicago Cubs as a non-drafted free agent on July 25, 2013. Tseng spent 2014 with the Single-A Kane County Cougars where he posted a 6–1 record with a 2.40 ERA. In 2015, Tseng pitched for the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans where he posted a 3.55 ERA, and in 2016, he pitched for the Double-A Tennessee Smokies, where he posted a 4.26 ERA. In 2017, he started the season with Tennessee and was elevated to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, where his combined record was 13–4 with a 2.54 ERA. On September 13, 2017, he was named the Cubs minor league pitcher of the year. He was called to the majors to make his Major League debut with the Cubs on September 14, 2017 against the New York Mets. Tseng's first career strikeout was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsao Yu-ning
Akira Tsao Yu-ning (; born 24 April 1994) is a Taiwanese actor, best known for his portrayal of Akira in the 2014 sports film '' Kano''. Prior to his debut as an actor, Tsao was a professional baseball player, and played for Taiwan at international tournaments. Career Tsao was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He was a baseball player with intentions to compete at a professional level; in 2010, 16-year-old Tsao competed in the Asian AA Baseball Championship Champion. In 2012, he represented Taiwan for the U-18 Baseball World Cup. That same year, he was accepted by Fu Jen Catholic University and joined its baseball team.。 In 2013, Tsao was cast to star in the Taiwanese autobiographical baseball film '' Kano'', directed by Umin Boya and produced by Wei Te-sheng. He won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Akira at the 2014 Taipei Film Festival and was nominated for Best New Performer at the 51st Golden Horse Awards. He played for Taiwan in the 2014 U-23 Baseball World Cup, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pingtung City. Name The name ''Pingtung'' means "east of Banping mountain", referring to a nearby mountain known as Banping mountain (). History Early history Aboriginal inhabitants of Liuqiu Island (13 km misouthwest of Taiwan, and now part of Pingtung County) killed Dutch sailors on two occasions. In response, in the spring of 1636, Dutch sailors carried out a punitive campaign that became known as the Lamey Island Massacre. Modern-day Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City were part of Banlian-chiu (萬年州; ''Bān-liân-chiu'') during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661–1683) and Fongshan Prefecture (鳳山縣; ''Hōng-soaⁿ-koān'') during Qing dynasty rule (1683–1895). Until the seventeenth century, this area of Taiwan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung Airport
Pingtung Airport () are two airports in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan . The airport is currently home to the Republic of China Air Force 6th Tactical Mixed Wing, and formerly offered commercial flights. History Pingtung Airport was opened in November 1920 during Japan's rule over Taiwan. Originally, the base was used for "air policing", that is, the use of airplanes to govern indigenous peoples living in hard-to-reach areas. This practice ended in 1927 when the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 8th Air Squadron was moved from Tachiarai, Fukuoka, to Pingtung. With further expansions and more military personnel moving in, Pingtung Airport served an important role in the Japanese military throughout the Japanese colonial era and the Pacific War. After Japan's defeat in the Pacific War in 1945, the base came into the control of the Republic of China Air Force then jointly controlled by the RAF Far East Air Force from 1950 until 1991 and known as RAF Pingtung. Commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Taiwan Strait Earthquake
The 1994 Taiwan Strait earthquake occurred on 16 September 1994, at 14:20 local time (06:20 UTC) in the southern Taiwan Strait. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as 6.8 by the USGS and 7.3 by Fujian Seismological Bureau. The epicenter was located about 150 to 180 km from the coast of the border of Guangdong and Fujian, and about 150 km southwest of Taiwan. Geology The earthquake occurred in the transition zone from the continental margin to the continent-ocean transitional crust. In this region, the depth of the Moho interface decreases from about 28 km in the west to about 20 km in the east. The transition between continental and oceanic crusts is reflected in the variation of the depth of the Moho interface. There are several NW trending faults in the Taiwan Strait, including the Ningde-Sandiaojiao fault zone (宁德-三貂角断裂带), the Taichung-Jinjiang fault zone (台中-晋江断裂带), and the Bashi fault zone (巴士断裂带). In a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTi Variety
CTi Variety () is a satellite cable channel operated by Chung T'ien Television in 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 .... External links CTi Variety official website Television stations in Taiwan Television channels and stations established in 1994 1994 establishments in Taiwan {{Taiwan-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTi International
CTi International () is a Taiwanese pay television channel operated by Chung T'ien Television directed towards the Chinese diaspora abroad. It is available in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car .... Feeds *CTi Asia (): Available in Asia, it features programmes from CTi without including drama timeslots, from 2013 onwards it also launched in the Middle East and in Africa. *CTi North America (): Available in North America (USA only), it includes drama timeslots. External links CTi International official website Television stations in Taiwan Television channels and stations established in 1994 1994 establishments in Taiwan {{Taiwan-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsinchu City
Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, Hsinchu County to the north and east, and Miaoli County to the south. Nicknamed the ''Windy City'' for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons. The area was originally settled by the Austronesian Taiwanese indigenous peoples, with the settlement being named "Tek-kham" by the Hoklo immigrants. The city was founded by Han Chinese settlers in 1711, and renamed to its current form in 1878. During the Japanese Era, the city was the seat of Shinchiku Prefecture, named after the city. The prefecture encompassed present-day Hsinchu City and County, as well as entire Taoyuan and Miaoli. After the ROC rule in 1945, the urban area of Hsinchu was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Tze-fan Memorial Art Gallery
Lee Tze-fan Memorial Art Gallery () is a gallery located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan and dedicated to the Taiwanese painter Lee Tze-fan Lee Tze-fan (; 5 June 1907 Shinchiku-cho (modern-day Hsinchu), Japanese Taiwan - 10 July 1989) was a Taiwanese painter and art teacher. He studied at Taihoku Normal School when he was 14 years old. His painting career began in 1924 when he was i .... The gallery was established on August 6, 1994, and the building was reconstructed from Lee's former residence. The owner of this gallery is Lee Tze-Fan Memorial Foundation for Art Education. The foundation has been received the donation from Lee's family and students, and focus on researching, collecting and digitizing Lee's paintings and belongings, so they can operate the gallery without selling paintings and fundraising. One of the gallery's feature is exhibiting Lee's original studio, diaries, letters and painting tools. References 1994 establishments in Taiwan Art museums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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