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1995 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1995 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 84 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 February * 14 February – The launch of KISS Radio. * 15 February – The Weierkang Club fire killed 64, and injured 11 people * 28 February – President Lee Teng-hui publicly addressed the public to discuss the February 28 Incident, the first statement made by the ROC head of state about the incident since 1947. March * 1 March – The establishment of National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. * 28 March – The start of Muzha Refuse Incineration Plant commercial operation in Wenshan District, Taipei. April * 9 April ** The opening of Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County. ** The opening of Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery in Sanxia Township, Taipei County. J ... [...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] |
Sanyi, Miaoli
Sanyi Township () is a rural township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is famous for its (woodcarving) industry, earning it the name the ''Woodcarving Kingdom of Taiwan''. Geography Sanyi is located in the mountains of northwestern Taiwan. On its northeastern boundary is Sanjiao Mountain at 567 meters, and to the east lies Huoyan Mountain at 602 meters. As of January 2023, its population was estimated to be 15,124. Administrative divisions The township comprises seven villages: Guangcheng, Liyutan, Longteng, Shengxing, Shuanghu, Shuangtan and Xihu. Politics The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan. Economy Initially, the Sanyi area produced timber and hides. Later tung oil was extracted from the abundant tung trees and camphor from the camphor trees. Concurrently the wood carving industry developed. At one point, over 80% of local families were employed in wood carving. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architecture And Building Research Institute
The Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI; ) a leading national research agency in Taiwan under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Objectives * Development of intelligent dwelling spaces * Promotion of green building and environmental control technology * Planning for safe housing and disaster prevention * Establishment of fire safety regulation * Development of innovative engineering technology * Vitalization of the building industrial economy * Establishment of holistic life care building spaces * Preservation of historical and cultural buildings * Establishment of building performance certification labels * Improvement of experiment and testing capability Transportation The agency is accessible within walking distance from Dapinglin Station of Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinmen County
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is located west from the shoreline of the island of Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait. The county consists of the major island of Kinmen along with several surrounding islets, as well as Wuqiu Township located to the northeast of the rest of the county., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Kinmen is one of two counties that constitutes Fujian Province, the other being Lienchiang County (Matsu). Kinmen's strategic location in the Taiwan Strait has led to numerous confrontations, making it a tangible embodiment of political change on Cross-Strait relations. In August 1958, Kinmen was heavily bombarded by the People's Liberation Army during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. Travel restrictions bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinmen National Park
The Kinmen National Park () is a national park in Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The park was established in 1995, three years after martial law was lifted in the county. Geology The park covers an area of 35.29 km² or around a quarter of Kinmen County area. It is divided into five areas, which are Taiwu Mountain, Kuningtou, Gugang, Mashan Hill and Lieyu Lieyu Township (Liehyu) (; pinyin: ''Lièyǔ Xiāng''; Hokkien POJ: ''Lia̍t-sū-hiong'') is a rural township in Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It mainly consists of Lesser Kinmen (; Pīnyīn: ''Xiǎojīnmé .... Ecology Due to its subtropical climate in its surrounding and low human population, the park becomes the place for migratory birds during autumn until spring. There has been 319 species of bird have been sighted in the area. Types * Scenic area * Historical preservation area * Recreational area * General restricted area See also * List of national parks in Taiwan R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the waters surrounding Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait from 21 July 1995 to 23 March 1996. The first set of missiles fired in mid-to-late 1995 were allegedly intended to send a strong signal to the Republic of China government under President Lee Teng-hui, who had been seen as moving its foreign policy away from the One-China policy. The second set of missiles were fired in early 1996, allegedly intending to intimidate the Taiwanese electorate in the run-up to the 1996 presidential election. Lee's 1995 visit to Cornell The crisis began when President Lee Teng-hui accepted an invitation from his alma mater, Cornell University to deliver a speech on "Taiwan's Democratization Experience". Seeking to diplomatically isolate the Republic of China, the PRC opposed suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Construction Commission
The Public Construction Commission (PCC; ) is an independent government agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which is responsible for planning, reviewing, coordination, and supervision of public construction projects such as roads, bridges, highways in Taiwan. The agency follows national goals such as sustainability, high-quality, efficient, reliable and competitive national infrastructure. History The agency was established in 1995 to oversee public works in Taiwan. Administrative structure The agency is organized into the following departments. *Department of Planning *Department of Technology *Department of Technology Management *Secretariat *Personnel Office *Accounting Office *Legal Affairs Committee *Petitions and Appeals Committee *Complaint Review Board for Government Procurement *Engineering Technique Corroboration Committee *Professional Engineers Disciplinary Retrial Committee *Central Procurement Supervision Unit *Congressional Liaison Unit * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.72 million people as of May 2022 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Since founding in the 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village into the political and economic centre of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Gamma −" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan while Kaohsiung International Airport is the second busiest airport in number of passengers. The city is we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siaogang District
Siaogang District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. Before the merging of Kaohsiung City and Kaohsiung County in 2010, Siaogang was the southernmost district in Kaohsiung City. The second largest airport in Taiwan, Kaohsiung International Airport, is located in Siaogang. History Siaogang was developed during Dutch era. The Dutch built Ang Moh Harbor as an addition to Anping Harbor in Tainan. After the Dutch were defeated by Koxinga, they left Taiwan. Koxinga's government developed Taiwan as the last stronghold to revive the Ming Dynasty and prepare his troops to fight against the Qing dynasty. He sent one of his men, Wu Yanshang, to expand Siaogang. After the demise of Koxinga, his son and his grandson, the Qing managed to defeat the Kingdom of Tungning and annexed Taiwan. Empire of Japan In 1895, the Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after losing the First Sino-Japanese War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Kaohsiung University Of Hospitality And Tourism
The National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT; ) is a public university located in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the only public university specializing in hospitality and tourism in Taiwan. The total amount of Bachelor, Master and Doctoral enrollments were 5,331 in 2016. Rankings According to 2021 ARWU Subject Ranking, the NKUHT ranked 151-200 in the world and No.6 in Taiwan, which is next to National Dong Hwa University (101-150 Globally). History The university was originally established as National Kaohsiung Hospitality Management Academy on 1 July 1995. On 1 August 2000, it was upgraded to National Kaohsiung Hospitality College（NKHC）. On 1 August 2010, it was upgraded to National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism. Faculties * School of Culinary Arts **Graduate Institute of Food Culture and Innovation **Department of Chinese Culinary Arts **Department of Western Culinary Arts **Department of Baking Technology and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Are Us Foundation
Children Are Us Foundation () is a charity for people with an intellectual disability in Taiwan. The goal for this organization is to inspire and promote the potential talent of people with intellectual disability or developmental disability. Children Are Us Foundation is a non-profit private organization ( NPO) which provides long-term care and job training to people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, multiple dysfunction and other mental illnesses. It works on changing people's general perception, hoping people can understand and respect people with intellectual disability, instead of making fun of them or looking down on them. The principles of the organization are love, professionalism, and humanity. They advocate "self-support" of people with intellectual disability by providing adaptive technology and work opportunity so that they can live normal lives as others. History The organization was founded by parents of people with intellectual disability in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ... [...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] |
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