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2019 In Taiwan
Events from the year 2019 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 108 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President: Tsai Ing-wen * Vice President: Chen Chien-jen * Premier: ** William Lai (until 13 January) ** Su Tseng-chang (from 14 January) * Vice Premier: **Shih Jun-ji (until 13 January) **Chen Chi-mai (from 14 January) Events January * 25 January – The merger of Minkuotang into Congress Party Alliance. * 27 January – First two of six 2019 Taiwanese by-elections held. March * 16 March – Remaining four of six 2019 Taiwanese by-elections held. April * 13 April – The official opening of Taikang Cultural Center in Annan District, Tainan. * 18 April – 2019 Hualien earthquake * 24 April – The inauguration of National Academy of Marine Research in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung. May * 12 May – The opening of Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park in Zuozhen District, Tainan. July * 1 July – The closing of Taiyuan Asi ... [...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] |
2019 Hualien Earthquake
The 2019 Hualien earthquake () struck Hualien County, Taiwan with a moment magnitude of 6.1 on 18 April at 13:01 local time (05:01 UTC). Geography A 6.1 earthquake hit Taiwan which caused damage to weak buildings and roads in Taipei and other districts. Two people were injured while hiking and 15 other people were injured in Taipei. This was a moment magnitude earthquake 9 kilometres off of Hualien County, Taiwan. One of the two injured hikers which is identified as from Malaysia later died in local hospital on 28 April as the only fatality in the earthquake, which is the worst since 2018. Aftermath Several buildings were damaged after the earthquake with many buildings having to be evacuated. Outside walls of buildings damaged and furniture knocked off the wall was not unprecedented. Train services on Taipei's subway were suspended as were the airport subway to Taoyuan International Airport and most other metro and train systems in various parts of Taiwan, especially those around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 OEC Kaohsiung
The 2019 OEC Kaohsiung was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan between 16 and 22 September 2019. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 9 September 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Ray Ho * Hsieh Cheng-peng * Hsu Yu-hsiou * Lo Chien-hsun * Yu Cheng-yu The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Miliaan Niesten The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yusuke Takahashi * Jumpei Yamasaki The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Lee Kuan-yi * Tsai Chang-lin Champions Singles * John Millman def. Marc Polmans 6–4, 6–2. Doubles * Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua def. Evan King / Hunter Reese 6–4, 7–6(7–4). References {{DEFAULTSORT:OEC Kaohsiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Action Party Alliance
The Taiwan Action Party Alliance (TAPA; ) was a political party in Taiwan established on 18 August 2019 and dissolved on 19 January 2020. Founding In July 2019, Chen Shui-bian stated on Facebook that he was "pleased to see the birth of a new political party, the ‘One Country on One Side Action Party." This was a literal translation of the party's Chinese name, which derives from the One Country on Each Side concept developed by Chen when he served as President of the Republic of China. The party chairmanship was reportedly offered to Yu Shyi-kun, who declined the position. The Taiwan Action Party Alliance's founding assembly was held at National Taiwan University Alumni Hall on 18 August 2019. At the founding assembly, Yang Chyi-wen was elected the inaugural party chairman, and took office alongside a 15-member executive council. Membership Among TAPA's 152 founding members were a number of medical professionals. Several members in attendance at the party's founding assembly exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan People's Party (2019)
The Taiwan People's Party is a political party in Taiwan, formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je, who serves as its first and current chairman. Application process The party was proposed in August 2019 by Mayor of Taipei Ko Wen-je, for the Ministry of the Interior's approval as one of Taiwan's legal political parties. It is named after Japanese Taiwan era political activist Chiang Wei-shui's Taiwanese People's Party, which was formed in 1927 as Taiwan's first political party. The newly formed Taiwan People's Party conducted its founding assembly on 6 August 2019, Ko 60th birthday, and Chiang's 129th birthday, as a requirement of the Interior Ministry. According to Ko, the Taiwan People's Party seeks to "become an alternative" to both the Pan-Green Coalition headed by the Democratic Progressive Party, as well as the Kuomintang-influenced Pan-Blue Coalition. Chiang Li-jung, a descendant of Chiang Wei-shui's, stated that Ko was taking advantage of similarities between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiwan, as well as the most populous city in Central Taiwan. It serves as the core of the Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Taiwan. Located in the Taichung Basin, the city was initially developed from several scattered hamlets helmed by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. It was constructed to be the new capital of Taiwan Province and renamed as " Taiwan-fu" in the late Qing dynastic era between 1887 and 1894. During the Japanese era from 1895, the urban planning of present-day city of Taichung was performed and developed by the Japanese. From the start of ROC rule in 1945, the urban area of Taichung was organized as a provincial city up until 25 December 2010, when the original provincial city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiahou Line Bikeway
The Jiahou Line Bikeway () is a cycleway in Taichung, Taiwan. History The cycleway was inaugurated on 15 July 2019 by the Tourism Office of Taichung City Government at Ciyao Levee of Waipu Lotus Valley. The ceremony was attended by Taichung Deputy Mayor and legislators from Taichung City Council. Architecture The cycleway spans over a total length of 35.2 km, divided into the main line which stretches for 16.97 km called Jiajou Line and branch lines named Liufen Road (5.63 km) and Lotus Valley (12.6 km). It connects Dajia District and Houli District in the city, with its branch connects with Waipu District. Finance The total construction cost of the cycleway was NT$24.58 million. Sports Administration subsidized 60% of the cycleway construction cost. Facilities The cycleway features two observation decks located at Ciyao Levee. See also * List of cycleways * Taiwan Cycling Route No.1 Taiwan Cycle Route No.1 (環島1號線) is a 968 km (602 mile) bicycle route aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 and 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 metropolitan area or just the city itself. Taipei has been the seat of the ROC central government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datong District, Taipei
Datong District or Tatung is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is located between the Taipei Metro Red Line and eastern shore of the Tamsui River, and between Civic Boulevard and the Sun Yat-sen Freeway. The southern part of this area used to be the site of Twatutia, one of the first settlements in what is now Taipei and for a time the area's commercial center. Taipei's commercial center has since shifted south east to Zhongzheng, Da'an and Xinyi, and Datong is far less important economically. One of the last vestiges of Twatutia's commercial importance disappeared with the closing of the Chien-Cheng Circle in 2006. The north was the site of the village of Daronpon. History During the Qing Dynasty, the district was named ''Daronpon'' (), ''Paronpon'', and other variants, but was renamed ''Toaliongtong'' () in 1844. Following the Second Opium War, a port was opened in Twatutia for international trade. Foreign trade resulted in the economic development of the district. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum
The Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum () was a museum of puppet theatre in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It aimed to preserve and promote traditional Asian puppet culture and to foster interaction between local and international puppet troupes. History The museum was originally established in 2000 as the TTT Puppet Centre. It was then renamed as the Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum () in November 2005 before it was known as its current name. On 1 July 2019, the museum closed down. Exhibitions It housed more than 10,000 puppet theater items from around the world, including glove, shadow, string and water puppets. Transportation The museum was accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro. See also * List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres. Kaohsiung City * Chung Li-he Museum * Cijin Shell Museum * Fongshan Community Culture Museum * Former British Consulate at Takao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuojhen District
Zuojhen District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural district of about 4,410 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Zuojhen was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Zuojhen was upgraded to a district of the city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def .... Administrative divisions The district consists of Guanghe, Ronghe, Zuozhen, Zhongzheng, Muguang, Neizhuang, Dengshan, Ganglin, Caoshan and Erliao Village. Tourist attractions * Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park * Ancient Woods of Hengshan Ancestors * Cailiao Fossil Museum * Caoshan Moon World * Luo Lai-Shou Museum * Museum of Natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park
The Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park () is a gallery about fossil in Zhuozhen District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The gallery was established by the consolidation of former Tsai-liao Fossil Museum, the Natural History Educational Hall and Guangrong Elementary School. It was opened on 12 May 2019. Architecture The gallery spans over an area of 9,000 m2 and consists of five exhibition spaces. See also * Prehistory of Taiwan Most information about Taiwan before the arrival of the Dutch East India Company in 1624 comes from archaeological finds throughout the island. The earliest evidence of human habitation dates back 20,000 to 30,000 years, when lower sea levels expo ... References External links * 2019 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures completed in 2019 Buildings and structures in Tainan Fossil museums {{Taiwan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
