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Gangshan District
Gangshan District (, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,128 inhabitants in 2022. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 in the official Kaohsiung Metro Area. History and Names In 1920, during the Japanese era, the town of A-kong-tien (阿公店; ) was renamed and made the site of an airbase. Administratively Okayama Town covered modern day Gangshan District and Ciaotou District and was under Okayama District, Takao Prefecture. The town suffered heavy bombardment in World War II. Following the Surrender of Japan and handover to the Kuomintang, the government continued to use the same name (岡山), but transliterated using Mandarin (Gangshan). The town continued to host Gangshan Air Base (Kangshan Air Base), and has a strong military veteran's presence as well. Administrative divisions The district consists of Pingan, Gangshan, Shoutian, Weiren, Houhong, D ...
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District (Taiwan)
Districts are administrative subdivisions of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan)'s special municipality (Taiwan), special municipalities of the second level and provincial city (Taiwan), provincial cities of the third level formerly under its Provinces of China, provinces. There are two types of district in the administrative scheme. Ordinary districts are governed directly by the municipality/city government with district administrators appointed by the mayors to four-year terms. The mountain indigenous district is a local government body with elected district chiefs as well as district council serving four-year terms. History The first administrative divisions entitled "districts" were established in the 1900s when Taiwan was Taiwan under Japanese rule, under Japanese rule. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) Cities of Japan, prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities. These cities are Changhua, Chiayi, Hsin ...
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Kaohsiung
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 ...
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Lee Si-chen
Lee Si-chen (; born 13 August 1952 in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese engineer specializing in semiconductors, a researcher in amorphous silicon in the early development in Taiwan, and an IEEE Fellow. He has been a professor of electrical engineering since 1982 and the president of National Taiwan University from 2005 to 2013. Biography Education He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University (1974) and a master's degree (1977) and PhD (1981), both in electrical engineering, from Stanford University. Present positions He is the current president of National Taiwan University (2005 – ), president of the Association of National Universities of Taiwan (2006 – ) and chair of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (2005 – ). He is also a professor of electrical engineering at the National Taiwan University (1985 - ). Experiences and Trainings * IEEE Fellow (2002) * Dean of academic affairs, National Taiwan Univer ...
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Gangshan Station
Gangshan () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 15 December 1900 as , and was renamed as in 1920. In November 1923, a second, wooden station building was opened to replace the original 1900 station. The current station building was opened on 29 October 1993, and the 1923 wooden station building burned down on 3 November 1995. Contactless smartcard fare gates were installed at this station on 30 September 2013. The Kaohsiung Metro is expected to be extended northwards to Gangshan Station by 2024. Around the station * Gangshan Water Tower * Kaohsiung Museum of Shadow Puppet * Provincial Highway 1 * Republic of China Air Force Academy See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station na ...
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Red Line (KMRT)
The Red line is a metro line of Kaohsiung Metro which runs north–south through the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. At , it is the forth longest metro line in Taiwan, after Taoyuan Airport MRT, Tamsui-Xinyi Line and Zhonghe-Xinlu Line. There is a plan to extend the line north to Hunei District Hunei District () is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Hunei was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung C .... This would add 8 stations to the line. History In the “1988 Kaohsiung Metropolitan Metro System Feasibility Study”, the Red line was amongst the four lines planned. In January 1991, it was one of the two lines categorised to open as Phase 1 in period 1. Further progress was halted in March 1995 due to skepticism for the need of it within the city council, citing traffic congestion within the city to be not critical. The line was the first ...
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Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 2001. The MRT opened in 2008 and the Circular light rail in 2015. Kaohsiung Metro is operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC; ) under a BOT contract the company signed with the Kaohsiung City Government. Two Kaohsiung Metro stations, and , were ranked among the top 50 most beautiful subway systems in the world by Metrobits.org in 2011. In 2012, the two stations respectively are ranked as the 2nd and the 4th among the top 15 most beautiful subway stops in the world by BootsnAll. The system uses romanizations derived from Tongyong Pinyin. History The Kaohsiung City Government undertook a feasibility study for constructing a rapid transit system in Kaohsiung in 1987. After finding favorable results, the city government beg ...
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Gangshan South Metro Station
Gangshan South is a terminus on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The station is an at-grade station. It is located in the KMRT North Depot. Around the station * Agongdian River * Republic of China Air Force Academy * Republic of China Air Force Museum The Republic of China Air Force Museum () is an air force open-air museum in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum building was completed on 14 August 1987 to accommodate the Republic of China Air Force Academy campus plannin ... * Museum of Shadow Puppets * Showtime Live Gangshan * Liucuo Park * Gangshan Riverside Park * Dianbao River Wetlands (典寶溪濕地) References External links KRTC Gangshan South Station 2012 establishments in Taiwan Kaohsiung Metro Red line stations Railway stations opened in 2012 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ...
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TRA GangShan Station
Tra or TRA may refer to: Biology * TRA (gene), in humans encodes the protein T-cell receptor alpha locus * Tra (gene), in ''Drosophila melanogaster'' encodes the protein female-specific protein transformer * Tra gene, a transfer gene * Triple releasing agent or serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent Organizations * Taiwan Railways Administration, the main railway system in Taiwan * Tanzania Revenue Authority * Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Lebanon * Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE) * Tennessee Regulatory Authority, for public utilities * Theodore Roosevelt Association * TRA, Inc., US ad measurement company * Trinity River Authority, Texas, US * Tripoli Rocketry Association, US People * Tra Hoa Bo Dê, King of Champa (in what is now southern Vietnam) 1342−1360 * Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935), Vietnamese general * Trần Văn Trà (1918–1996), North Vietnamese general * William Tra Thomas (born 1974), former US footballer Other * tRA (baseba ...
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Soya-Mixed Meat Museum
The Soya-Mixed Meat Museum () is a food museum in Benjhou Industrial Park, Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Exhibitions The museum offers detailed information to the history and culture of marinated food, sea food and agriculture produces. Transportation The museum is accessible north of Gangshan Station of Taiwan Railways. 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 * Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Rai ... References External links * Food museums in Taiwan Museums in Kaohsiung {{Taiwan-museum-stub ...
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Siaogangshan Skywalk Park
The Siaogangshan Skywalk Park () is a park in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is owned by Kaohsiung City Government. History The park was constructed with a budget of almost NT$100 million. It was opened on a trial basis on 4 February 2018 and was officially opened on 14 February 2018. On 3 December 2018 to 4 February 2019, the park was closed for drainage and road works for a total cost of NT$17 million. Geology The park spans over an area of 1.8 hectares and is located on a hilltop and overlooks the Agongdian Reservoir. Architecture The park features a skywalk in height, in length and in width. The shape of the skywalk resembles a violin for its main pylon and strings for its 24 suspension cables. Transportation The park is accessible by bus from Gangshan South Station of Kaohsiung MRT. See also * List of parks in Taiwan This is a list of parks in Taiwan, Republic of China. Taipei * 228 Peace Memorial Park * Bailing Sport Park * Bangka ...
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Republic Of China Air Force Museum
The Republic of China Air Force Museum () is an air force open-air museum in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum building was completed on 14 August 1987 to accommodate the Republic of China Air Force Academy campus planning. Exhibitions The overall exhibition area of the museum spans over an area of 3 hectares, which consists of various collections of artifacts, archives, weapons and airplanes. See also * List of museums in Taiwan * Republic of China Air Force * Republic of China Air Force Academy * Republic of China Armed Forces Museum * List of aircraft used in China before 1937 References External links Republic of China Air Force Museum 空軍軍史官 , Taiwan 2007. 1987 establishments in Taiwan Air force museums Military and war museums in Taiwan Museums established in 1987 Museums in Kaohsiung Open-air museums in Taiwan Museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displa ...
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