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National Hualien Girls' Senior High School
''National Hualien Girls' Senior High School'' (''NHGSHS, HLGS'', zh, 國立花蓮女子高級中學), is an all-girls Secondary school, senior high school located in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan, adjacent to Huagang Junior High School and North Bin Park Girls Senior High School in the Hualien area. History It was established on 1 April 1927 (Showa 2), and was named " Hualien Port Hall Hualien Port High School for Girls". The students were mainly Japanese, with Taiwanese accounting for only one percent. On 5 December 1945 (the 34th year of the Republic of China), Taiwan was liberated and was ordered to be renamed "Hualien Girls' School". The Hualien Port Office Takeover Committee sent Mr. Wang Cangming to take over. In January 1946, the Education Department of the Chief Executive's Office appointed Ms. Yu Xiaozhao as the first principal. In February, it was renamed "Taiwan Provincial Hualien Girls' High School". In 1968, the Taiwan, Republic of China extended the nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Hualien Earthquake
On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 Time in Taiwan, NST (23:58:11 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC on 2 April), a 7.4 earthquake struck south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. At least 18 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake. It is the strongest earthquake in Taiwan since the 1999 Jiji earthquake, with three aftershocks above Mw 6.0. Tectonic setting Taiwan has a history of strong earthquakes. The island is located within a complex Convergent boundary, zone of convergence between the Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate. At the location of the earthquake, these plates converge at a rate of per year. To the south of Taiwan, oceanic crust of the Eurasian Plate is subducting beneath the Philippine Sea Plate creating an island arc, the Luzon Volcanic Arc, Luzon Arc. At Taiwan, the oceanic crust has all been subducted and the arc is colliding with continental crust of the Eurasian Plate. To the north of Taiwan, the Philippine Sea Plate is in contrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |