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Ren-ai District
Ren-ai District (alternately Ren'ai) () is a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan. It is the smallest district of Keelung City. Administrative divisions The district administers 29 urban villages: * Linquan/Lincyuan (), Huagang (), Hongqiao/Hongciao (), Shuijin/Shueijin (), Zhiren/Jhihren (), Heming (), Zhongyong/Jhongyong (), Yutian (), Rende (), Boai/Bo-ai/Bo'ai (), Furen (), Chengren (), Jiren (), Yuren (), Yingren (), Longmen (), Dehou (), Qushui/Cyushuei (), Chongwen/Chongwun (), Wenan/Wen'an/Wun-an (), Zhaolian/Jhaolian (), Shiqiu/Shihciou (), Shuyuan (), Zhaodong/Jhaodong (), Mingde (), Tongfeng/Tongfong (), Wenchang/Wunchang (), Xindian/Sindian () and Guanghua () Village. Tourist attractions * Chingan Temple * Miaokou Night Market * Mount Hungtan * Peace Square * Shihchiuling Battery * Tienchi Temple * YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum Transportation The district is accessible from Keelung Station and Sankeng Station of the Taiwan Railways. Notable n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Taiwan)
Districts are administrative subdivisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s special municipalities of the second level and provincial cities of the third level formerly under its 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 under Japanese rule. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities. These cities are Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei. The wards ( ''ku'') and towns ( ''machi'') under those c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelung City
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipei City and Taipei, respectively. Nicknamed the ''Rainy Port'' for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). The city was founded by the Spanish Empire in 1626, then called La Santisima Trinidad. Name According to early Chinese accounts, this northern coastal area was originally called ''Pak-kang'' (). By the early 20th century, the city was known to the Western world as Kelung, as well as the variants ''Kiloung'', ''Kilang'' and ''Keelung''. In his 1903 general history of Taiwan, US Consul to Formosa (1898–1904) James W. Davidson related that "Kelung" was among the few well-known names, thus warranting no alternate Japanese romanization. However, the Taiwanese people have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Keelung
The Mayor of Keelung is the chief political executive of the city of Keelung in Taiwan. The current mayor is George Hsieh George Hsieh (; born 5 October 1975) is a Taiwanese politician. Education and non-political career After earning a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Southern California, Hsieh attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .... List of mayors Timeline References See also * Keelung {{The current heads of the local government in ROC (Taiwan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Yu-chang
Lin Yu-chang (; born 10 March 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. He is currently the Mayor of Keelung City since 25 December 2014. Early life Lin did his bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Chinese Culture University and master's degree in building and planning from National Taiwan University. Mayor of Keelung City 2014 Keelung mayoral election Lin was elected as the Mayor of Keelung City after winning the 2014 Keelung City mayoral election held on 29 November 2014. 2018 Keelung mayoral election See also * Mayor of Keelung The Mayor of Keelung is the chief political executive of the city of Keelung in Taiwan. The current mayor is George Hsieh. List of mayors Timeline References See also *Keelung {{The current heads of the local government in ROC ( ... References External links * , - 1971 births Living people Mayors of Keelung Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Keelung Democratic Progressive Party ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1097 km of track in Taiwan. Since Taiwan is heavily urbanised with a high population density, railways have played an important part in domestic transportation since the late 19th century. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955. The agency's headquarters are in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. Overview Railway services between Keelung and Hsinchu began in 1891 under China's Qing dynasty. Because the railway was completely rebuilt and substantially expanded under the operated by Formosa's Japanese colonial government (1895–1945), the network's Japanese influence and heritage persists. Similarities between the TRA and the Japan Railways (JR) companies can be noted in signal aspects, signage, track layout, fare controls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankeng Railway Station
Sankeng () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Ren'ai District, Keelung City, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 9 May 2003, as a result of TRA's policy of transforming its railroad lines into MRT-type railroad. The only train that stops at this station is the local train. Platform layout Around the station * Keelung Miaokow Night Market () 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 names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References External linksTRA Sankeng Station [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelung Railway Station
Keelung Station () is a railway station in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. The station was built in 1891, and has gone through several renovations. Overview The station has three stories (two aboveground, one underground). Platform layout History *1891-10-20: A station to the north of the current station was opened (Keelung Train Pier, ) when the railroad segment from Keelung to Tsui-tng-ka Pier was completed. *1893-10-20: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed. *1908-10-30: The third-generation station (with clock tower) was opened for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung stations, which opened at around the same time. *April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to '' Haccho'' was completed. *1967-01-23: The fourth-generation station was completed. *1968: Station underpass was completed. *1968-04-05: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station. *1985-06-06: The aforementioned restaurant closed. *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YM Oceanic Culture And Art Museum
The YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum () or Yang Ming Oceanic Culture and Art Museum (OCAM) is a museum about oceanic culture and art in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally constructed in 1915 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan as the property of Nippon Yusen. After the handover of Taiwan to China in 1945, the building was taken over by the China Merchants Bureau. The building was renovated in 2003 and opened as the YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum in 2004. Transportation The museum is accessible from Keelung Station of the Taiwan Railways. See also * List of museums in Taiwan * YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung * Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation * Maritime industries of Taiwan The maritime industries of Taiwan are a large part of Taiwan's economy. Industries of particular importance are shipbuilding, boat building, maritime transport, aquaculture, mariculture, commercial fishing, seafood processing, offshore w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Square (Taiwan)
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The Peace Square may be: * Sennaya Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia * Peace Square (Taiwan), Keelung, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelung
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port Provincial city (Taiwan), city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipei City and Taipei, respectively. Nicknamed the ''Rainy Port'' for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). The city was founded by the Spanish Empire in 1626, then called Santisima Trinidad (Taiwan), La Santisima Trinidad. Name According to early Chinese accounts, this northern coastal area was originally called ''Pak-kang'' (). By the early 20th century, the city was known to the Western world as Kelung, as well as the variants ''Kiloung'', ''Kilang'' and ''Keelung''. In his 1903 general history of Taiwan, US Consul to Formosa (1898–1904) James W. Davidson related that "Kelung" was among the few well-known names, thus warranting no alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
