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Taipei Private Yan Ping High School
Taipei Private Yan Ping High School () is located in Daan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. History Founding and the February 28 Incident Soon after the end of World War II and the Japanese colonial period, Zhu Zhao-yang (), who was serving in ''Ōkura-shō'', the present Ministry of Finance of Japan, and lawyer Song Chin-ying () returned to Taiwan in the hope of improving the standard of education in their homeland. The two planned to establish a "university" and — on the suggestion of the invited chair, Lin Hsien-tang — named the institution "Yan Ping", a dedication to the famous general of the Ming Dynasty, Koxinga. The school opened as a college with only two departments — economics and law. The opening ceremony was held on the campus of Kainan Commercial High School on October 10, 1946, and was lit by only one small electric bulb. Zhu addressed the 1100 students under the moonlight, saying: "In this chaotic and dismal time, we have to offer this society a slight ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daan District, Taipei City
Daan District (or Da-an District, Da'an, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency District) is an important educational, commercial, residential and cultural district of Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan). The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace". History The district is named after Daiwan village () that was once located near the intersection of present-day Xinyi Road and Fuxing S. Road. The name was changed in the 1800s (during the Qing era) to the more auspicious but similar-sounding "Daan" (; ). In 1875, the setup of Taipeh Prefecture put the village together with and ''La̍k-tiuⁿ-lê'' (), all of which are within today's Daan District. During Japanese rule, Daan village was merged with , , and . In 1945, after World War II, Daan District was drawn from an area centered on Daan village and took its name. Further significant changes occurred in the 1990s. Geography Daan is bounded on the east by Guangfu South Road, Keelung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |