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Taiwan Youth Day
Taiwan Youth Day (TYD; ) is a youth-oriented Catholic Church event in Taiwan, organized by Youth Desk of Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference, Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference (CRBC). Seven dioceses in Taiwan take turn to plan and execute TYD. In 2004, the first ever TYD was created and it was decided to hold it every three years. However, in 2008, they have decided to have the TYD once a year. Purpose During the meeting week, young adults enrich their spirituality through prayer, personal development, and faith sharing. At the same time, the organization hopes to encourage more youths to discover and renew their faith and to proclaim the word of the lord with justice and peace. Origin In 2004, several young adults returned from the World Youth Day, gathered, and decided to create a similar experience where young Taiwanese Catholics can come together and support each other in group gatherings. Since then, they have also begun to encourage other youth desks to work together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Day
National Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country. It is observed by 18 countries, on many dates throughout the year. The United Nations agreed on the date of 12 August in 1999 in South Africa. National Youth Day International Youth Day is an international observance on August 12 officially recognized by the United Nations.The UN General Assembly agreed on this date in 1999. Cameroon National Youth Day is a Public holiday, national holiday in |
Acts Of The Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. It gives an account of the ministry and activity of Christ's apostles in Jerusalem and other regions, after Christ's death, resurrection, and ascension. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts, by the same anonymous author. It is usually dated to around 80–90 AD, although some scholars suggest 90–110. The first part, the Gospel of Luke, tells how God fulfilled his plan for the world's salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Acts continues the story of Christianity in the 1st century, beginning with the ascension of Jesus to Heaven. The early chapters, set in Jerusalem, describe the Day of Pentecost (the coming of the Holy Spirit) and the growth of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taichung City
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] |
Stella Matutina Girls' High School
Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Comedy *Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain Characters * Stella (given name), including a list of characters with the name Films *''Miss Stella'', 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. Sasiand * ''Stella'' (1921 film), directed by Edwin J. Collins * ''Stella'' (1943 film), with Zully Moreno * ''Stella'' (1950 film), with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature * ''Stella'' (1955 film), directed by Michael Cacoyannis, starring Melina Mercouri * ''Stella'' (1976 film), written and directed by Luigi Cozzi * ''Stella'' (1983 film), directed by Laurent Heynemann, see Victor Lanoux * ''Stella'' (1990 film), starring Bette Midler * ''Stella'' (2008 film), directed by Sylvie Verheyde Literature *Stella, novel attributed to Haitian author Emeric Bergeaud * ''Stella'' (novel), by Jan de Hartog, made into the 1958 film '' The Key'' * ''Stella'' (Norwegian magazine), ... [...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] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Hsinchu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu (Lat: ''Dioecesis Hsinchuensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Erected as the Diocese of Hsinchu in 1962, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei. The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006. Ordinaries * Petrus Pao-Zin Tou † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 29 Jun 1983 Resigned) * Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (29 Jun 1983 Succeeded - 4 Dec 2004 Retired) * James Liu Tan-kuei (4 Dec 2004 Appointed - 30 May 2005 Resigned) * John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (6 Apr 2006 Appointed - ) See also * Catholic Church in Taiwan Hsinchu Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ... Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christian organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central News Agency (Taiwan)
The Central News Agency (CNA) is a government-controlled news agency in Taiwan. In addition to its Chinese language edition, it also has English and Japanese editions. It has a 300-strong employee base, and overseas branches in some 30 countries. It works with a number of well-known news agencies around the world, such as the Associated Press, Reuters, Deutsche Welle, and Agence France-Presse. History The agency was founded , by the Kuomintang. Its headquarters was originally located in Guangzhou in Guangdong, but had to be relocated to Taipei in 1949, following the defeat of the Republic of China government in mainland China in the Chinese Civil War. Despite the corporatisation of the agency in 1973, it continued to receive heavy government subsidies, and remained the nation's official agency. At the time, CNA journalists received preferential treatment on various occasions, mostly government-related press conferences. After democratization, on 1 July 1996, the agency becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Daily News
The ''Central Daily News'' was the official newspaper of the Kuomintang and is one of the world's oldest Chinese-language newspapers, having been in circulation since 1928. The Kuomintang made the decision to temporarily cease publication of the newspaper effective June 1, 2006, because it could no longer subsidize the newspaper's snowballing debts, which had amounted to around NT$ 800 million (US$24.5 million), almost twice the overall assets of the party. It is now a dedicated online publication available to Taiwanese and Chinese readers in both Taiwan and Mainland China, written in both traditional and simplified Chinese. Relations between both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one of the most important topics, as well as business. History ''Central Daily News'' was launched in Shanghai on 1 February 1928, as a mouthpiece of the Kuomintang and began circulation in the then Chinese capital Nanking. The paper had previously temporarily ceased publication on 13 December 1937, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Times
The ''Liberty Times'' is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes ''Taipei Times'', an English language newspaper . The newspaper was first published on 17 April 1980, as Liberty Daily, before adopting its current name in 1987. It is one of the four most influential newspapers in Taiwan, the other three being the ''Apple Daily'', the ''China Times'', and the ''United Daily News ''United Daily News'' (UDN; ) is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials. History UDN was founded in 1951 by Wang Tiwu as a merger of three newspapers, ''Popular Daily'' (全民 ...''. While the ''United Daily News'' is regarded as taking an editorial line that supports a Pan-Blue political stance, the Liberty Times is thought to take a Pan Green pro-independence political stance. Awards References External links * {{in lang, zh Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern District Of Taipei
The Eastern District of Taipei () refers to the newly developed area in eastern Taipei, Taiwan. In its broadest sense, the Eastern District of Taipei is the whole region east of Fuxing South Road. In general, however, the Eastern District refers to the area between Civic Boulevard and Xinyi Road, including most part of Daan District, Xinyi District and Songshan District, the administrative districts in eastern Taipei. With a plethora of business buildings, department stores and shopping districts, the Eastern District has now become one of the most cosmopolitan parts of Taipei. Taipei City Hall, Taipei City Council and Taipei 101 are all located in this district. Eastern District vs. Western District Historically, the Eastern District was not the downtown area of Taipei City. The area was largely wilderness under the rule of the Qing Dynasty and Japanese. The development of ZhongXiao East Road after the 1960s and the development of the MRT led to the rapid transformation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongguan, Taipei
Gongguan () is a commercial district straddling the Zhongzheng and Daan Districts of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a popular shopping and leisure area with a night market and it is also the location of the Gongguan Station of the Taipei Metro. Taiwan's most prestigious university, National Taiwan University, and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taiwan Normal University, as well as the prestigious International Chinese Language Program are located in the area. Gongguan is also the location of the old Taipei tap water facilities, now the Museum of Drinking Water The Museum of Drinking Water () is a museum about drinking water in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at Taipei Water Park. History The museum building was originally built in 1908. It was declared a third-class histori .... The name Gongguan can be traced to the Kangxi Era of the Qing Dynasty, when colonial chiefs established public houses (Chinese: 公館; pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da'an Forest Park
Daan may refer to: People *Daan (given name), Dutch short form for Daniel *Saumya Daan (born 1982), Indian voice actor *Serge Daan (1940–2018), Dutch zoologist * DAAN, a Belgian band led by Daan Stuyven * Da'an, a character in the television series '' Earth: Final Conflict'' Places Mainland China * Da'an, Hengyang (), a township in Hengyang County, Hunan * Da'an, Longshan (), a township in Longshan County, Hunan * Da'an, Jilin (), county-level city under the administration of Baicheng * Da'an District, Zigong (), Sichuan Taiwan * Daan District, Taipei City (), district of Taipei ** Daan metro station () of the Taipei Metro * Da'an River (), river in north-western Taiwan * Daan District, Taichung (), coastal district in Taichung City Elsewhere * Da'an, Yemen, village in western central Yemen * Daan Suyan, town on southern Mindanao, Philippines Chinese history *Da'an (大安, 1075–1085), era name used by Emperor Huizong of Western Xia *Da'an (大安, 1085–1094), er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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