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Xiluo Fuxing Temple
Xiluo Township or Siluo Township () is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The place was originally called ''Sailei'' by the native Babuza people, which later become ''Xiluo'' by translating from Hokkien to Mandarin. It is also formerly called ''Lethng'' () after the Chinese colonizers hometown. Geography It has a population total of 47,187 and an area of 49.7985 square kilometres. Administrative divisions The township comprises 27 villages: Anding, Beitou, Daxin, Dayuan, Dingnan, Futian, Fuxing, Gongguan, Guangfu, Guanghua, Guangxing, Hanguang, Henan, Jiulong, Luchang, Qizuo, Tungxing, Wucuo, Xianan, Xinan, Xinfeng, Yongan, Zhaoan, Zhengxing, Zhenxing, Zhonghe and Zhongxing. Economy Xiluo Township is one of the most important vegetable growing areas in Taiwan. Tourist attractions * Archway of Ci Kan Martial Art * Ci Kan of Siluo * Jhen Wen Academy * Master A-Shan's Cemetery * Xiluo Bridge * Xiluo Fuxing Temple * Xiluo Guangfu Temple * Xiluo Theater * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships. Statistics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiluo Fuxing Temple
Xiluo Township or Siluo Township () is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The place was originally called ''Sailei'' by the native Babuza people, which later become ''Xiluo'' by translating from Hokkien to Mandarin. It is also formerly called ''Lethng'' () after the Chinese colonizers hometown. Geography It has a population total of 47,187 and an area of 49.7985 square kilometres. Administrative divisions The township comprises 27 villages: Anding, Beitou, Daxin, Dayuan, Dingnan, Futian, Fuxing, Gongguan, Guangfu, Guanghua, Guangxing, Hanguang, Henan, Jiulong, Luchang, Qizuo, Tungxing, Wucuo, Xianan, Xinan, Xinfeng, Yongan, Zhaoan, Zhengxing, Zhenxing, Zhonghe and Zhongxing. Economy Xiluo Township is one of the most important vegetable growing areas in Taiwan. Tourist attractions * Archway of Ci Kan Martial Art * Ci Kan of Siluo * Jhen Wen Academy * Master A-Shan's Cemetery * Xiluo Bridge * Xiluo Fuxing Temple * Xiluo Guangfu Temple * Xiluo Theater * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Liao
Thomas Liao (22 March 1910 – 9 May 1986) was a Taiwanese independence activist and founding leader of the Republic of Taiwan Provisional Government. Biography Thomas Liao was born in present-day Xiluo, Yunlin County, on 22 March 1910, to a wealthy Presbyterian family of Hakka descent. His birth name was later changed to . Liao finished his secondary education in Kyoto, Japan, then enrolled at the University of Nanking to study mechanical engineering. Liao earned graduate degrees in the United States, completing a master's at the University of Michigan and a doctorate in chemical engineering at Ohio State University. He married an American, and his children were raised in the United States. After obtaining his Ph.D in 1935, Liao taught at National Chekiang University. Soon after the Second Sino-Japanese War began, Liao joined the National Revolutionary Army Ordnance Corps with the rank of colonel. Liao returned to Taiwan in 1940, and became a businessman. In 1945, he bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potehi
Glove puppetry () is a type of opera using cloth puppets that originated during the 17th century in Quanzhou or Zhangzhou of China's Fujian province, and historically practised in the Min Nan-speaking areas such as Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, and other parts of southern China. It had since established itself contemporarily as a popular art form in Taiwan. The puppet's head uses wood carved into the shape of a hollow human head, but aside from the head, palms, and feet, which are made of wood, the puppet's torso and limbs consist entirely of cloth costumes. At the time of the performance, a gloved hand enters the puppet's costume and makes it perform. In previous years the puppets used in this type of performance strongly resembled "cloth sacks," hence the name, which literally means "cloth bag opera." Glove puppetry performances Glove puppetry (pò͘-tē-hì) performances, similar to some types of Chinese opera, are divided into a first half and a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Jen-pi
Chung Jen-pi (鍾任壁 pinyin: Zhong Renbi; 1932 – 5 September 2021) was a well-known potehi puppeteer from Xiluo Xiluo Township or Siluo Township () is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The place was originally called ''Sailei'' by the native Babuza people, which later become ''Xiluo'' by translating from Hokkien to Mandarin. It is als ..., the fifth-generation head of Hsin Shing Kuo Puppet Show Troupe 新興閣掌中劇團, which was founded in the late nineteenth century. The son of famous puppeteer Chung Jen-hsiang 鍾任祥, he taught and performed for decades. References 1932 births 2021 deaths Glove puppetry Taiwanese culture Taiwanese puppeteers {{Taiwan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liao Hsiao-chun
Liao Hsiao-chun (; born 19 October 1967 in Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese TV presenter. She worked for many television/radio stations, such as TVBS-NEWS, FTV News, TTV, Era News, Voice of Taipei, Super TV and ETTV News. She is most famous for hosting the ''Chao ji da fu weng This table lists all international variants in the television game show franchise ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' that have been broadcast since the debut of the original British version of the show on 4 September 1998. International version ...'' game show. References 1967 births Living people Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Taiwanese television news anchors People from Yunlin County Fu Jen Catholic University alumni {{Asia-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chia-fen
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Jeff Chang (singer)
Jeff Chang Shin-che (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Sìn-chet; born 26 March 1967) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who is known for his numerous chart-topping sentimental Mandarin pop ballads. Early life Chang was born in Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. He started his philanthropic works as a voluntary teacher in impoverished areas of Taiwan since he was in high school. Career He started off his showbiz career by winning a singing competition while in college, in which Hsiao-Wen Ting was a judge. Since 1989 he has released a string of highly successful albums and is known as the "Prince of Love Ballads" in the Chinese pop world. His name is well known across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and mainland China. Besides singing, Chang's interests include arts, antiques, traveling and water sports, and stage production. He became Taipei's leader in a stage theatre team in 2011. In 2016, Chang participated in the fourth season of the Chinese reality show ''I Am A Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiluo Theater
The Xiluo Theater () is a former theater in Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The theater building was originally built in 1940 under the name Xiluo Opera House with the funds from the prestigious Lin Guang-he clan. It was then later renamed as Xiluo Old Theater. The theater building was closed in the 1980s. In 2001, the theater was declared a historical building. Architecture The appearance of the theater is Baroque architecture in design. The front gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ... with symmetric arcs is decorated with stucco molding and added with embellishment patterns and tile mosaic. The interior is mostly of Chinese cypress structure. The theater has a grand stage with more than a thousand seating capacity. The theater is a two-story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiluo Guangfu Temple
The Xiluo Guangfu Temple () is a prominent Mazu temple in Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. Name The temple was named ''Guangfu'' which means wide blessing because of the courtyard house was constructed from the worshiper's donations. History The temple was built in 1644. See also * Qianliyan & Shunfeng'er * Chaotian Temple, Beigang * Gongfan Temple, Mailiao * List of Mazu temples around the world * List of temples in Taiwan This is a list of notable temples in Taiwan associated with Chinese folk religion, mostly Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Religious affiliation is based on what each temple registered as to the Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry ... * Religion in Taiwan References 1644 establishments in Taiwan Religious buildings and structures completed in 1644 Mazu temples in Yunlin County {{Taiwan-religious-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiluo Bridge
The Xiluo Bridge () is a bridge connecting Xiluo Township in Yunlin County and Xizhou Township in Changhua County in Taiwan crossing over Zhuoshui River. History Empire of Japan On 24 March 1936, the local people of the area set up a committee to construct a bridge over the Zhuoshui River. They pledged construction effort to the Japanese government and work began in October 1937. As of March 1940, 32 piers had been completed. However, construction was suspended after the outbreak of war against the United States on 7 December 1941. The Japanese government then moved the materials for the bridge to Hainan, Republic of China. Republic of China After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the Xiluo Bridge Reconstruction Committee was established in 1948. On 26 January 1950, personnel from Taiwan Provincial Government, legislators, engineers of Economic Cooperation Administration, Council for United States (US) Aids conducted a site survey. In 1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunlin County
Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at the Beigang River. Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known for its agriculture. Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo, tea leaves, suan cai, papaya and muskmelon. Yunlin's rivers give it potential for hydroelectricity. Douliu is the largest and capital city of Yunlin. It is the only county on the main island of Taiwan where no city with the same name exists. North–South divide in Taiwan#Northern drifters (beipiao), Yunlin is one of the least developed counties on the West coast, and suffers from emigration. History Dutch Formosa During the Dutch Formosa era, ''Ponkan'' (modern-day Beigang, Yunlin, Beigang) was an important coastal castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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