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Zhuangwei
Zhuangwei Township or Jhuangwei Township () is a rural township in eastern Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China, the smallest in the county. Geography * Area: * Population: 24,492 (2014) Politics and government Administrative divisions The township comprises 14 villages: * Dafu (), Fuxing/Fusing (), Gonglao (), Gujie (), Guoling (), Guting (), Jixiang/Jisiang (), Meicheng (), Meifu (), Donggang (), Xinnan/Sinnan (), Xinshe/Sinshe (), Yongzhen/Yongjhen () and Zhongxiao/Jhongsiao (). Elections The township participated in the 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections supporting the candidacy of Lin Zi-miao (KMT). Energy The township government is currently constructing an organic refuse resource center to process 200 tons of refuse daily with a planned capacity of 400 kW. Tourist attractions * Wujian Ziyun Temple * Yongzhen Coast Park Transportation The nearest train station to the township is Yilan Station of Taiwan Railways, located in Yilan City. Notable nativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yilan County, Taiwan
Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a County (Taiwan), county in northeastern Taiwan, Republic of China. Name The name ''Yilan'' derives from the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, indigenous Kavalan people. Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include ''Kabalan'', ''Kavalan'', ''Kavaland'', ''kap-a-lan'', ''Yiland'' and ''Gilan''. Before 2009, the county's official name was transliterated as Ilan. History Early history Since early ages, many people have traveled from far places to Yilan. Taiwanese aborigines, Indigenous tribes that have settled in Yilan are Kavalan people and Atayal people. The Kavalan people came by the sea and lived by the river at Yilan Plain since around 1,000 years ago. They mostly speak the Austronesian languages. Their settlements consisted of small villages along rivers with around 40-50 communities scattered around the area with a total population of approximately 10,000 people. The Atayal people came by crossing ... [...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] |
2018 Taiwanese Municipal Elections
The 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections for both mayoral and magisterial candidates were held on 24 November 2018, as part of the larger 2018 Taiwanese local elections, local elections in Taiwan. 2018 municipal election candidate nominations Results summary Bold represents incumbent re-elected. Special municipality (Taiwan), Special municipality Taipei Political context prior to the elections As the capital of Taiwan, Taipei functions as the economic and political center of Taiwan, and is currently its largest city. Taipei's mayoral race has been hotly contested between Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party since the 1994 local election. This seat has notably been held by former presidents Lee Teng Hui, Chen Shui Bian, and Ma Ying-jeou. The position has been widely speculated to be a "first-step" towards the President of Taiwan, presidential office. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsai Ling-yi
Tsai Ling-yi (; born 6 November 1952) was the Second Lady of the Republic of China from 2012 to 2016. She is the wife of Wu Den-yih, the former Vice President of the Republic of China. Born as Tsai Ying-tao (蔡櫻桃) in a fishing village in Yilan County, Tsai married Wu Den-yih in 1970, and has four children. She helped her husband's constituency service in Nantou County when he was a Member of the Legislative Yuan, and also actively participated in political campaigns of Wu Den-yih and Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai .... References 1952 births Living people Second ladies of the Republic of China Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Yilan County, Taiwan {{Taiwan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Wen-chung
Pan Wen-chung (; born 28 November 1962) is a Taiwanese educator and politician. He first served as Minister of Education from May 2016 to April 2018 and returned to the post in January 2019. Education Pan obtained his teaching certificate from Taiwan Provincial Junior Teachers’ College in 1983. He then obtained his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in education from National Taiwan Normal University in 1989, 1993 and 2003 respectively. Ministry of Education Pan was named Minister of Education in April 2016, and took office on 20 May. On 13 October 2016, Pan unveiled the ''Youth Employment Pilot Program'' at the Executive Yuan to help the low income high school graduates to college or careers in which those qualified will get a NT$5,000 monthly subsidy. He resigned from the education ministry in April 2018, over the controversy regarding the selection of Kuan Chung-ming as president of National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Education (MOE) (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kau-yuk Phu'') is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools. Organizational structure Political departments * Department of Planning * Department of Higher Education * Department of Technological and Vocational Education * Department of Lifelong Education * Department of International and Cross-Strait Education * Department of Teacher and Art Education * Department of Information and Technology Education * Department of Student Affairs and Special Education Administrative departments * Department of Secretarial Affairs * Department of Personnel * Department of Civil Service Ethics * Department of Accounting * Department of Statistics * Department of Legal Affairs * Supervisory Committee Managing Retirement, Compensation, Resignation and Severance Matters for Private School Teachers and Staff Agencies * Sports Administration * K-12 Educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yilan City
Yilan City (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yílán Shì''; Hokkien POJ: ''Gî-lân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River. History The Yilan Plain in which the city is located has historically been referred to as Kapalan (), Kapsulan (; also 甲子蘭), Komalan (), etc. These names, as well as that of Yilan itself, were given to the sites by the Kavalan tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. Later arrivals included Han Chinese settlers during the Qing Dynasty in China (1802) and settlers from Okinawa during Taiwan's Japanese era (1895-1945). Qing Dynasty In 1810 under Qing dynasty rule, a formal administration office was established at Wuwei (五圍) and "Komalan Subprefecture" () was at the present day location of Yilan City. Construction of the city wall was completed a year later. After a few years once the basic infrastructure was ready, the city assumed the politic ... [...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, sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yilan Railway Station
Yilan () is a railway station of Yilan line of the Taiwan Railways Administration located at Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 24 March 1919. On 21 October 2018, a train derailment occurred, killing 18 people and injuring 187. Structure There are one island platform and one side platform. Around the Station * Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory * Former Yilan Prison * Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration * Taiwan Theater Museum * Yilan Brick Kiln * Yilan County Council * Yilan County Government * Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Wine Museum * Yilan Museum of Art 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 links Yilan Station {{Yilan lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Zi-miao
Lin Zi-miao (; born 28 January 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the Magistrate of Yilan County since 25 December 2018. Political career Lin was mayor of her home township Luodong until 2018. 2018 Yilan County magistrate election She began campaigning for the Yilan County Magistracy in early 2018, and won stronger local support compared to her opponent, Chen Ou-po. Lin defeated Chen in local elections held on 24 November 2018. Controversy On 13 January 2022, Lin was one of several Yilan government officials questioned during an investigation into suspected corruption. Prosecutors clarified the next day that several cases were being investigated, and that Lin had been released without bail after the questioning concluded. A second round of questioning took place on 22 February 2022, focusing on value-added tax exemptions for a Luodong Township property granted in 2019, and subsequent revisions to the township’s urban development plans. Investigators later stated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
