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Chiau Wen-yan
Chiau Wen-yan (: born 17 July 1953) is a Taiwanese urban planner, architect, and politician. He was the member of Legislative Yuan, a professor and the former director of the Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management at National Taiwan Ocean University. Education Chiau graduated from National Cheng Kung University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in urban planning and earned a master's degree in the subject in 1980 from National Chung Hsing University. He then completed advanced studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1989 and a Ph.D. in 1991 from the University of Pennsylvania in urban planning and regional planning. When Chiau was a student at the National Cheng Kung University, he served as President of the Fine Art Club, and studied under Professor Guo Bai-chuan (郭柏川) for sketching, Professor Ma Den-Fieu (馬電飛) for watercolor painting, Professor Tsai Mao-song (蔡茂松) for traditional Chinese painting, and Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanjing, the Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the original 1947 Constitution. The Legislative Yuan previously had 760 members representing constituencies in all of China (includes provinces, municipalities, Tibet Area, and various professions in Mainland China). Until democratization, the Republic of China was an authoritarian state under the '' Dang Guo'' system. At the time, the Legislative Yuan functioned as a rubber stamp for the ruling regime of the Kuomintang. Like parliaments or congresses of other countries, the Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |