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Nankan River
The Nankan River (Chinese: 南崁溪; pinyin: Nánkàn Xī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-khàm Khe) is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through Taoyuan City for 31 km (19 mi). See alsoList of rivers in TaiwanReferences
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TaiwanCountry in East AsiaTaiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
List of rivers of TaiwanThis is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China that are longer than 19 kilometres (12 mi): Dongshan River - Yilan County - 24 km (15 mi)Lanyang River - Yilan County - 73 km (45 mi) Yilan River - Yilan County - 25 km (16 mi)Qingshui River - Yilan County - 25 km (16 mi)Luodong River - Yilan County - 21 km (13 mi)Shuang River - New Taipei City - 27 km (17 mi)Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - 159 km (99 mi) Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - 89.4 km (55.6 mi)Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - 82 km (51 mi) Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - 28.1 km (17.5 mi)Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - 50 km (31 mi)Nanshi River - New Taipei City - 45 km (28 mi)Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - 135 km (84 mi) Sanxia River - New Taipei City - 22.6 km (14.0 mi)Nankan River - Taoyuan City - 31 km (19 mi)Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - 45 km (28 mi)Touqian River - Hsinchu County - 63 km (39 mi)Houlong River - Miaoli County - 58 km (36 mi) Wenshui River - Miaoli CountyDa'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - 96 km (60 mi)Fanziliao River - Miaoli CountyDajia River - Taichung City - 124 km (77 mi)Dadu River (also known as the Wu or Black River) - Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County - 116 km (72 mi) Maoluo River - Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County - 47 km (29 mi)Nankang River - Taichung City - 34 km (21 mi)Zhuoshui River - Nantou County, Changhua County, Yunlin County - 186 km (116 mi) Qingshui River - Taichung City, Chiayi County, Tainan City - 51 km (32 mi)Shuili River - Taichung City - 19 km (12 mi)Wanta River - Taichung City - 37 km (23 mi)Kashe River - Nantou County - 47 km (29 mi)Beigang River - Yunlin County, Chiayi County - 82 km (51 mi) Tahukou River - Yunlin County - 33 km (21 mi)Sandie River - Chiayi County - 35 km (22 mi)Puzi River - Chiayi County - 75 km (47 mi)Bazhang River - Chiayi County, Tainan City - 81 km (50 mi) Touqian River - Tainan City - 28 km (17 mi)Jishui River - Tainan City - 65 km (40 mi) Guichong River - Tainan City - 35 km (22 mi) (白水溪) - Tainan City - 20 km (12 mi)Zengwen River - Chiayi County, Tainan City, Tainan City - 130 km (81 mi) Houku River – Nantou County, Tainan City - 51.4 km (31.9 mi)Yanshui River - Tainan City - 41 km (25 mi)Erren River - Tainan City, Kaohsiung City - 65 km (40 mi)Agongdian River - Kaohsiung City - 38 km (24 mi)Fengshan River - Kaohsiung City - 20 km (12 mi)Dianbao River - Kaohsiung City - 32 km (20 mi)Gaoping River - Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County - 171 km (106 mi) Qishan River - Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County - 117 km (73 mi)Ailiao River - Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County - 69 km (43 mi)Wuluo River - Pingtung CountyLaonong River - Kaohsiung City - 136 km (85 mi) Zhuokou River - Kaohsiung City - 50 km (31 mi)Donggang River - Pingtung County - 47 km (29 mi)Linbian River - Pingtung County - 42 km (26 mi)Beinan River - Taitung County - 84 km (52 mi)Xiuguluan River - Hualien County - 104 km (65 mi) Fuyuan River - Hualien County - 28 km (17 mi)Fengping River - Hualien County - 37 km (23 mi)Lekuleku River - Hualien County - 54 km (34 mi)Hualien River - Hualien County - 57 km (35 mi) Mukua River - Hualien County - 42 km (26 mi)Shoufeng River - Hualien County - 37 km (23 mi)Wanli River - Hualien County - 53 km (33 mi)Heping River - Hualien County - 50 km (31 mi)See alsoWikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of Taiwan.
Pe̍h-ōe-jīPe̍h-ōe-jī ( pay-way-JEE; Taiwanese Hokkien: 白話字, pronounced [pe˩ˀ o̯e̞˩ d͡ʑi˧] , lit. 'vernacular writing'; POJ), also known as Church Romanization, is an orthography used to write variants of Hokkien Southern Min, particularly Taiwanese and Amoy Hokkien. It is widely employed as one of the writing systems for Southern Min. During its peak, it had hundreds of thousands of readers.
Nankan New TownNankan New Town (Chinese: 南崁新市鎮; pinyin: Nánkǎn xīn shìzhèn) is a large residential development located at the border of Luzhu District and Guishan District in Taoyuan, Taiwan. It was first proposed as a new town in the 1980s. The project aims to create a town using 32.4 km2 in central Luzhu and northeast Guishan to relocate people from the overcrowded Taipei metropolitan area in response to the emergence of various industries in the area west of Taipei city.
Taoyuan DistrictTaoyuan District (Chinese: 桃園區; pinyin: Táoyuán Qū) is a district of Taoyuan City in northwestern Taiwan. Formerly a county-administered city also known as Taoyuan City (桃園市) before 2014, when the former Taoyuan County was elevated to a special municipality which is now known as Taoyuan City, which this district share with the same name. The municipal seat of Taoyuan City is situated within the district.
Taoyuan Municipal Nankan Senior High SchoolTaoyuan Municipal Nankan Senior High School (NKSH; Chinese: 桃園市立南崁高級中等學校) is a high school in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Taoyuan, TaiwanTaoyuan() is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal government and which, along with Zhongli District, forms a large metropolitan area. Taoyuan developed from a satellite city of Taipei metropolitan area to become the fourth-largest metropolitan area, and fifth-largest populated city in Taiwan.
Luzhu District, TaoyuanLuzhu District (Chinese: 蘆竹區; pinyin: Lúzhú Qū) is a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, home to 165,914 people. The downtown district, known as Nankan, is now a high density, high-rise suburb for many who work in Taipei and Taoyuan City. The first opened shopping center in Taiwan, Taimall, located in Nankan, is a weekend destination for many Taoyuan regional residents.
TaiMallTaiMall (Chinese: 台茂購物中心; pinyin: Tái mào gòuwù zhòng xīn) is a shopping mall in Luzhu District, Taoyuan, Taiwan that opened on July 4, 1999. It is the first American-style shopping mall in Taiwan.
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