Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means “Eastern Taiwan”. Taitung is officially administered as a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. Due in part to its remote location and isolation by mountains from Taiwan’s main population centers, Taitung was the last part of the island to be colonized by Han [...]
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Taipei has been the capital of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan since 1949. It is situated on the Danshui River, almost at the northern tip of the country, about 25 km southwest of Keelung, which is its port on the Pacific Ocean. Another coastal city, Danshui, is about 20 km northwest at the [...]
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Taichung is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people, making it the third largest city on the island, after Taipei and Kaohsiung. It is officially administrated as a provincial city of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. The city’s name means “Central Taiwan.” Taichung is the third [...]
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Pingtung County is a county in Southern Taiwan. Pingtung County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. Pingtung is famous for the beautiful sight of Kenting National Park. The Kenting National Park is the first National park established in 1984. Modern-day Pingtung County and Kaohsiung County were part of Wan-nien Province during the Kingdom of [...]
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Keelung City is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It borders Taipei County and forms the Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area, along with the City and County of Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan’s second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). Keelung is currently [...]
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Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan. It is enclosed by the Kaohsiung County, and faces the Taiwan Strait on the west. As one of two Direct-controlled municipalities under the administration of Republic of China (ROC), Kaohsiung is officially named as the Kaohsiung City, a province-level political division. It is divided into eleven districts, [...]
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Hualien City is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the East coast of Taiwan, by the Pacific Ocean, and has a population of about 110,000 inhabitants. Hualien is a city in Taiwan situated near the spectacular Taroko Gorge. Located on a strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Central Mountain [...]
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