Taiwan Tourist Complaint Tel: Taiwan Association of Travel 賧 :02 -27818386 News 02-87736708 best time to travel in Taiwan: a subtropical climate, warm winters, hot summers, abundant rainfall, summer and autumn typhoons and storms and more. Suitable for a variety of plant growth. So much of the land on the island green of the forest cover, the "sea Cuiwei" reputation. Tropic of Cancer pass through the central island of Taiwan, north to subtropical climate, the south has a tropical climate, the average temperature (except mountains) is 22 ℃, annual precipitation more than 2000 mm. Taiwan is a beautiful and fertile island country, excellent water and heat conditions. Taiwan is known as the "fruit kingdom" reputation, fruit variety. Flower production value is also considerable. Taiwan Folk festivals: Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Race accompanying Compared with the mainland, many grand festival in Taiwan. The week before the festival, from ordinary citizens to government agencies and organizations, the arrangements are in full swing festival activities. Specifically to take a day off since the Dragon Boat Festival, a three-day holiday starting Friday, and add more festive atmosphere. People have to participate zongzi, race and other programs. Dragon Boat Festival and the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival to Taiwan compatriots with the three traditional festivals, the warm grand unusual. In Taipei, from the lunar third, the municipal government and relevant agencies in organizing large-scale activities to debut. From mid-1978 Dragon Boat Race held for three days in the Keelung River with race, the mayor led a city government team competition. City Map of Taiwan: Taiwan to remind: Currency Taiwan's currency to use NT, NT notes denomination of 100 yuan, 500 yuan, 1,000 yuan, coin denominations of 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan. Exchange Rate 1 USD = NT 32.35 yuan Office hours Government office hours: generally from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday, is to 12 noon. Companies Office hours: 9 am to 6 pm or 8 am to 5 pm. Banking hours: 9 am to to 15:30, every other way to break the implementation of two-weeks a month on Saturday as rest days. Useful Telephone Tourism Center :02 -2717-3737 Chinese Directory: 104 English Directory Assistance: 106 Fire: 119 Report: 110 Tip The standard tip is NT fifty dollars per piece of luggage, and accommodation and meals will add ten percent service charge. Postal Service All post offices offer postal services, supplies, mail boxes are red and green, red to Get It and air mail, green for surface mail. Baggage: Baggage limits per person send just 20 kilograms (44 pounds) is limited; hand luggage limit to size with a subject than 14x22x9 inches. Hoi Cheng: All States Jun of contraband are strictly prohibited as the list of goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, Lian system of fish, meat ban into. Duty-free goods, including wine bottle, a cigarette, perfume, small, self-supplies amount. The Taiwan authorities only allowed with the provisions of travelers NT 8000 per person, U.S. dollars 1,000 or equivalent value in foreign currency, such as foreign currency more than the rules necessary to specify the detailed reporting on a single entry in order to exit the portable departure, travelers checks are not in restricted . Currency: HK's Sun rate of about hk1/nt4., U.S. about us1/nt31, but shirts variable rate fluctuates daily, RMB can not be used in Taiwan; passengers at Shan site, bank or hotel on the Sun. Taiwan's sub-penny notes 1,000 yuan, 500 yuan, 100 yuan; coins points and 50 yuan, 20 yuan, 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 1 yuan U.S. dollars and HK do not universal, in the Shan games against the Sun or the hotel in advance. RMB against GM Weather: Hong Kong, Taiwan public opinion broadly similar to the weather, the hotter the south, the mountains are cooler, and umbrellas should make their own use. Clothing: Light clothing to the main, but it will drizzle the northern winter, many take a raincoat. Alishan lower temperature, should include the following coat. Taipei, Taitung, and so many places have hot springs, can be prepared swimsuit. Voltage: Taiwan voltage is 110 volts, socket type for the migraine two feet, some hotels have 220 volts Yao equipment, but visitors should be self-Wen Sun Wen pressure device plugs and standby. Tour: the tour no-smoking car, and keep the compartment clean. Transportation: Transportation in Taiwan and mainland China as a right-hand lane to transport motorcycles as many people, so be careful too Yuan Road, and compliance with traffic regulations. Dining: detention were designated body dining restaurant, most restaurants are no smoking; breakfast in the hotel, the case of self-service, appeal to moderate access, do not wave like; dinner for drinks: such as beer , soft drinks, etc., used by the restaurant, please pay their own like; bring their own wine class, the hotel may charge a bottle like this. Ye Security: An very good rule of Taiwan, but Bin heavy items and documents to their own proper care should be vigilant in public places, Origination, to prevent a thief. Yen statements: mainly in Mandarin, Taiwanese are generally dried, some areas also used Hakka. Country Jun Tel: public phone or hotel phone can call, use: 002 +86 + area + phone number; A Case Study: 002 +86 +755 +12345678 Jun roaming the country have for mobile phones in China in Taiwan use Hotel Yao preparation: average hotel full of Yaojiang irregular teeth, such as the bathroom towels, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, Biao extinguishers are readily available, visitors to the interior of the supplies such as towels, ashtrays and other items being marked the beginning of commemorative value, directly to the Hotel negotiation; refrigerator of drinks, food access, if any, are required to check-out counters in the system account. Yao has received some hotels like channels, if any, when the watch should be paid like the check-out system account. Native: Taiwan regions have different specialties, excellent quality, may be appropriate to purchase memory, such as opal, pearl, tea, Ganoderma lucidum, jade ward off evil, beef jerky, Bi crisp pear and so on. However, clothing, cosmetics and high prices are higher than Hong Kong. Small like: Passengers at the appropriate check into the hotel, miscellaneous body on behalf of large luggage should be delivered to the room waiter, Jun Qu cases according to the general country, will give a small like, each room each about 50 or NT USD 2 million. Tourism detention body: It provides the tourists with Cheng de-force shall not possess, to be detained with the hybrid team conformal activities. The tourists must be returned before 11 pm in the hotel. Taiwanese Food: Eating is a way of understanding of Taiwan, Taiwan's 319 townships across the province, over Jie You can of imported snacks. For full appetite can be made to taste various types of alcohol each pulling the food, smell the taste of Taiwan. More characteristics of the snacks are: wonton soup, beef noodle nine old Tian Lu, Keelung "Ding edge file", Changhua meatballs, tofu, coffin plates, meat and other flavors. Want to taste the food, can go to the following "food street" a real treat. Keelung Temple snacks concentrated in the benevolence and love four three-way, into the L-type extension. Tongzhi temple here was built in twelve years (AD 1873), is now two to three hundred stalls. Many people to Keelung, want a taste of the file flavors tripod side, but I do not know how to address the problems, or where a tripod can eat authentic edge file and stop. West of the Zhongshan Soccer Stadium in the national side, there is a regular full house, even a hard to find the Jiuquan Street. Jiuquan is located about a hundred meters Yumen Street corner, you can see a big bright signs ─ pill Linlu pilaf. Because of its cheap, very good business. Lu meat here for the main rice and chicken with rice, meat and rice per bowl Lu five dollars per chicken rice bowl twenty dollars. There are a variety of fresh and delicious soups: a sodium soup, braised pork ribs mushroom soup, fried pork ribs lily soup, bitter melon pork ribs soup, clam soup, pork ribs, leaving you food for thought. Meinung, Kaohsiung County has many specialty snack bar along the countryside, cooking all kinds of game, including a Ming Yao called "mountains and rivers of flesh" (that is, large Shanshu meat), is a famous drinks cuisine. A Japanese word for "fried bean curd," the transliteration, that was the staple of fresh water. A square is a pocket made of tofu, fried fans filled prior to the opening paste fish paste, and steamed, then topped with special sweet and spicy sauce Sato, mouth-watering. Tainan City is not only a great variety of snacks, and a long history, has long been renowned in the province. Most important of which to the "degree Satsuki noodle" and "black bridge sausage", which are popular snacks at the local preference for diners. Taiwan's rich variety of tropical and subtropical fruits, fruit stand on the street is full, so eat the fruit is a great enjoyment of the people of Taiwan. Shopping in Taiwan: Taiwan is a beautiful and fertile island country, as surrounded by the sea, coral, and rich resources, "Coral Kingdom". In addition, the local paper umbrella, umbrella, Chaozhou, Guangdong inherited characteristics, not only practical, but also on a good bamboo handicrafts. Among them, the Kaohsiung "Mino Canton Wing Hing-made" paper umbrella, the most representative. Oolong tea and marble, jade products are more well-known specialty of Taiwan. Especially Oolong tea, taste is fragrant, is the visitor out to share. Oolong tea variety, a large gap between the price to buy the best of local friend. Taiwan's other specialties are: coral shell art, Shihlin, Taipei Mito, glassware, pottery art of Yingge Township, Hsinchu citrus, Pingtung, pineapple, banana Qishan, Taitung citronella oil, Miaoli, Dahu strawberry, dried seafood were salt Crispy shrimp, chicken wings, torch, Angelica chicken, Newport yee Chiayi, Taichung sun cakes, cake kumquat Ilan, Hsinchu rice noodles and so on. If you want to gift or as a souvenir, stone Hualien, Penghu four treasures, Mino specialty, popsicle, Okayama Sambo can be used as the preferred gift. Taiwan Transportation: Aviation Taoyuan Airport and Kaohsiung International Airport, the airport; Taipei Songshan, Hualien, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Taitung Airport airport for the province; Lishan, Ali for the heliport; Makung, Green Island, Orchid Island, Liouciou, Chimei Island , Wang-for islands of small airports, these airports in Taoyuan, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hualien, the largest four airports. Taiwan has to fly to Japan, the United States, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong and 93 international routes, a total of 25 airlines flights world's 56 major cities. In addition the island has to Taipei and Kaohsiung as the center, fly to Makung, Hualien, Taitung, Chiayi, Taichung, Tainan, Lishan, Sun Moon Lake, Hengchun, Green Island, the regular route. Since all of the island, inter-island air traffic and flight time are less than an hour, so the long-distance travel by plane is the most commonly used means of transport. Shipping Taiwan's maritime transport development is to maintain the lifeline of its economy. Keelung, Kaohsiung, Hualien, the main ferry dock to the international port. Taiwan and the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu are very convenient transportation between been drawn mainly aircraft, passenger supplement. Railway Total length of more than 4,500 kilometers of Taiwan Railway (of which 70% of the narrow-gauge railway), there is the railway from Keelung to Kaohsiung, the main line (length 400 km), the railway network has been formed around the island. Taiwan's railways can be divided into East and West Line: Railway and the West, including longitudinal extension: A Longitudinal Railway from Keelung by Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan to Kaohsiung, electrification has been achieved; extension are Yilan Line (Keelung - Su-ao), Pingtung Line (Kaohsiung - Fangliao), Chunan to Changhua longitudinal lines parallel to the sea and the mountain line, Danshui line, Hsinchu Line, Jiji Line, the Alishan Forest Line (Chiayi - marsh flat). There are eastern and eastern Taiwan, the new construction of the North Link Railway: from Hualien to Taitung Taitung; North South rail line from the holy lake stations in Ilan, northeastern Taiwan coast along the south, the Su-ao to Hualien and Taiwan Eastern connection. In addition, opened to traffic in 1991, the South Link Railway (Pingtung - Taitung), Taiwan has made the formation of island railway network. In recent years, Taipei, Taiwan, and in building the underground railway and Kaohsiung to Pingtung, double-track railway. Highway Taiwan's well-developed highway, road length of 17,000 km, total length of roads around the island 1031 km. Road network throughout the province, the line quite dense. Function according to the geographical situation and the road points in the highway, around the island roads, highways around the island, across the road, runs through the highway, the coastal highway, contact the Highway 6 systems, which intertwined, connected, provide visitors a great convenience. If tourism in the island, around the island, easily accessible by road network and passenger buses are very convenient, very convenient tourists can appreciate the beauty of Taiwan. Taiwan Accommodation: tourists in Taiwan, do not have to worry about accommodation. Because parts of Taiwan over a star hotel and the general hotel, as well as prepare for the backpacker hostel. fareasternhotel (Far East Hotel) Located in the eastern district of Taipei, is a five-star hotel, overlooking the whole view of Taipei. Adjacent to the largest shopping mall in the Taipei ─ "themall" and the Taipei World Convention and Exhibition Centre. First-class facilities and services, is recognized as the best restaurant in Taipei. Evergreen Laurel Hotel Keelung Keelung City District administrative center is located in the location of Evergreen Laurel Hotel, located in Keelung on edge. Eye-catching 19-story tower, is not only a new landmark in Keelung and Keelung Harbor is a beautiful can be a location at a glance. Operating since 1998, has become the most luxurious and Keelung, Taiwan has an excellent sea view the only world-class tourist hotel. Especially the sea and the Harbour View has the advantage of the landscape, so have the Evergreen Laurel Hotel Keelung not found elsewhere in special style. Changchun Hotel Magong City, located in Zhongzheng Road, located in the historic district. Shopping shopping is very convenient, overlooking the Penghu Bay Bridge and the Central Century Street. Penghu essence, are collected in Changchun eyes. Hotel North are Located in the city next to the pole for the Keelung welcomed by foreign business travelers business hotel, housing facilities, new, spacious and comfortable. Hotel near the city center, traffic is very convenient. Taiwan Entertainment: TV and tourism is the most important in Taiwan's second largest leisure and entertainment. Taiwan has more than 90 television channels and program content is all-inclusive, and more to confusing. Travel in Taiwan, is a popular leisure activities of children. The annual winter vacation, summer vacation and Lunar New Year in Taiwan's three major tourist season. In addition, the spa and night markets in Taiwan is a major feature. Spa Bathing, washing sauna is a major highlight of the Taiwan travel throughout Taiwan's hot springs spa area so you can enjoy the fun. Enjoy stretching your limbs, in the spa under the influence of imagination. Taiwan's hot springs, some historic, some of the full game. Wash the skin will become pink and transparent, very comfortable. An average of about NT 200 round bubble. Taiwan's four major hot spring Beitou Hot Springs Datun Volcano Group is located in Jinshan fault, Taiwan's most famous hot springs for centuries. Transport: Bus 216,217,218,223,266,230 associates can take a bus to the new Beitou, but also take the MRT Beitou Station. Yangmingshan hot springs Yangmingshan hot springs in Taipei, Taiwan one of the four famous springs. Transportation: 1, take the 260 bus transit way, or from Park Road, Da Wang Jinshan, Taipei Taiwan Motor Transport bus, get off at Central Station Jidi teachers. 2, take the MRT Danshui Line to New Beitou Station, then take bus 230 or a small bus associates 9 Road to the teacher center. Guanzihling Spa Tainan County is located east of the river habitat Guanzihling is the most famous spa town of Tainan. Transportation: From the white town to take a new business passenger Kuantzuling. Four River Hot Springs Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County ssuchungchi spring, with good spring water and the quiet rural scenery, and the Yangmingshan, Beitou, Taiwan tied Guanzihling four famous springs. Transport: Car City Dawang by the Hengchun or peonies, Eastern, and other places Xuhai Kaohsiung Bus, get off at the Four River. Fun Night Cultural Road Night Market Brought together all kinds of desktop snack culture Road Night Market, began the mountain, culture, colorful fountain Road intersection. Busy during the day, many shops on both sides until 22:30, after closing one by one business, food stalls have to play This form vendors everywhere, the big night market crowds, hours of operation until midnight 3,4 point, and even dawn. Therefore, the main source of tourists, mostly night owls, night shift staff, the holidays, there are ways to Alishan sunrise here and enjoy the sea of clouds of visitors. Chueiyang Road Night Market Extending out from the Culture Road Chueiyang Road Night Market, to seafood, lamb oven dishes. Store density is not high, but it also brings together the whole way more than 50 snack bar. When night comes, patrons gathered to operate until midnight 3,4 points. Mobile Night Market From Tuesday to Sunday night market flows are, places most of the focus on the livelihood of the people South, Freedom, Chueiyang Road, Stadium, Golden Hill Road, Xinyi Road, inclusive of goods sold, including a variety of snacks, household items. Night market Kuni Road Kaohsiung City's most famous night market street, Zhongshan Road all the way to self-reliance among. About 350 meters long section on; are filled with a lot of decorating style, affordable popular steak house, bright and spacious hot pot restaurants. Every evening, more food stands out as gathered, seafood, mountain products, local food, ice cream, etc. everything, diners through each of cries after another, great excitement. Tonghua Night Market Tonghua night market mainly in Tonghua and Keelung Road between Riverside street, just unusual shopping street during the day, selling goods to fashion oriented. However, vendors will be gathered into the night, various food stalls, jewelry stands, fishing for goldfish, selling electronic toys, have emerged, lively market formation, not only hanging around with the crowd Mojiancazhong night markets, but also of people and vehicles even Tonghua contention Road, congestion state. River Street Night Market Songshan train station is located near the River Street Night Market, west of River Street, Bade Road junction, east of Songshan Salesian House. About 500 meters on the streets, people flocked to the night market tour, tasting of traditional snacks, buy popular items, great time. Abbreviations: Taiwan Location: Located on the continental shelf along the southeast coast of China, Taiwan faces the Pacific, the Northeast neighborhood Ryukyu Islands, about 600 km apart; the southern boundary of the Bashi Channel, and the Philippines, about 300 km apart; west across the Taiwan Strait, Fujian, for the narrowest 130 km. China and the Pacific region to sea to contact major transport hub. Area: total area of 36,006 square kilometers, Taiwan, an area of 35,873 square kilometers of the island. Population: 22,280,000 Nationality: Chinese account for about 98% of the total population; ethnic minorities accounted for 2%. Minorities into the Ami, Atayal, Paiwan, Bunun, Puyuma, Rukai, Cao, Yami, and the summer season of 9 family, separated across the province. Language: Most of the ancestral home of Taiwan residents in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, where Taiwanese people in Taiwan the main dialects, known as the "Taiwanese", but Beijing is still the common language of Taiwan language (Putonghua), the main person in Taiwan as "Mandarin." Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Mount stuffy religion, Islam, Hinduism and so on. Zoning: Taipei, Kaohsiung, two "municipality", Taichung, Tainan, Keelung, Hsinchu, Chiayi five "provincial cities", Taipei, Ilan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi , Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien and Penghu sixteen counties. Taiwan is the largest island in China, including Taiwan Island and Orchid Island, Green Island, Hook Island, 21 fish subsidiary islands, the Penghu Islands 64 islands, including Taiwan, an area of 35,873 square kilometers of the island. Currently known as the Taiwan region also includes the mainland near the islands of Kinmen and Matsu, the total area of 36,006 square kilometers, is China's "multi-island province." The island of Taiwan from north to south and narrow things. Up to 394 km north-south, 144 km wide, most things, was spindle. Another famous name in Taiwan known as Formosa, is derived from the Portuguese formosa transliteration, meaning "beautiful (island)." Since ancient times, Taiwan is China's sacred territory, in ancient Chinese literature, known as "Penglai", "Chou", "barbarian state", "Okinawa seeking" and so on. From the Three Kingdoms era, and he began to develop, operate in Taiwan, to 1885 (eleven years the Qing dynasty) the formal establishment of provinces. Beautiful rich around the island, rich in natural resources, the "motherland Taiwan," said. Rare in Taiwan and Taiwan is the world's tropical "island mountain", except for the plain along the West Bank, the rest of the entire island 2 / 3 of the area are mountains and little hills. Taitung mountain range, the Central Mountain Range, Yushan Mountain Range, known as "roof of Taiwan", elevation 3997 meters. The most famous Alishan, Taiwan's beautiful scenery handsome symbol. The Taiwan Strait between North and South China sea transport hub, is famous for the Far East sea corridor. She and Temple Islands, Zhoushan Islands, Hainan Island, the sea constitutes a "Great Wall", as a natural barrier along the southeast coast of China, known as "lock and key Southeast", "seven provincial barriers," said. Taiwan is rare in the world's tropical "island mountain", except for the plain along the West Bank, the rest of the entire island 2 / 3 of the area are mountains and little hills. Taitung mountain range, the Central Mountain Range, Yushan Mountain Range, known as "roof of Taiwan", elevation 3997 meters. The most famous Alishan, Taiwan's beautiful scenery handsome symbol. Taiwan's subtropical oceans, the climate mild and pleasant, long summer without winter, suitable for a variety of plant growth. So much of the land on the island green of the forest cover, the "sea Cuiwei" reputation. Mountains and peaks, the plant variety, the forest varied grace, the original forest Chitose sacred trees, everywhere, the world of rare. Penghu Islands and Taiwan and Taiwan for the mainland and join a "springboard", is expanding footprint of the first arrival in Taiwan at the ancestors, many monuments, and its island scenery and the island of Taiwan mountain, forest, waterfalls, springs have difference worth mentioning. Makung Tin Hau Temple, Penghu Bridge, Seven Beauties Tomb and other well-known for its monuments. Taiwan Province near the existing levels of total length of roads over 30,000 km to North-South Highway is the backbone of the island road, cross-island highway, the coastal highway and other roads such as cable, constitutes a criss-cross the road transport network, railway odometer 1129.2 km, Taiwan Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, 2 International Airport, only 14 civil aviation airports. Taiwan's maritime transport development is to maintain the lifeline of Taiwan's economic development, five international ports: Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taichung, Hualien and Suao. Rivers and mountains of Taiwan arranged by nature Shengongguifu graceful. There early in the Qing Dynasty, "Eight-second win," said. This Eight are: Jade Snow, Ali clouds, two Lake Moon, Datun Spring, quiet Taroko Gorge, water cliff, Anping sun_set_, Penghu fishing boat; second win is: clean bottom of Green Lake, hot springs surging Beitou, scenic Tahsi Jiaobanshan scattered peaks, towering Fingers, Buddhist holy mountain lion, briefly controlled north and south of Bagua Mountain, shine in the tiger Pi, simple and quiet Qishan, rocks Dali rocks of the tube, the lovely green Victoria Peak, known as Sakura are known Wushe. 340 Taiwan Province of various existing historical monuments, which show the performance history of the development of Taiwan, the mainland and Taiwan also reflects the close relationship between the mainland.
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First, the geography and population Taiwan is located at the southeast coast of mainland China's continental shelf, located in east longitude 119 ° 18'03 "to 124 ° 34'30", latitude 20 ° 45'25 "to 25 ° 56'30" between. Taiwan faces the Pacific, the Northeast neighborhood Ryukyu Islands, about 600 km apart; the southern boundary of the Bashi Channel, and the Philippines, about 300 km apart; west across the Taiwan Strait, Fujian, narrowest point is 130 km. Taiwan, Western Pacific recapped the center channel is the Pacific region to sea to contact major transport hub. Northeast to southwest direction was the Taiwan Strait, north through the East China Sea, south of the South China Sea, about 200 miles, from 70 to 221 sea miles wide, with an average width of about 108 nautical miles at sea transport routes and an international maritime traffic. Back and forth between the East China Sea and South China Sea by ship from here. From Europe, Africa, South Asia and Oceania to the east coast of China by ship from here. From the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean to the Sea of Japan after the vessel generally here. Taiwan is located southeast of the sea area of 3.6 million square kilometers, including Taiwan Island (an area of 35,800 square kilometers), the Penghu Islands, Green Island, Diaoyu Island, Orchid Island Pengjia, Akao Island. 7 cities in the province has designated 16 counties. Taiwan's warm climate in winter, hot summers, abundant rainfall, summer and autumn typhoons and storms and more. Tropic of Cancer pass through the central island of Taiwan, north to subtropical climate, the south has a tropical climate, the average temperature (except mountains) is 22 ℃, annual precipitation more than 2000 mm. Abundant rainfall to the island's rivers and create good conditions for development, independent of the size of the river into the sea Chuanda 608, and rushing water potential, and more waterfalls, water resources are very rich. Which is longer than 100 km above the river with LTK (186.4 km), Kaoping (170.9 km), Tamsui (158.7 km), Tachia (140.3 km), Tsengwen (138.5 km), Wu Kai (116.8 km). Taiwan's agricultural land area of about a quarter the size, rich in rice, there are two to three year maturity, good grain quality and high yield; the main cash crops are sugar and tea. More than 90 different vegetable varieties, planted area is second only to rice. Taiwan is known as the "fruit kingdom" reputation, fruit variety. Flower production value is also considerable. Taiwan's forest area accounts for about 52% throughout the area, Taipei, Tai Ping Shan, Taichung, Chiayi, Alishan Baxianshan and is famous for the three forests, timber reserves of up to 326 million cubic meters, nearly 4,000 species of tree species, including in particular Taiwan fir, red cypress, camphor, and other valuable timber Nan is famous for more camphor extract the highest in the world, camphor and camphor oil production accounts for about 70% of the world's total. Taiwan is surrounded by the sea, a total length of 1,600 km coastline, due to warm the cold junction is located in the rich fishery resources. Water depth along the eastern coast of Jun, fishing year-round way; the western continental shelf seabed as an extension of the more flat, rich bottom-dwelling fish and shellfish, offshore fishing and aquaculture industries are more developed. Also more developed offshore fishing. Taiwan is rich in water in addition, forest, fisheries resources, other natural resources are limited, only a small amount of energy production for coal, natural gas, gold, silver, copper, iron and other metallic minerals are also less main storage area in the northern and central mountains Huoshan Yan . Emphasis on the development of Taiwan industry since the sixties, has been formed to processing export-oriented island business economy. Industries are textiles, electronics, sugar, plastic, electric power, opening up a Kaohsiung, Taichung, Nantzu and other export processing zones. From Keelung in the north and south to Kaohsiung, electrified railway and highway, sea and air routes of up to five continents. According to statistics from Taiwan, as of August 1998, a population of 21.81 million Taiwan people, plus Kinmen and Matsu population, a total of 21,860,000 people; population growth rate of about 7.31%. Population is mainly concentrated in the western plains, the eastern population of only 4% of the total population. The average population density is 568.83 people per square kilometer, political, economic and cultural center and largest city of Taipei's population density has reached 1 million per square kilometer. Taiwan residents, the Han nationality accounts for about 98% of the total population; minority 2%, about 38 million people. According to the language, customs different ethnic minorities of Taiwan into the Ami, Atayal, Paiwan, Bunun, Puyuma, Rukai, Cao, Yami, and the summer season of 9 family, separated across the province. In the administrative division, the Taiwan provincial jurisdiction Keelung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, five provincial cities, Taipei, Ilan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien and Penghu in 16 counties. Taiwan authorities in 1967 to Taipei to Kaohsiung City in 1979 as the "Executive Yuan cities." In addition, with the so-called "Fujian Provincial Government", the jurisdiction of Kinmen, Lienchiang (Matsu) 2 counties. Taiwan attractions are Sun Moon Lake, Alishan, Yangmingshan, Beitou Hot Springs, Tainan Chi Qianlou, Pak temples and so on. Second, historical overview Ancient times, Taiwan and the mainland, was a result of crustal movement, the part connected to sink into the sea, the formation of the Straits, there island. Taiwan's early inhabitants, the majority are from mainland China directly or indirectly, moved to come. 1971 and 1974, two in Tainan County, Taiwan Zuojhen found so far the earliest human fossils, was named "left town people." Archaeologists believe that "left the town of Man" is in 3 million years ago from the mainland to Taiwan, and Fujian archaeological discovery of the "clean" and "Dongshan" belong to southern China late Paleolithic Homo sapiens, have a common origin, have inherited some characteristics of Homo erectus in China. Taiwan's early inhabitants, there are small number of ethnic belonging Nige Li Tuo dwarf species of black and are Okinawans Langchiao people. Taiwan's early inhabitants of the ethnic ancestors of today's Taiwan. 1644, Qingjunruguan, the Qing government in Beijing. April 1661, the Southern Ming dynasty, Zheng Chenggong to major general in the name of Zhao Tao, the rate of 25,000 soldiers and hundreds of warships, from the Golden Gate to enter Taiwan. Zheng Chenggong march to Taiwan, the Dutch colonists that Taiwan "has always belonged to China," Taiwan and the Penghu these two "islands of the residents are Chinese, their ancient possession and cultivation of the land", Netherlands "self should be it returned to their owners. "After a fierce battle and siege, in February 1662, Zheng Chenggong signatures to force a surrender of the Dutch Premier Governor. Zheng recovered from the hands of the Dutch colonists of the Chinese territory of Taiwan, as a great national hero, admired by the majority of the people. In 1684, the Qing government _set_ Bingbei Road Patrol Taiwan and the Taiwan government buildings, part of Fujian Province. To 1811, Taiwan's population reached 1.9 million, mostly from Fujian, Guangdong immigrants. A large number of immigrants land reclamation, to make Taiwan into a new agricultural areas, and to provide a lot of rice and sugar mainland, consumer goods imported from the mainland and construction materials, so that Taiwan's economy has a considerable degree of development. During this period, Taiwan and Fujian, Guangdong and from very close, the Chinese culture more fully into Taiwan. As Western powers to the Chinese border invasion force, the emergence of a border crisis. During the 1884-1885 Sino-French War years, the French military attack on Taiwan, Liu Ming-chuan led his army was hit hard, to June 1885, "French New Testament," signed, the French were forced to withdraw from Taiwan. After the Sino-French War, the Qing government to strengthen the coastal defense, in 1885, designated as a single province of Taiwan, Taiwan became the 20th province of China. Liu Ming-chuan, Taiwan's first governor, the New Deal actively promote self-reliance, clean up the land tax, to increase revenue, purchase of ships, _set_ up telegraph lines, the establishment of Posts and Telecommunications Administration, the construction of the railway; to buy warships, additional batteries, _set_ up machine-made weapons from the Board; the establishment of coal Bureau install new mining machinery; _set_ Singshih company, making road construction Street; founded the West Hall, telegraph schools, train construction personnel. Liu Ming-chuan of the many new business focused on one province, so that Taiwan became one of China's advanced provinces. Sino Japan launched in 1894, the Qing government was defeated the following year, on April 17 was forced to sign humiliating "Treaty of Shimonoseki," ceded Taiwan to Japan. After the news, the whole country with anger against the cession of Taiwan; Taiwan province, "cries the skies", prompting strike. Associate Taiwan Military Affairs of the Qing army generals Liu Yongfu and other rates against the Japanese occupation, adherence to more than 5 months of fighting, after the size of hundreds of battles, the Japanese aggressors paid a heavy price, but in the end were defeated. From then on, Taiwan became a colony of Japan 50 years. Never yield to the people of Taiwan in Japan's colonial rule, Japanese occupation in the early stage of the farmers were the main anti-Japanese armed struggle for 20 years. Later, cultural associations, the People's Party, the Communist Party and other organizations also led the resistance to Japanese colonial rule of the national resistance movement. July 1937 in Japan "Marco Polo Bridge Incident," the Chinese people began the nation's Anti-Japanese War. In the Anti-Japanese War, many Taiwan compatriots to return to the motherland to participate in war, the victory of the war and contributed to Taiwan's recovery. December 1941 after the outbreak of the Pacific War, December 9, the Chinese government issued a "Notice of China declared war on Japan," clearly told to the foreign: "Everything treaties, agreements, contracts, involving relations between China and Japan who will be abrogated . " August 1945, the Japanese defeat in World War II, August 15 announced its unconditional surrender. After 8 years the heroic Chinese people's Anti-Japanese War, and finally recovered Taiwan. Taiwan compatriots joy to celebrate the return to the motherland. October 25, the Allies surrender in Taiwan Province of China Theater ceremony was held in Taipei, the Chinese Government officers surrender announcement: From now on, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands has been formally re-enter the territory of China, all of all land, people, government affairs been placed China's sovereignty. So far, Taiwan, Penghu return to Chinese sovereignty under the jurisdiction.
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n.: Taiwan, Taiwan, or Formosa
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n. Taiwan
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Taiwan Province, _set_
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