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Fugui Cape
Cape Fugui, Cape Fukwei, Fukwei Chiao, Fuguei Cape, or . is a cape located at the northernmost point of the island of Taiwan. It is located in within the Shimen District in New Taipei City. Name ''Fùguì'' is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese name These characters literally mean "rich and noble Cape" but actually transcribe the local Hokkien pronunciation ''Hù-kùi'', used as a transliteration of the Dutch ' ("hook; cape").Public sign, noted by . In the 19th century, it was known as Foki during the period of Qing rule. Under Japanese rule, it was known as Fūki Kaku from the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters. During Taiwan's brief official use of Tongyong Pinyin, it was known as Fuguei. Geography Cape Fugui is the northernmost point of Formosa or Taiwan Island and forms one end of Laomei Bay. The cape under its Japanese name "Fuki Kaku"forms part of the IHO's current definitions of the East. and South China Seas. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuguijiao Lighthouse
The Fuguijiao or Cape Fugui Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Fugui near Laomei Village in Shimen District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Name The lighthouse is named after nearby Cape Fugui, the northernmost point of Taiwan. Its Japanese name was Its Chinese name (derived from a Hokkien transcription of the Dutch word ', meaning "hook" or "cape"). is also romanized for the Chinese Postal Map, using simplified Wade-Giles, and Fugueijiao from Tongyong Pinyin. It was also sometimes known in English as the . History A structure was first erected on the rocks at Cape Fugui in 1896 or 1897.. by the occupying Japanese. It was a terminus for undersea cables from the Japanese islands and its construction materials all came from there. It was ruined during World War II but its remains were used by China's Nationalist government for the erection of a octagonal iron lighthouse in 1949.. The foghorn was particularly needful, owing to poor visibility in the area during the fall an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qing Empire
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. At its height of power, the empire stretched from the Sea of Japan in the east to the Pamir Mountains in the west, and from the Mongolian Plateau in the north to the South China Sea in the south. Originally emerging from the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin dynasty founded in 1616 and proclaimed in Shenyang in 1636, the dynasty seized control of the Ming capital Beijing and North China in 1644, traditionally considered the start of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty lasted until the Xinhai Revolution of October 1911 led to the abdication of the last emperor in February 1912. The multi-ethnic Qing dynasty Legacy of the Qing dynasty, assembled the territoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Eluan
Cape Eluanbi or Oluanpi, also known by other names, is the southernmost point on the island of Taiwan. It is located in within the Hengchun Township in Pingtung County. Names ''Éluánbí'' is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese name These characters literally mean "Goose Bell Nose", but actually transcribe the local Hokkien pronunciation ''Gô-lôan'', used as a transliteration of the Paiwan ' ("sail"). This may be a reference to nearby Sail Rock. The "nose" in the name is a dialectical term for a cape, as in nearby Cape Maobitou. Under the Qing, it was sometimes known as "Linhaishan". Under Japanese rule, the cape was known as or Garanbi from the Japanese pronunciation of characters in Eluanbi. It is also sometimes known as or Oluanpi; as Gaw-loan-phi, Ngoluanpi, or from its Hokkien pronunciation; or as from its position. Geography Eluanbi is the southernmost point of the Hengchun Peninsula, making it the southernmost point on Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
