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Sanwan
Sanwan Township is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. Geography * Area: * Population: 6,864 (January 2017) Administrative divisions The township comprises eight villages: Beipu, Dahe, Daping, Dingliao, Neiwan, Sanwan, Tongjing and Yonghe. Politics The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan. Tourist attractions * Yongheshan Reservoir Notable natives * Huang Yu-cheng, Minister of Hakka Affairs Council The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka The Hakka ( ... (2008-2014) References External links * {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongheshan Reservoir
The Yongheshan Reservoir () is a reservoir in Sanwan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The dam was constructed starting in July 1980 and completed in October 1984. Architecture The water level of the reservoir stands at a height of 89.5 meters. The reservoir features automatic overflow side spillway. The reservoir has an effective capacity of 28,096,000 m3. Function The reservoir supplies water to public sectors for about 187,000 m3 per day. See also * Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control. It lies about across the Taiwan Strait ... References 1984 establishments in Taiwan Dams completed in 1984 Landforms of Miaoli County Reservoirs in Taiwan Sanwan Township {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miaoli County
Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is Regions of Taiwan, classified as "central Taiwan" by the National Development Council (Taiwan), National Development Council and "northern Taiwan" by the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. Miaoli City is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a destination for hiking. Name The name ''Miaoli'' was coined by matching Hakka Chinese sound for the characters 貓貍 to the phonetically approximate ''Pali'' (''Bari'') from the Taokas language. The resulting word () is a widespread but non-orthodox variant referring to Viverridae. In 1889, during late Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing rule, the name was modified from various forms () to its current form. History Evidence of settlement in Miaoli dates back a thousand years. Many arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of County (Taiwan), counties of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), along with County-administered city, county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945), administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is also the village (Taiwan), village as the base/fourth level of administration. As of 2022, there are in all 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Yuan Constituencies In Miaoli County
Miaoli County legislative districts () consist of 2 single-member constituencies, each represented by a member of the Republic of China Legislative Yuan. Current districts *Miaoli County Constituency 1 - Houlong, Sanyi, Miaoli, Sanyi, Tongluo, Tongxiao, Yuanli, Zaoqiao, Zhunan Townships *Miaoli County Constituency 2 - Miaoli, Miaoli City, Toufen, Toufen City, Dahu, Miaoli, Dahu, Gongguan, Miaoli, Gongguan, Nanzhuang, Sanwan, Shitan, Miaoli, Shitan, Touwu, Tai'an, Miaoli, Tai'an, Zhuolan Townships File:2020 ROC legislative election Miaoli County 1st Constituency.svg, Miaoli County Constituency 1 File:2020 ROC legislative election Miaoli County 2nd Constituency.svg, Miaoli County Constituency 2 Legislators Li Yi-ting was removed from office due to election fraud. Hsu Yao-chang resigned in 2014 after his election as Miaoli County magistrate. Election results References {{Legislative Yuan seats by electoral method navbar Constituencies in Taiwan Miaoli County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minguo Calendar
The Republic of China calendar, often shortened to the ROC calendar or the ''Minguo'' calendar, is a calendar used in Taiwan Area, Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. The calendar uses 1912, the year of the establishment of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China (ROC) in Nanjing, as the first year. The ROC calendar follows the tradition of using the sovereign's Chinese era name, era name and year of reign, as did previous dynasties of China. Months and days are numbered according to the Gregorian calendar. The ROC calendar has been in wide use in the ROC since 1912, including in early official documents. The ROC calendar is the official calendar used in Taiwan since 1945, and also adopted by Overseas Chinese and Overseas Taiwanese, Taiwanese communities. Chorographies and historical research published in mainland China covering the period between 1912 and 1949 also use the ROC calendar. Details The Gregorian calendar was adopted by the nascent Republic of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity. That legislative body, the state's constitution, or a body established for that purpose determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. The district representative or representatives may be elected by single-winner first-past-the-post system, a multi-winner proportional representative system, or another voting method. The district members may be selected by a direct election under wide adult enfranchisement, an indirect election, or direct election using another form ... [...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] |
Yonghe Shan Reservoir
__NOTOC__ Yonghe may refer to: * Yonghe District (永和區), New Taipei, Taiwan * Yonghe Dawang (永和大王), Chinese fast-food restaurant that specializes in noodles Locations in China * Yonghe County (永和县), Linfen, Shanxi * Yonghe Subdistrict (永和街道), Luogang District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Yonghe Temple (雍和宮), the Panchen Lama's temple in Beijing Towns * Yonghe, Jinjiang, Fujian * Yonghe Town, Zhengning County, Gansu * Yonghe, Lianshan County, in Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong * Yonghe, Xingning, Guangdong * Yonghe, Fenggang County, Guizhou * Yonghe, Weng'an County, Guizhou * Yonghe, Jidong County, Heilongjiang * Yonghe, Liuyang (永和镇), a town of Liuyang City, Hunan * Yonghe, Ji'an County, Jiangxi * Yonghe, Leshan, in Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan * Yonghe, Shangyu, Zhejiang Townships * Yonghe Township, Hailun (永合乡), Heilongjiang * Yonghe Township, Zhengning County (永和乡), in Zhengning County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yu-cheng
Huang Yu-cheng (; born 16 September 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 20 May 2008 until 1 July 2014. Hakka Affairs Council ministry Ministry resignation On 1 July 2014, Huang resigned from the ministerial post so that he could spend more time with his family, saying that since the first day he became the minister, he never had the time to have dinner with his family at home. See also * Taiwanese Hakka Taiwanese Hakka is a language group consisting of Hakka dialects spoken in Taiwan, and mainly used by people of Hakka ancestry. Taiwanese Hakka is divided into five main dialects: Sixian, Hailu, Dabu, Raoping, and Zhao'an. The most widel ... References Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent Living people Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Miaoli County Government ministers of Taiwan Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan 1952 births National Taipei University of Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakka Affairs Council
The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ... cultural research and exchange. History The Hakka Affairs Council, officially established January 1, 2012, is a new agency resulting from the Executive Yuan’s structural reorganization. Its predecessor was the Council for Hakka Affairs, Executive Yuan, founded on June 14, 2001. The Council is the only central authority responsible for Hakka affairs in the world, and its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, build a unifying Hakka identity promoting happiness, confidence and dignity, and beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
