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Taiwanese People
Taiwanese people are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of China (ROC) and those who reside in an overseas diaspora from the entire Taiwan Area. The term also refers to natives or inhabitants of the island of Taiwan and its associated islands who may speak Sinitic languages (Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka) or the indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue but share a common culture and national identity. After the retreat of the Republic of China government to Taiwan in 1949, the actual-controlled territories of the government were limited to the main island of Taiwan and Penghu, whose administration were transferred from Empire of Japan, Japan in 1945, along with a few outlying islands in Fuchien Province, Republic of China, Fuchien Province which include Kinmen and Matsu Islands. Taiwanese people as a demonym may broadly refer to the indigenous peoples of Kinmen and Matsu islands, Matsu as they share the same national identity with people of Taiwan. However, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Taiwan
The flag of the Republic of China, commonly called the flag of Taiwan, consists of a red field with a blue Canton (flag), canton bearing a white disk surrounded by Dodecagram, twelve triangles; said symbols symbolize the sun and rays of light emanating from it, respectively. The flag was originally designed by the anti-Qing dynasty, Qing group, the Revive China Society, in 1895 with the addition of the red field component in 1906 by Sun Yat-sen in his speech. This was first used in mainland China as the Navy flag in 1912,Official gazette of Ministry of the Navy of Republic of China, July 1912, page 344pdf, National Central Library - Gazette Online and was made the official national flag of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China in 1928 by the Nationalist government and was also used by the Japanese-backed Wang Jingwei regime, Chinese Republic from 1943. It was enshrined in the sixth article of the Constitution of the Republic of China, ROC constitution when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
