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Yu Mi-chien
Yu Mi-chien (; October 21, 1897 – December 12, 1971), originally known as Yu Bai, was a Taiwanese politician and member of the Kuomintang. Born in Wanchai Village in present-day Neihu District, Taipei City (then under Japanese rule), he served as mayor of Taipei. Early life and education Yu Mi-chien was born Yu Bai on October 21, 1897. He came from a family with a long lineage in Taiwan, who traced their roots to Zhao'an County, Fujian Province. Growing up in Wanchai Village, Taipei, he was the sixth-generation descendant in Taiwan. His family was primarily engaged in agriculture. His father, Yu Shih-neng, ran a grocery store, while his mother, Lin Chou, was from a scholarly family in Nangang. At 13, Yu Mi-chien attended Songshan Public School. He pursued further studies at Taiwan Governor's Mandarin School and later trained as a disciplinarian, teaching at various schools before being promoted to Chengde College. At age 27, he went to Japan to study political economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Taipei
The mayor of Taipei is the head of the Taipei City Government and is elected to a four-year term. Until the election of Tsai Ing-wen, the office was seen as a stepping stone to the President of the Republic of China, presidency: presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have all held this position prior to being elected president. Taipei was elevated as a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality from 1967. The mayor was a position appointed by the central government from 1967 to 1994, and the first public election for Mayor of Taipei was held in 1994. The incumbent mayor is Chiang Wan-an. Titles of the Mayor List of Mayors Prefectural city era (appointed mayors) Provincial city era (appointed mayors) Provincial city era (directly elected mayors) Special municipality era (appointed mayors) Special municipality era (directly elected mayors) Timeline Electoral history Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994 Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is founded in Prague. February * February 10 – Freedom of religion is proclaimed in Madagascar. * February 16 – The French conquer the island of Raiatea and capture the rebel chief Teraupo'o, ending the Leeward Islands War and brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Evening Post
The ''Independence Evening Post'' () was a Chinese-language newspaper founded by Wu San-lien, which was published in Taiwan from 1947 to 2001. For most of its existence, the publication was supportive of the tangwai movement and Democratic Progressive Party. History The paper was founded by in 1947. Its first issue was published on 10 October 1947. The paper backed the tangwai movement, maintaining a pro-independence stance for most of its history, and was known for its honest coverage of the Zhongli incident. Shortly after martial law was lifted in 1987, the ''Independence Evening Post'' accomplished another milestone, becoming the first Taiwanese newspaper to send reporters to China. Upon their return, the journalists, Hsu Lu and Lee Yung-te, were subject to travel restrictions for a year. The government permitted the ''Post'' to publish a morning edition in 1988, which lasted until 1999. In the mid 1990s, Chen Cheng-chung acquired the publication after it began losing money, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuang Yung-ming
Chuang Yung-ming ( zh, s=庄永明, t=莊永明, p=, first=t; April 3, 1942 – August 7, 2020) was a scholar of Taiwan's literature and history. He was also a writer and a pioneer in collecting historical materials in Taiwan and director of both the Taipei City Archives and the Wu San-lien Taiwan Historical Foundation. Life and career Chuang Yung-ming was born in and spent his childhood in Dadaocheng, Taipei. He attended the Junior High Division of Chien Kuo High School and Taiwan Provincial Taipei Junior College of Business, and went on to study at the Craft Division of the Art and Craft Department of the National Taiwan Academy of Arts. After graduation, he worked as an accountant for Tatung Company’s affiliations. In his spare time, he began writing about the history of his hometown and submitted articles to newspapers. He also became a tour guide. After retiring from his accounting job, Chuang devoted himself to writing about Taiwan’s local history and was invited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandarin Daily News
The ''Mandarin Daily News'' (; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gwoyeu Ryhbaw; Zhuyin ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄠˋ) is a traditional Chinese children's newspaper published daily in Taiwan. The main text of the articles is accompanied by Zhuyin (Bopomofo) phonetic script to aid identification of difficult characters. The project was founded on 25 October 1948. In 1949, led by Wu Zhihui, a promoter of the Mandarin movement in Taiwan, along with Chen Songping, Hu Shi, Fu Sinian, and other members of the Mandarin Promotion Committee of the Ministry of Education, Taiwan invited Taiwanese provincial figures such as Huang Chunqing, Du Congming, and Li Wanju to establish a board of directors in March 1949 to strengthen the operation of the newspaper. Mandarin Daily News is not profit oriented, so in terms of business operation, it takes service as the premise and education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule as Taihoku Imperial University (), the seventh of the Imperial Universities of the Empire of Japan, it is the oldest university in Taiwan and is supervised by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), Ministry of Education. The university has three major campuses in Taipei and hosts satellite campuses across the country, enrolling more than 16,000 undergraduates, 12,000 postgraduates, and 3,000 doctoral students. It offers over 200 degree programs and consists of 16 colleges which are divided into 56 departments, 111 research institutes, and more than 50 other national research centers, including National Taiwan University Hospital. In 2015, NTU formed a university system with the National Taiwan University of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Cultural Association
The Taiwanese Cultural Association (TCA; ) was an important organization during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. It was founded by Chiang Wei-shui on 17 October 1921, in Daitōtei, a district in modern-day Taipei. It gathers Taiwanese intellectuals and aims for the delivery of progressive ideas and values. It also functions as a political group advocating for Taiwanese collective consciousness and thought. The association was founded on October 17, 1921, when Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂) was elected as president, Yang Chi-chen (楊吉臣) as vice president, and Chiang Wei-shui (蔣渭水) as director. History After World War I, a wave of self-determination and democracy engulfed the world. Taiwan was also inundated with this new sense of independence. Inspired by the Samil Movement in Korea in 1919, Taiwanese college students in Japan further developed their craving for an independent Taiwan. At that time, only wealthy Taiwanese families could send their children to Japanese univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunan
Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities. With a population of just over 66 million residing in an area of approximately , it is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, 7th-most populous province, the third-most populous among landlocked provinces (after Henan and Sichuan), the third-most populous in South Central China (after Guangdong and Henan), and the second-most populous province in Central China. It is the largest province in South Central China and the fourth-largest landlocked province. Hunan's Gross domestic product#Nominal GDP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Paris
The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated with the cathedral school of Paris, it was considered the List of medieval universities, second-oldest university in Europe.Charles Homer Haskins: ''The Rise of Universities'', Henry Holt and Company, 1923, p. 292. Officially chartered in 1200 by Philip II of France, King Philip II and recognised in 1215 by Pope Innocent III, it was nicknamed after its theological College of Sorbonne, founded by Robert de Sorbon and chartered by King Louis IX around 1257. Highly reputed internationally for its academic performance in the humanities ever since the Middle Ages – particularly in theology and philosophy – it introduced academic standards and traditions that have endured and spread, such as Doctor (title), doctoral degrees and student nations. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Koo
Koo Vi Kyuin (; January 29, 1888 – November 14, 1985), better known as V. K. Wellington Koo, was a Chinese diplomat, politician, and statesman of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. Born in Shanghai, Koo studied at Columbia University in the United States, where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in international law and diplomacy. On his return to China in 1912, he became Yuan Shikai's secretary for foreign affairs, and in 1919, was a member of China's delegation at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference, where he unsuccessfully demanded the return of Shandong. Between 1922 and 1927, Koo successively served the Beiyang government as minister of foreign affairs, minister of finance, acting premier, and president. After the Northern Expedition toppled the government in 1928, Koo joined the Nationalist government and continued his diplomatic career. In 1931, he represented China at the League of Nations to protest the Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China Military Academy
The Republic of China Military Academy ( zh, t=中華民國陸軍軍官學校, p=Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào, poj=Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu), also known as the Chinese Military Academy (CMA), is the service academy for the Republic of China Army. It was founded by the Republic of China as the Whampoa Military Academy at Huangpu (Whampoa), Guangzhou in 1924. At the end of the Chinese Civil War the academy evacuated to the island of Taiwan and took its current name. Its graduates participated in the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. Establishment By 1924, the Kuomintang (KMT) wanted to build a modern, and politically reliable armed force. The KMT received money, materiel, and advisors from the Soviet Union; military advisors provided training and began reorganizing the KMT's forces along Soviet lines. As part of the reforms, political commissars were introduced for political and techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
