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Zaoqiao
Zaoqiao Township / Zaociao Township is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: * Population: 11,639 (September 2023) Administrative divisions The township comprises nine villages: Dalong, Daxi, Fenghu, Jinshui, Longsheng, Pingxing, Tanwen, Zaoqiao and Zhaoyang. Politics The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan. Education * Yu Da University of Science and Technology Tourist attractions * Shan Gri-La Paradise * Zaochiao Charcoal Museum Transportation The township is accessible from Tanwen Station and Zaoqiao Station of the Taiwan Railways. Taiwan High Speed Rail also passes through the central part of the township, but no station is located here. The closest HSR services are from Miaoli HSR station Miaoli () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. Transfers to Fengfu railway station can be made at this station, which links to Miaoli railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaoqiao Railway Station
Zaoqiao () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line located in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 7 October 1903. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links Railway stations in Miaoli County Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1903 {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Da University Of Science And Technology
Yu Da University of Science and Technology (YDU; ) is a private university in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. YDUST offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields, including business, engineering, design, tourism, and healthcare. Some of the most popular programs at the university include Information Management, Electronic Engineering, Business Administration, and Industrial Design. History YDU was originally established in 1999 as Yu Da College of Business fully funded by Dr. Kwang-Ya Wang and his wife. Dr. Wang was the president of Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics from 1977 to 2010. In August 2009, the school changed its name to Yu Da University after the approval of Ministry of Education. Faculties * College of Management * College of Leisure and Creativity * College of Finance and Economics * College of Humanities and Social Sciences Transportation The university is accessible within walking distance South West from Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaochiao Charcoal Museum
The Zaochiao Charcoal Museum () is a museum about charcoal in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Architecture The museum building is a two-story building. The first floor is the meeting room, shop, DIY charcoal art area, charcoal art display area and a café. The second floor is the themed exhibition area. Exhibition * Charcoal science * Charcoal history * Future of charcoal exploration * Charcoal and health See also * List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres. Kinmen County * August 23 Artillery Battle Museum * Guningtou Battle Museum * Hujingtou Battle Museum * Kinmen Ceramics Museum * Landmine Museum * Lieyu T ... References Museums with year of establishment missing Museums in Miaoli County Industry museums in Taiwan Charcoal {{Taiwan-museum-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] |
Tanwen Railway Station
Tanwen () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line) located in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Around the station * Yu Da University See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links Railway stations in Miaoli County Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1922 {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Delai
''In this'' Chinese name'', the'' family name ''is'' H''.'' Ho Te-Lai or Ka Tokurai (Chinese: 何德來; pinyin:hē ''dé lái''; August 14, 1904 – February 1, 1986) was a Taiwanese painter. He began his career during the Taiwan under Japanese rule his career in Japan after the Second World War. Life Early life Ho Te-Lai was born in Tanbunko Village, Shinchiku Prefecture (now Tanwen Village, Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County). Because his biological father was unable to pay the rent, he was given to He Zhaiwu, a landlord of the He family, who owned a shop called "(Chinese:何锦泉)", as an adopted son by , and was renamed He Jingzhang. Because his adoptive parents attached great importance to education, he entered Jinhua Elementary School in Tokyo with the help of his friends and later transferred to Niushanchui Elementary School. After completing elementary school, he returned to Taiwan and entered Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School in Taiwan. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houlong
Houlong Township is an township (Taiwan), urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao, Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong. Name The township's name originates from that of a Plains indigenous peoples, Taiwanese Plains Aborigines settlement. During the Kingdom of Tungning, the area was called ''Aulangsia'' (). Other variants of ''Aulang'' existed (e.g., ). In 1920, during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule, the place was renamed , under , Shinchiku Prefecture. This name closely matched the Japanese pronunciation of the previous names but with different ''kanji'' (Chinese characters). This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced ''Hòulóng'' in Mandarin Chinese. The Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation remains ''Āu-lâng'', based on the pre-1920 name. Geography * Area ... [...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] |
Miaoli HSR Station
Miaoli () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. Transfers to Fengfu railway station can be made at this station, which links to Miaoli railway station located in Miaoli City. Overview Due to funding problems, Miaoli Station was not constructed when Taiwan High Speed Rail first opened for service in 2007, and the detailed design began in 2010. Construction began on 28 January 2013, and the station opened on 1 December 2015. The station consists of one elevated main station and two side platforms. Availability of high speed rail reduced travel time between Miaoli County and Taipei City to 43-49 minutes. To allow transfers to TRA, Fengfu railway station was moved approx. 400 meters north of its original location on 10 September 2016 to connect with the HSR station. Station layout HSR services The station is only served by trains which stop at all stations. It is normally served by 8xx trains which stop at all stations on the Taiwa ... [...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] |
