Taipei City
Taipei City is the largest city in Taiwan and the center of Taiwan's politics, economy and culture. It is named because it is located in northern Taiwan.
Taipei, one of them was first seen in the "Jizhuqianpu" written by Lan Dingyuan of Qing Dynasty. It briefly said: "Bamqianpu is a hundred miles wide and long, and there is no one in the day when you walk. Wild animals appear and pass by, and it is considered a fear of a journey. However, the area that must be passed by the county town and Tamsui is flat and fertile. If you open up the fields, you can get thousands of hectares of fertile fields. There is no benefit to the people's livelihood in Taipei." The Taipei mentioned in this article refers to the northern Taiwan region north of the bamboo qian. In the first year of Guangxu, the Qing court allowed the construction of Taipei Prefecture. In the eighth year of Guangxu, Taipei Prefecture City started construction, and there was a special name for Taipei City. In 1920, the administrative regional reform was first established as "Taipei City" and belonged to Taipei Prefecture.
1945 After the National Government accepted Taiwan, Taipei City became a "provincial city" and was affiliated with Taiwan Province. In July 1967, it was upgraded to "Municipal Directly".
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City is located in southern Taiwan and is the largest port in Taiwan ( Kaohsiung port) city with a total population of 2.77 million.
Kaohsiung, originally called " Beat Gushan " or "Beat Gushan". Kaohsiung, formerly known as "Beat Gu", also called "Beat Gu" or "Xigang". It was originally the residence of the indigenous people of the Makadao tribe and the location of the "dog-beating club". The word "bamboo forest" is called "takau", which was later transliterated as "beating dog" by the Han people (the pronunciation of He Lao). During the Japanese administration, the place name "Dao Dog" was converted into a pronunciation similar to Japanese, "Gaosha", and then it was transformed from "Gaosha" to "Gaoshan Country", and then evolved into "Kaoxiong".
In September 1920, the administrative region reformed, and the Japanese colonial rulers changed the place name from "beating dogs" to "Kaohsiung", and also classified the city as "Kaohsiung Street, Kaohsiung County", which belongs to Kaohsiung Prefecture ; four years later, Kaohsiung County was abolished and Kaohsiung Street was changed to "Kaohsiung City" in the state. Since then, the government systems of prefectures, cities, cities and counties have been changed. Kaohsiung City was established in 1945. In December 2010, Kaohsiung City and County merged into the "Kaohsiung City". It is now a "municipality directly under the central government".
New Taipei City
is now a "municipality directly under the central government".
Taichung City
Taichung, named after it is located in the middle of Taiwan Island . It is a horizontal narrow and long shape, and the terrain spans the plains to the west and reaches the coastline directly from the high mountains to the east. Population is 1,543,436 people (2006). Taichung is the third largest city in Taiwan.
1705 (the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty), Zhang Guo, the general of the Taiwan North Road Camp stationed in Chiayi, discovered that the area of Nantun was fertile and water was abundant, so he began to reclaim land, which was the beginning of Taichung's development. In 1887 (the 13th year of the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty), Taichung City once became Taiwan's administrative center. "Taichung City" was first established in 1920.
Tainan City
Tainan, located on the southwest coast of Taiwan, Jianan Plain southern end. It is the fourth largest city in Taiwan. Tainan was formerly known as Chikan, abbreviated as Nanshi, also known as Fucheng. It is named after its location in southern Taiwan.
Tainan is the earliest developed place in Taiwan. It was called " Chengtian Prefecture " during the Zheng period of the Ming Dynasty, but it was changed to "Taiwan Prefecture" in the Qing Dynasty, and later it was called "Tainan Prefecture". From here, it started with the place name "Tainan". The Dutch occupied Tainan and established Olenge City at Dayuan Port, which was later renamed "Relanzha City" (now Anping Castle). The "Promin Chacheng" (now Chikan Tower) was built.
1661, the Ming Dynasty general Zheng Chenggong recaptured Taiwan, changed the Chikan area in Tainan to "Dongdu Mingjing", and established the "Chengtian Mansion" (now Chikan City). In the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government set up the Taiwan Prefecture in Tainan, which was the capital of the entire Taiwan. In 1895, the Japanese army entered and began its colonial rule, and established "Tainan County", which was later changed to Tainan Hall. In 1920, the department was renamed "Prince", and the department was established in the prefecture-level city "Tainan City". In 1945, the National Government re-changed the prefecture into a "county" and changed "Tainan City" into a provincial city. It is now a "municipality directly under the central government".
Keelung City
Keelung City is located in the northeast corner of Taiwan Island, 95% of which are hilly land. Keelung, formerly known as chicken coop . That's because the first person who lived here was the Ketakalan, which is homophonic to the Taiwanese "chicken cage". In addition, there is a mountain shape here that looks like a chicken cage, so it gets its name. It is also said that it is translated from "Kedaglan".In 1875, it was renamed "Keelung". In 1895, the Japanese occupied Taiwan. From 1924 to 1931, Keelung was upgraded to "city", becoming the fourth largest metropolis in Taiwan at that time.
Hsinchu city
Hsinchu is located in northwest Taiwan, surrounded by mountains on three sides and bordering the Taiwan Strait on one side. Population is 487,000 (2006). Hsinchu, formerly known as "Zhuqian", was originally the territory of the "Zhuqian Society" of the Daokaspingpu people, so it is translated as it is known as "Wind City"; it is the earliest city developed in northern Taiwan. The large-scale development of the local area was calculated from the establishment of the Taiwan Ministry in 1661. It mainly cultivated the Pengshan and Houlong areas, with a wide range of power and bamboo troughs. It is affiliated to Tianxing County and established a Zhuqian Fan Club for the management of the public affairs. During the Qing government in 1683, Zhuqian was renamed Zhuluo County. In the first year of Yongzheng (1723), the Tamsui Hall was built in the bamboo trench. In the first year of Guangxu (1875), the Tamsui Hall was abolished, and the Zhuqiancheng was renamed "Hsinchu" and a county seat was established. In September 1920, the Hsinchu and Taoyuan Branches were combined into Hsinchu Prefecture, and the prefecture was established in Hsinchu County. In 1930, Hsinchu City was separated from Hsinchu County, and the prefecture was changed to "Hsinchu City"). In 1945, Taiwan was restored and established Hsinchu County . Hsinchu City was transferred to a provincial city and Hsinchu City Government.
Chiayi City
Chiayi City is located in the southwest of Taiwan Province and the eastern corner of the Jianan Plain. At the end of 2010, the population was 270,000. Chiayi, the ancient name is "Zhuluo". There are two origins of its name: one is the transliteration of the name of "Fanyu" society, which is called Tirosen society by the Dutch, which is close to Zhuluoshan Society; the other is to take the meaning of "listing of mountains" in the east. It is also called Taocheng. It is named after its ancient city shaped like a peach. The peach's tail tip is in the area of the colorful water spray in the central area today. Citizens are commonly known as Taoziwei.
In the 51st year of Qianlong (1786), Lin Shuangwen anti-Qing, besieged Zhuluo City for October, and was later suppressed. In 1787, the Qing government issued an edict in early November of the following year to rename the "Zhuluo" as the people in the city assisted the Qing army. In the 13th year of Guangxu, Chiayi County was established under the jurisdiction of Taiwan Prefecture. In 1920, local autonomy was implemented, and Chiayi became the autonomous group Chiayi Street. In 1930, Chiayi Street was renamed to a city. In 1945, Taiwan was liberated and Chiayi City was upgraded to a provincial municipality.
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