Treasuring the earth’s resources is the common responsibility of all inhabitants of the global village.

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Index of Charts, Maps and Tables1. Geography

Area and Geographical Coordinates ............................................................................................14

Taiwan and Nearby Offshore Islands ............................................................................................15

Taiwan’s High Peaks ......................................................................................................................16

Major Rivers ...................................................................................................................................18

Climate Statistics in Taiwan by Area (1981-2010) ......................................................................21

2. People and Language

Distribution of Indigenous Peoples..............................................................................................31

Population by Age........................................................................................................................36

3. History

Key Events in Taiwan’s History (1624-2011) ..............................................................................48

4. Government

Structure of the Central Government After Executive Yuan Reorganization ...............................59

5. Foreign Relations

Embassies and Missions Abroad ....................................................................................................78

6. Cross-strait Relations

Cross-strait Talks and Agreement Topics .......................................................................................86

7. National Defense

Defense Budget as Percentage of Total Central Government Budget ...........................................92

National Defense Organization ....................................................................................................93

8. Economy

Macroeconomic Indicators ...........................................................................................................105

Composition of GDP by Sector in 2010 ....................................................................................106

Final Accounts of FY 2010 Central Government Revenues and Expenditures ...........................107

Structure and NPL Ratios of Banking Sector in 2010 ...............................................................108

Principal Trade Partners in 2010 ................................................................................................111

Export Value of Merchandise by Category in 2010 ...................................................................112

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9. Science and Technology

Taiwan’s World-leading High-tech Industries in 2010 ...............................................................122

Science Parks ................................................................................................................................130

10. Agriculture

Agricultural Production Profile ..................................................................................................136

Fishery Production Value in 2010 ..............................................................................................140

11. Environmental Protection

Master Plan of Energy Conservation and Carbon Mitigation ...................................................... 149

2010 Energy Supply and Consumption ........................................................................................150

Wildlife Refuges in Taiwan ..........................................................................................................157

12. Transportation and Telecommunications

Taiwan’s Highway Network .........................................................................................................165

TRA Public Railway System........................................................................................................166

13. Society

2010 Social Indices ....................................................................................................................178

2010 Minimum Living Expenses Standard ...............................................................................184

National Pension vs. Labor Insurance Annuity .........................................................................187

14. Public Health

Life Expectancy .........................................................................................................................192

Causes of Death .........................................................................................................................193

National Health Expenditure .....................................................................................................195

National Cancer Screening Objectives ......................................................................................196

15. Mass Media

Media Profile ................................................................................................................................210

16. Education

Elementary and Secondary Education 2010-2011 .....................................................................223

Education System .........................................................................................................................225

Higher Education ..........................................................................................................................226

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17. Culture

Annual Awards and Cultural Events ..........................................................................................242

2010 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Winners .......................................................................250

18. Tourism

National Parks and National Scenic Areas .................................................................................. 267

19. Sports

Performance in International Baseball Competitions, 2010 ....................................................... 281

2010 Asian Games Results .......................................................................................................... 286

2010 Asian Para Games Results .................................................................................................. 287

20. Religion

Registered Religious Groups ....................................................................................................... 292

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AAcademia Historica 國史館 53, 58Academia Sinica 中央研究院 19, 25, 58, 128,

229, 230Aging society 36Agricultural finance 72, 143–144Agricultural technology 139, 140, 141–142Agriculture 29, 47, 50, 74, 76, 105, 106,

115, 123, 126, 132–144, 223Agritourism 115, 136, 140–141, 142, 143,

144Air Force 94, 96Airlines 208Airports 77, 113, 169, 170–171Alishan 阿里山 16Amis 阿美 people 30, 33, 237, 254Ancestor worship 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 237,

292, 297Anping 安平 47Anti-corruption 64, 70, 178Archery 286Architecture 28, 29Armed forces 93, 94–95, 96, 98, 99Army 94Art festivals 235, 247, 253Asian Games 279, 286, 287Asian Para Games 287Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 68, 70–71,

204Atayal 泰雅 people 30, 32, 237, 254Athletics 286, 287Atomic Energy Council 行政院原子能委員會 60,

120, 121, 122–123, 128, 131, 151Aviation 86, 92, 96, 169–171, 173

BBadminton 279, 283–284, 286, 287Bamboo crafts 29, 73Banking 43, 50, 88, 107–108, 110Basalt columns 13, 23

Baseball 217, 279, 280–281, 286, 287, 289Basins 14, 16, 17Basketball 217, 281–282, 287Beiguan 北管 240, 246, 254Bicycle trails 289. See also CyclingBilateral ties 74–79Billiards 279, 282–283, 286, 287Biofuels 153Biotechnology 112, 114, 121, 128, 130Birds 19, 33Birth rate 36, 37, 178, 179Books 207, 213–215Bookstores 211, 213Bowling 287Broadcast media 215–218Buddhism 292, 293–294, 295, 297, 299, 301Bunun 布農 people 30–31, 237, 253, 254Bureau of Foreign Trade 經濟部國際貿易局 8Butterflies 19

CCable television 207, 209, 210, 216–217, 218Cairo Declaration 45, 48, 51Calligraphy 229, 238–239, 243Cancer control 195–196 Canoes 33, 34, 237Carbon label system 152Carving 236, 237Centers for Disease Control 行政院衛生署疾病管制

局 198, 200, 204Central government 58–62, 63, 65, 88, 107,

149, 153, 178, 182, 183, 184, 185, 193Central Mountains 中央山脈 14, 16, 17, 20, 22,

34Central News Agency 中央通訊社 208, 218, 253Central Weather Bureau 交通部中央氣象局 22, 25Ceramics 236, 237Changhua County 彰化縣 16, 17, 18, 167, 285Cheng Huang 城隍 297, 298Cheng Yen, Master 證嚴法師 294

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Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 9, 52, 83–85Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 6, 10, 51, 52Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 44, 45, 51Chiayi City 嘉義市 8, 18, 167, 240, 254Chiayi County 嘉義縣 16, 18, 34, 157, 287Childrens’s welfare 179–180 Chinese ink painting 239Chinese medicine 193, 194, 200–201, 204Chinese music 240Chinese phonetics. See Mandarin Phonetic

Symbols; RomanizationChristianity 292, 296, 300, 301Cinema 242, 248–250, 254City Deity. See Cheng Huang 城隍

Civil service 62Civil service examinations 182, 238Civil war 44–46, 57, 81, 238, 252, 293 Climate 13, 20–21, 70, 72, 125, 135, 137,

139 Climate change mitigation 148, 149Cloud computing 112, 115, 122, 129–130Cloud Gate Dance Theatre 雲門舞集 243Coal 47, 48, 49, 50Coastal landforms 18Coastal plains 14, 17Coast Guard Administration 行政院海岸巡防署

24, 99Colleges 223, 224, 226–227, 228, 229, 230.

See also UniversitiesComing-of-age ceremony 29, 30, 31, 33, 34,

237, 238Communicable disease control 98, 198–200Communications 126–127, 128, 163Compulsory education 221, 222Confucianism 292, 293, 299Confucius 295, 297Constitution 45, 49, 52, 56–58, 61, 62, 85,

93, 178Constitutional amendments 57, 83Consumer price index 105Contemporary Legend Theatre 當代傳奇劇場 245Control Yuan 監察院 45, 57, 58, 61, 62, 65Coral reefs 14, 24Council for Cultural Affairs 行政院文化建設委員會

229, 250, 253, 254 Council for Economic Planning and Development

行政院經濟建設委員會 8, 36, 60, 112, 116, 180

Council for Hakka Affairs 行政院客家委員會 38, 254

Council of Agriculture 行政院農業委員會 135,141, 142, 144, 149, 155, 157, 159

Council of Indigenous Peoples 行政院原住民族委

員會 30, 182, 189, 222, 254Council of Labor Affairs 行政院勞工委員會 185,

186, 189, 229Cross-strait agreements 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,

88Cross-strait exchanges 81, 82, 83, 86, 87–89Cross-strait relations 7, 9, 49, 53, 68, 76, 78,

80–89, 92, 111Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework

Agreement 海峽兩岸經濟合作架構協議 7, 9, 41, 49, 53, 77, 78, 88, 110, 115, 144

Cross-strait talks 53, 68, 81, 83, 85, 86, 89, 92

Cuisine 29, 238Cultural and creative industries 112, 115, 253Cultural awards 242, 243, 250, 252Cultural exchanges 75, 76, 77Cultural heritage 30, 31, 237, 254Cultural parks 253, 254Cultural policy 253–254Culture 3, 43, 57, 138, 143, 215, 229, 234–

254Cycling 286, 287, 288

DDajia Ma Zu Pilgrimage 大甲媽祖遶境 298Dance 30, 32, 33, 34, 236, 242, 243–244,

285Dangwai 黨外 51Danshui 淡水 46, 292, 296Dawu 達悟 people. See Yami 雅美 peopleDeath rate 178Defense budget 93Defense industry 95–96, 99Defense personnel 93, 96–97, 98Defense policy 93Defense procurement 93, 95Defense reports 93, 94, 96, 99Democratic Progressive Party 民主進步黨 49, 52,

83Demographic trends 35–37Department of Health 行政院衛生署 121, 127,

128, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204

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Diaoyutai Archipelago 釣魚臺列嶼 25Digital archives 128Digital television 173, 216, 217–218Diplomatic partners 74–75Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting

and Statistics, Executive Yuan 行政院主計處 107, 116, 183, 185

Disaster prevention 94, 98Divorce rate 36, 178Documentaries 250Dongsha Islands 東沙群島 24DPP. See Democratic Progressive Party Drama 240, 242, 244–248, 253Drug safety 201Dutch East India Company 46, 47, 48, 292Dutch occupation 38

EEarth deity. See Tudi Gong Earthquakes 9, 21–22, 72, 74, 75, 77, 250East Coast Mountains 海岸山脈 14, 16, 18East Rift Valley 花東縱谷 17ECFA. See Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation

Framework AgreementEcological conservation 157–159Economic growth 7, 103Economy 49, 50, 57, 102–116, 126, 215Education 56, 57, 73, 75, 106, 120, 126,

128, 149, 155, 183, 188, 216, 220–231e-Government 65, 79e-Learning 119, 128, 221, 228–229, 231, 254Electric vehicles 112, 115, 122, 129Electronics 215Elementary education 38, 222, 223, 227, 228,

229Embassies 74, 78Emergency relief 73, 74, 77Emerging industries 9, 114, 129, 142, 253Emigration 35Employment 113–114Employment insurance 179Endemic species 19–20, 25Energy 123, 126, 128–129Energy conservation 141Energy efficiency 70Environmental protection 57, 75, 76, 126,

146–159

Environmental Protection Administration 行政

院環境保護署 69, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159

e-Publishing 207, 214–215e-Traffic 171Examination Yuan 考試院 58, 61, 62, 65 Executive Yuan 行政院 57, 58, 60, 63, 65, 98,

9 9 , 1 0 7 , 1 0 8 , 1 1 1 , 1 8 4 , 1 9 7 , 2 0 8 , 209, 215, 218, 242

Exports 75, 76, 78, 104, 105, 106, 110, 112, 115, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140, 144, 157, 203

FFarmers 134, 135, 138, 140, 142, 143, 182, 188Farmers’ association 143, 144, 182Farmers’ Health Insurance 農民健康保險 182Farmland 134, 135, 136, 142, 144Farmland consolidation 134, 142February 28 Incident 二二八事件 48, 51, 52Fertility rate 36, 177Festivals 237, 244, 299Fictions 248, 251, 252, 253Film 217, 218, 235, 246, 253. See also Cinema Film festivals 250Financial industry 106, 107–110. See also BankingFinancial supervison 108Fish 19, 24Fishermen’s associations 143, 144Fishery 70, 74, 75, 76, 139–140, 141, 144Flora and fauna 19–20, 157. See also Endemic

speciesFloriculture 137–138, 141Folk arts 236–237Folk dance 244Folk music 29Folk religion 29, 297–300Folk songs 238, 240, 245Food and Drug Administration 行政院衛生署食品

藥物管理局 201–203, 204Food safety 72, 86, 134–135, 138, 142, 179,

201–203Food traceability system 135, 142, 144Foothills 14, 16

Foreign aid policy 71, 72

Foreign exchange reserves 105, 110

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Foreign language education 37, 39, 223, 224Foreign-language media 211, 212–213, 215Foreign media in Taiwan 210, 212Foreign policy 57, 67, 68Foreign relations 58, 66–79Foreign residents 35Foreign students 72, 76, 221, 229–230Foreign trade 103, 110Forest reserves 157, 159Forestry 74, 141Founding father. See Sun Yat-senFree trade zones 163, 169, 170Fruits 134, 136, 137, 141, 144Fujian Province 福建省 23, 28, 46, 47, 49, 293,

297, 298

GGender equality 178, 184, 185Genomic medicine 127–128Geography 12–25Ghost Month 鬼月 299 Glove puppetry 布袋戲 246, 254, 299Go 286Golf 279, 282, 286Government 54–65Government Information Office 行政院新聞局 60,

149, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 218, 243, 250, 253

Government procurement 69Government restructuring 7, 55, 60Green architecture 112, 115, 149, 153–154 Green energy 75, 76, 114, 122, 123, 129, 149Greenhouse gas emissions reduction 69, 128,

141, 147, 148–155 Green Island 綠島 13, 17, 24, 171Green transportation 149, 152–153Gross domestic product 7, 104–106, 115, 131,

221Guan Gong 關公 298Guan Yin 觀音 293, 299Guest workers 35, 39

HHakka 客家 culture 238Hakka language 客語 27, 32, 37, 38, 39, 215,

217, 222, 242, 251

Hakka 客家 people 28, 29, 38, 238, 297 Han 漢 Chinese 27, 28–29, 31, 39, 46, 292, 297Harvest festivals 29, 30, 32, 34, 254Health care services 182, 184Hengchun Peninsula 恆春半島 16, 17, 20, 30Higher education 72, 89, 104, 184, 224–227Highways 159, 164, 170, 173Hiking 288History of Taiwan 46–53Holo language 河洛語 27, 37, 38, 39, 215, 217,

222, 242, 246, 248, 251 Holo 河洛 people 28, 38, 297Homeland security 98–99Hot springs 13, 16, 17, 24Hou Hsiao-hsien 侯孝賢 249Hsinchu City 新竹市 18, 20, 131, 167Hsinchu County 新竹縣 32, 38 Hualien County 花蓮縣 17, 18, 31, 33, 98, 152,

157, 167, 171, 254, 294Humanitarian assistance 71–74, 204Human rights 82, 178

IIliteracy rate 221Immigrants 27, 28, 29, 37, 39, 235, 238,

240, 292, 293, 297Immigration 28, 29, 35, 37, 297Immunization 199, 200 Imports 75, 76, 78, 84, 104, 105, 110, 134,

135, 136, 137, 144, 157Indigenous cultures 182, 237–238, 250Indigenous dance 237, 244Indigenous languages 37, 38–39, 182, 215,

222, 242Indigenous literature 253Indigenous music 237Indigenous peoples 27, 28, 29–35, 37, 46, 48,

182, 215, 217, 222, 224, 292Industrial development 43, 50Industrial parks 164Industrial sector 105, 106, 113Industrial Technology Research Institute 工業技術

研究院 113, 121, 125, 129, 130, 131Information and communications technology

65, 70, 104, 115, 128, 129, 130, 142, 173,207, 215, 229, 252

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Institute for Information Industry 資訊工業策進會 121, 129

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research 行政院原子

能委員會核能研究所 123Insurance industry 106, 108–109, 110Intellectual property rights protection 61, 70Intelligent electronics 126Intergovernmental organizations, membership in

68Intermarriage 27, 28, 31, 35International Civil Aviation Organization 68, 69,

76International cooperation 68, 71–73, 155International Cooperation and Development

Fund 國際合作發展基金會 69, 71–73International Olympiads 231International organizations, participation in 84Internet 173, 207, 208, 214Investment 111–112Islam 292, 296–297, 301i-Taiwan 12 Projects 愛臺十二建設 114, 156, 157,

163, 170

JJade Emperor 玉皇大帝 297–298Jade Mountain 玉山 14Japanese colonial rule 28, 33, 49–51, 77, 82,

235, 248, 250, 297Jianan Plain 嘉南平原 17Jiannian 剪黏 236Jimmy Liao 幾米 214Judicial Yuan 司法院 58, 61–62, 65Judo 286, 287Ju Ming 朱銘 239Junior colleges 226Junior high school education 222, 223, 226,

229

KKaohsiung City 高雄市 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 32,

38, 47, 49, 51, 63, 76, 77, 98, 150, 151,153, 156, 167, 173, 184, 211, 238, 280, 282, 284, 285, 289, 294, 297

Kaohsiung Incident 美麗島事件 49, 51Kaohsiung International Airport 高雄國際航空站

170, 171

Kaohsiung Metro 167, 171, 173Kaohsiung Port 高雄港 168, 169, 170Karate 286Kavalan 噶瑪蘭 people 31Keelung City 基隆市 21, 23, 46, 48, 166, 292,

299Keelung Port 基隆港 16, 168, 169Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai 白先勇 245, 251Kinmen County 金門縣 25, 28Kinmen Islands 金門列島 13, 23, 62, 82, 84, 171,

183, 184 KMT. See KuomintangKoji pottery 交趾陶 236Koxinga. See Zheng Cheng-gongKun opera 崑劇 244, 245Kuomintang 中國國民黨 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 44, 45,

51, 52, 82, 208, 292, 297

LLabor 180, 182, 185–188Labor force participation rate 178Labor Insurance Annuity 勞保年金 187, 188, 189Labor unions 188Lakes 17–18Land reform 50, 134Language education 38, 39, 50, 222, 226Languages 37–39Lee, Ang 李安 249Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 8, 11, 52, 57, 82–83 Legislative Yuan 立法院 45, 57, 58, 60–61, 62,

64, 65, 88, 89, 93, 94, 111, 148, 149, 155,178, 185, 188, 191, 203, 209

Legislature. See Legislative YuanLien Chan 連戰 71Lienchiang County 連江縣 23, 25Life expectancy 36, 178, 192Lifelong learning education 229Lin Hwai-min 林懷民 243Literature 43, 242, 250–253Livestock industry 75, 134, 138–139, 141, 142Local government 7, 58, 61, 62–64, 65, 88, 98,

153, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185 Long-term care 115, 180, 181, 195, 197–198Low-income households 179, 181, 182, 183,

184, 189Lunar New Year 300

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MMacclesfield Bank. See Zhongsha IslandsMacroeconomic indicators 105Magazines 207, 208, 209, 210, 211–213Mainland Affairs Council 行政院大陸委員會 6, 8,

83, 87, 89Mainstream education 222–227Mandarin 27, 29, 39, 215, 217, 221, 222,

229, 230, 248, 251, 253, 254Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 注音符號 37Manufacturing 35, 93, 106, 120, 121, 126Marco Polo Bridge 蘆溝橋 44Marriage 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36Marriage rate 178Martial arts 239, 243, 244, 247, 285, 286, 287Martial law 49, 51, 52, 57, 82, 178, 209, 293Mass media 64, 89, 206–218Mass rapid transit 211Matrilineal clan structure 30, 31, 32, 33Matsu Islands 馬祖列島 23–24, 62, 82, 84, 171,

183, 184 May Fourth Movement 五四運動 43, 251 Ma Ying-jeou 馬英九 6–7, 9, 52, 68, 71, 74,

75, 78, 85–87, 89, 91, 103, 113, 114, 178Ma Zu 媽祖 236, 254, 297, 298Medical care 72, 75, 115, 200Medical facilities 194–195Medical personnel 194Medical tourism 112, 115, 195Miaoli County 苗栗縣 18, 32, 38, 167, 236,

283Military education 97–98Military News Agency 軍事新聞通訊社 208Military personnel 29Military service 73, 96, 97, 288Mineral resources 24Ming 明 dynasty 28, 46, 47, 48, 50, 293Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group 明華園

戲劇總團 246, 247Ministry of Agriculture 141Ministry of Audit 62Ministry of Economic Affairs 22, 88, 105, 112,

113, 116, 120, 121–122, 127, 128, 131, 137, 149, 150, 151

Ministry of Education 2, 37, 38, 39, 89, 149, 155, 221, 222, 223, 224, 227, 229, 230, 231, 253, 281, 301

Ministry of Finance 116, 149, 211Ministry of Foreign Affairs 8, 71, 72, 79, 149,

230Ministry of Justice 64Ministry of National Defense 24, 62, 93, 94,

95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 208Ministry of the Interior 25, 35, 39, 149, 153,

179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 189, 292, 301

Ministry of Transportation and Communications 149, 152, 159, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173

Missile defense 93, 94, 95Mona Rudao 莫那魯道 48, 50Monsoon 20Mosques 297, 301Mountains 13, 14–16, 19, 30, 31, 33, 34Museums 137, 228, 294, 301Music 31, 115, 240–243Musicals 247, 248Music festivals 240, 241, 243

NNanguan 南管 235, 240, 243, 245Nanotechnology 121, 123–124, 125, 126Nansha Islands 南沙群島 13, 24Nantou County 南投縣 10, 16, 17, 18, 33, 50,

131, 173, 285, 294National anthem 2, 4National Applied Research Laboratories 國家實驗

研究院 121, 123, 124, 131National Assembly 國民大會 42, 45, 52, 56, 57,

58National Center for Traditional Arts 國立傳統藝術

中心 236National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center 國立

中正文化中心 244, 247, 254National Communications Commission 國家通訊

傳播委員會 173, 210, 217, 218 National defense 57, 90–99, 106National designation 1National flag 2National flower 3National Health Insurance 全民健康保險 7, 57,

182, 186, 191, 192–194, 196, 197, 204National Health Research Institutes 國家衛生研究

院 128

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National Immigration Agency 內政部入出國及移民

署 35National Museum of Taiwan Literature 國立台灣

文學館 242, 254National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院 229National parks 24, 159National Pension 國民年金 181, 187, 188–189National Science and Technology Programs 國家

型科技計畫 120, 121, 126–129National Science Council 行政院國家科學委員會

60, 120, 121, 124, 126, 127, 128, 131, 149, 155

National Security Council 國家安全會議 58, 93National sporting events 285, 287National Taiwan Craft Research and Development

Institute 國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心 236National Theater 國家戲劇院 244National Youth Commission 行政院青年輔導委員會 Navy 94News agencies 208, 209Newspapers 10, 207, 208–211, 294New Taipei City 新北市 18, 46, 55, 63, 164, 184,

211, 236, 283, 292, 294 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 2, 41, 42, 441992 consensus 83, 85Nongovernmental organizations 73–74, 294Nuclear power 122, 123

OOffice of the President 58, 65, 82Official language 37–38, 251. See also MandarinOld-age dependency ratio 180Opium War 47, 48Optoelectronics 122, 126Orchestras 240Orchid 20, 137, 138, 142, 144Orchid Island 蘭嶼 24, 34, 171, 237Organic farming 115, 135, 142Overseas study 230Overseas technical missions 71

PPainting 236, 239Paiwan 排灣 people 30, 31, 32, 49, 237

Pandemic control 199–200, 203Paracel Islands. See Xisha IslandsParis Peace Conference 42Patriarchal clan structure 30, 32, 33, 34, 35Peking opera 245, 247Penghu County 澎湖縣 22, 25 Penghu Islands 澎湖群島 13, 22–23, 24, 45, 46,

48, 49, 82, 171, 298People 26–39Pescadores. See Penghu IslandsPharmaceuticals 123, 126, 128, 130Physical education 222, 287–288Pingtung County 屏東縣 16, 17, 18, 29, 32, 38,

98, 157, 171, 173, 296Political parties 49, 51, 52, 209Pollution control 155–156Popular music 115, 238, 240, 241–243, 247,

248, 253Population 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 37. See also

Demographic trends Population growth rate 36, 213Postal services 86, 171Potsdam Declaration 45Pottery 237. See also CeramicsPowerlifting 279, 284–285, 286, 287Pratas Islands. See Dongsha IslandsPremier 58, 60, 61, 94. See also Wu Den-yihPreschool education 222Presidency 57, 58President 60, 61, 62, 91, 93, 94, 103, 113,

178. See also Ma Ying-jeouPresidential elections 7, 9, 45, 49, 52, 83Print media 179, 207, 208–215Professional baseball league 280, 289Professional basketball league 281–282Public functionaries 29. See also Civil servicePublic health 50, 70, 72, 190–204Public Television Service 216, 218Public transportation 181Puyuma 卑南 people 31–32

QQing 清 dynasty 5, 28, 32, 33, 42, 43, 47–49,

50, 293, 296Quemoy. See Kinmen Islands

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RRadio 207, 208, 209, 210, 215–216, 218Railways 166–167, 170, 173Rainfall 21Recycling 138, 156–157Referendum 49, 52Religion 290–301Religious practices 293, 295, 297, 298, 299–

300Religious study 294, 300–301Renewable energy 112, 129Representative offices 74, 77Republic of China centennial 75Republic of China, founding of 5Republic of China, history of 42–53Republic of China on Taiwan 48, 51–53Republic of China, relocation of 27, 29, 41, 46,

48, 51, 81, 82, 92, 235, 281, 293, 297Research and development 93, 95, 96, 97, 104,

106, 113, 114, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129, 130

Research, Development and Evaluation Commis-sion 行政院研究發展考核委員會 6, 65

Reservoirs 21, 22Retrocession Day 光復節 51Revive China Society 興中會 2, 5, 42Revolutionary Alliance 中國同盟會 1, 42, 44Rice 47, 72, 134, 135–136, 140, 141Rights and freedoms 9, 51, 56–57, 178Rivers 16, 17–18, 22Roller sports 286, 287Roman Catholicism 296Romanization 37, 38, 39Rukai 魯凱 people 32, 237, 244Rural regeneration 115, 140, 143

SSaisiyat 賽夏 people 32, 254Sakizaya 撒奇萊雅 people 33Satellites 119, 120, 124–125. See also Space

technologySatellite television 209, 210, 216Scholarships 72, 182, 230, 231Science and technology 70, 72, 75, 76, 77,

95, 118–131, 138

Science parks 114, 130–131, 138, 142, 144Sculpture 31, 236–237, 239–240Sea Goddess. See Ma ZuSeaports 46, 48, 164Secondary education 221, 222, 223, 227Securities 109–110Sediq 賽德克 people 33, 50Semiconductor industry 126Senior high school education 39, 182, 184, 222

–224, 229Service sector 105, 106, 113, 115Sex ratio 36Shipping 86, 92, 168–169, 170Siew, Vincent C. 蕭萬長 8–9Sino-French War 49Sino-Japanese War 42, 44–45, 49Small and medium-sized enterprises 70, 71, 72,

74, 105, 106Social indices 178Social insurance 181, 182Social welfare 57, 178–184Society 176–189, 215Softball 286Solar power 129, 150–151Space technology 121, 124–125Special education 227–228Special municipalities 7, 55, 63, 64Spoken drama 245, 246–248Sports 210, 278–289Sports Affairs Council 行政院體育委員會 60, 281,

288, 289Sports centers 288Spratly Islands. See Nansha Islands Stimulus programs 7Stone carving 31Straits Exchange Foundation 海峽交流基金會 53,

83, 88, 89, 169, 170Sun Moon Lake 日月潭 16, 17, 33Sun Yat-sen 孫中山 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 40, 41, 43,

44, 56 Supplementary education 228Swimming 279, 285, 286, 287, 288

TTablelands 14, 16–17Table tennis 287

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Taekwondo 279, 283, 286, 287 Taichung City 臺中市 16, 18, 20, 29, 48, 55, 63,

167, 168, 184, 211, 236, 254, 285, 297Taichung Port 臺中港 168, 169 Tainan City 臺南市 18, 46, 47, 50, 55, 63, 138,

154, 167, 168, 171, 184, 236, 254, 293, 297

Taipei 101 151 Taipei City 臺北市 7, 10, 18, 21, 28, 37, 63,

68, 71, 78, 85, 87, 92, 138, 153, 166, 167,171, 183, 184, 185, 203, 204, 253, 254, 280, 284, 287, 288, 294

Taipei International Airport 臺北國際航空站 170, 171

Taipei International Book Exhibition 臺北國際書

展 209, 212, 218 Taipei International Flora Exposition 臺北國際花

卉博覽會 133, 138, 144, 244 Taipei Metro 163, 166, 167, 173, 211Taipei Port 臺北港 168Taitung County 臺東縣 14, 18, 20, 21, 30, 31,

32, 152, 164, 167, 280Taiwan Academy 臺灣書院 254Taiwan Culture Portal 254Taiwanese opera 歌仔戲 238, 244, 245–246,

254, 299Taiwan Historica 國史館臺灣文獻館 53Taiwan International Orchid Show 臺灣國際蘭展

138Taiwan Nano Exhibition 台灣奈米科技展 126Taiwan, origin of the name of 50Taiwan proper 14Taiwan Relations Act 76Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 臺灣桃園國

際機場 114, 163, 167, 169, 170Taoism 292, 293, 295, 297, 299, 301Taoyuan County 桃園縣 18, 63, 77, 282, 297Taroko Gorge 太魯閣峽谷 18, 33Tax incentives 289Tea 47, 48, 136–137, 141Telecommunications 120, 163, 172–173Television 115, 179, 207, 209, 210, 212, 216–

218, 253, 294Temperature 20, 22, 23Temple arts 236–237Temples 236, 244, 293, 295, 298, 299–300Tenant farmers 134Tennis 284, 286, 287

Terrestrial television 207, 210, 216Tertiary education 221, 223. See also Higher

educationThao 邵 people 33Three Principles of the People 三民主義 2, 3, 5,

56Tobacco hazards control 196–197Tong Meng Hui. See Revlutionary Alliance Tourism 70, 72, 75, 76, 77, 84, 87, 114, 152,

164, 210, 226, 258–275Tourism Bureau 交通部觀光局 79Track and field 287, 289Trade partners 75, 76, 78, 110Trade shows 87Transportation 50, 92, 106, 114, 139, 163,

164–173Treaty of San Francisco 48Treaty of Shimonoseki 48, 49Treaty of Versailles 43Truku 太魯閣 people 33–34Tsai Ming-liang 蔡明亮 249Tseng, Yani 曾雅妮 282Tsou 鄒 people 34Tudi Gong 土地公 297, 298Tug-of-war 285Typhoons 21, 71, 98, 99, 148

UUnemployment rate 103, 105, 113, 177, 185United Nations 68–69United Nations, founding member of 48United Nations Framework Convention on

Climate Change 68, 69United Nations, wthdrawal from 49United States, relations with 75–76Universities 38, 72, 76, 89, 97, 98, 119, 121,

130, 141, 154, 155, 182, 186, 201, 208, 223, 224, 226–227, 228, 229, 230, 288, 294, 301

VVaccines 181

Vegetables 134, 135, 136, 137, 144

Viable diplomacy 活路外交 7, 67, 68, 72

Vice president. See Siew, Vincent C.

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Vocational school education 222, 223, 226, 228, 229

Vocational training 113, 181, 182

Volcanic mountains 14, 16

WWashington Naval Conference 43

Waste management 72

Water resources 25

Weaving 29, 30, 33, 34, 237

Weightlifting. See Powerlifting

Wildlife conservation 155, 156, 157–159

Wind power 115, 151–153

Women’s development 72

Women’s rights, protection of 184–185, 186–188, 189

Wood carving 31

Work force 105, 106, 180, 181, 182, 185, 223,

224

World Health Assembly 7, 53, 68, 191, 203

World Health Organization 69, 76, 180, 198,

200, 202, 203, 204

World Trade Organization 68, 69–70, 72, 77, 104, 134, 202

Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義 2, 42

Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 10–11, 75

Wushe Incident 霧社事件 33, 48, 50

XXing Zhong Hui. See Revive China Society

Xisha Islands 西沙群島 24

Xue Mountains 雪山山脈 14, 16, 17

Xueshan Tunnel 雪山隧道 164

YYami 雅美 people 24, 34–35, 237Year designations 1Yilan County 宜蘭縣 17, 98, 131, 148, 173,

245Yunlin County 雲林縣 18, 167, 293Yuyu Yang 楊英風 239

ZZheng Cheng-gong 鄭成功 47, 48Zhongsha Islands 中沙群島 24Zhuoshui River 濁水溪 16, 17, 18

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