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  Kaohsiung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaohsiung can refer to either Kaohsiung City, which is administered directly by the central government of the Republic of China, or Kaohsiung County, which is administered as part of Taiwan Province.
Kaohsiung is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, the climate is tropical with average temperatures ranging from between 18.6 and 28.7 degrees Celsius, and average humidity between 60 and 81%.
Kaohsiung was upgraded to a municipality on July 1, 1979, by the Executive Yuan, which approved this proposal on November 19, 1978.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kaohsiung   (1032 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Kaohsiung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.
Tsoying (左營, Zuoying in Mandarin) is a district in Kaohsiung City, Republic of China.
Kaohsiung City The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the Taiwanese main island, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) Sixteen counties Five provincial cities Fukien (Fuchien) Province...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kaohsiung   (3466 words)

  
 Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung (Chinese:高雄, pinyin: Gāoxióng) is the second largest city in Taiwan (population around 1.45m) with eleven districts, and the island's most significant port (the world's third largest container port after Hong Kong and Singapore).
Like Taipei, Kaohsiung can refer to either the Kaohsiung City, which is administered directly by the central government of the Republic of China, or Kaohsiung County, which is administered as part of Taiwan Province.
The city grew up from a small village called in the 17th century Dagou (打狗), which was the name of a local tribe or "bamboo forest" in the local tribe's language.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kaohsiung.html   (450 words)

  
 Kaohsiung -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kaohsiung is the center of Taiwan's (The construction of ships) shipbuilding industry, as well as home to a large (Click link for more info and facts about ROC Navy) ROC Navy base.
Kaohsiung was upgraded to a (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) municipality on July 1, 1979, by the (Click link for more info and facts about Executive Yuan) Executive Yuan, which approved this proposal on November 19, 1978.
As the second largest city in Taiwan, the office of Mayor of Kaohsiung is viewed as a presitgious position, oftentimes seen as a counterweight to the Mayor of (The capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan) Taipei.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kaohsiung.htm   (1057 words)

  
 KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Seattle Sister City
Kaohsiung is the fourth largest container harbor and one of the world's top-ten general ports.
Kaohsiung is the cultural, recreational and tourist center for all of southern Taiwan and represents 5,000 years of classical Chinese culture.
On the shores of Lotus Lake are the new Confucian Temple, the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, and the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas.
www.cityofseattle.net /oir/Kaohsiun.htm   (167 words)

  
 Kaohsiung - Wikitravel
Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and is at the same time the world's third largest cargo-container seaport.
The city is often known as Taiwan's "Harbor Capital" (港都) because of it's close connection and heavy reliance on the ocean and maritime transportation.
Chijin is connected to the rest of Kaohsiung City by underwater tunnels, but the transporation of choice is one of the many ferries that traverse the harbor.
wikitravel.org /en/Kaohsiung   (618 words)

  
 ROUND TABLE SESSION #1 – SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Tracing Kaohsiung’s historical development from the 16th century, when a large influx of immigrants entered Taiwan from the mainland, Ho points out that it was not until the Japanese colonial occupation in the early years of this century that the harbor began to be developed.
Kaohsiung is unique as a Taiwanese metropolis in that a large segment of its population has migrated from the countryside.
The relationship between the city and county, the city and Taiwan, or the city and the Asia Pacific Regional Operations Center (APROC) is that of a wheel within wheels, where the spokes of the wheels are the lines of communication.
www-rcf.usc.edu /~prcud/main/kaohsiung1.html   (11806 words)

  
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Kaohsiung’s comparatively low, 3.5 percent unemployment rate suggests this transition is proceeding smoothly, though there are worrisome signs on the horizon, such as the decrease in monthly payroll expenditures.
Although Kaohsiung has been in existence as a settlement since the late 1600s, it was the Japanese who developed the port, oversaw the initial urbanization of the city, and named the city Kaohsiung during their colonial rule (1895-1945).
Identify the city’s image It is important to identify the unique characteristics of Kaohsiung and to reinforce this identity internally through community awareness (as has been demonstrated in the White Paper) as well as externally, not as a global city but as an unique alternative for travelers, investors, and new residents.
www-rcf.usc.edu /~prcud/main/kaohsiung.doc   (11296 words)

  
 CityIndex Travel: Accommodation: Hotel accomodation in Kaohsiung Taiwan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Grand Formosa Kaohsiung hotel is conveniently located in the heart of the Kaohsiung city and very close to the train station and it takes as short as 10 minutes to reach the hotel from the local station.
Located in downtown of Kaohsiung city, The Citizen hotel is your best choice when you intend to have a visit at Kaohsiung, which is the biggest city of south Taiwan.
China Trust Kaohsiung (4 star), situated in the downtown district of the port city and it is closed to Love River, few minitues drive from the railway station.
cityindex.com /travel/taiwan/kaohsiung   (660 words)

  
 Kaohsiung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kaohsiung (Chinese languageChinese:高雄, TongYong PinYin: GaoSyóng, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, Taiwanese POJ: Ko-hiông) is the second largest city in Taiwan (population around 1.45m) with eleven districts.
The city grew up from a small village called in the 17th century Táⁿ-káu (打狗), which was the name of a Taiwanese aboriginelocal tribe or "bamboo forest" in the local tribe's language.
Kaohsiung was upgraded to a municipality (China)municipality on July 1, 1979, by the Executive Yuan, which approved this proposal on November 19, 1978.
www.infothis.com /find/Kaohsiung   (631 words)

  
 Kaohsiung City Government Targets Intel® Architecture For Next-Generation Infrastructure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The e-Kaohsiung initiative is a collaboration between Kaohsiung (KHCG), the second-largest city in Taiwan, and Intel to deploy Intel® Architecture-based technologies to help accelerate the city's economic development through cost-effective, high-performance and open standards-based computing and communications platforms.
Kaohsiung Harbor now ranks third in the world in terms of cargo volume.
"To sustain the city for the international challenges that lay ahead, many important development projects are already underway or being planned.
www.intel.com /pressroom/archive/releases/20020708comp_a.htm   (573 words)

  
 Kaohsiung City Taiwan - Taiwan tourist & travel guide for Taiwan.
Kaohsiung (Gaoxiong) city is situated at the southwestern part of Taiwan.
Kaohsiung is a beautiful city well-known for its scenic beauty, a place for sightseeing.
There are coconut palms towering into the sky and the flamboyant trees with red blossom and evergreen graceful foliage, all of which present a wonderful picture of radiant and enchanting scene and agreeable weather.
www.orientaltravel.com /China/Kaohsiung.htm   (262 words)

  
 Jose Carreras to perform in Kaohsiung City on October 17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the case of Kaohsiung City, due to the less seating capacity of the city's cultural center and to meet the city's special conditions, KCG would ask event planners to cut down on ticket prices.
As for Kaohsiung City where the private sector's resources are hard to come by, the government's support is indispensable.
In the process of pushing for this concert in Kaohsiung, Director Guan said she learned that the general public as well as the music and academic circles all eagerly look forward to this concert.
www.jcarreras.com /articles/2001/etc101201b.stm   (951 words)

  
 Kaohsiung on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The city grew up from a small fishing village and was developed as a manufacturing center and port by the Japanese, who occupied Taiwan in 1895.
Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung City selects Nortel Networks to provide wireless mesh networks for the construction of a public wireless local area network.(News map: Asia telecoms this month)(Brief Article)
Kaohsiung City Government targets Intel architecture for next-generation infrastructure; Government and Intel agree to technology collaboration, including Intel Itanium Processor Family-Based Bio-Informatics Grid.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kaohsiun.asp   (631 words)

  
 TiT Scenery:The southern City of Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung (°ª¶¯), well known as the second largest city in Taiwan and the third largest container terminal in the world (after Hong Kong and Singapore), is also a major industrial center.
Highly industrialized and commercialized as it is, Kaohsiung still has many tourism resources and facilities: the residents are hospitable and the hotels are reasonable, transportation is convenient, and the climate is comfortable.
With a view toward internationalization, the city government has spent a huge amount of money developing Chichin as a popular tourist spot called the "Chichin Seashore Park." The park is divided into four sections: the beach, a "sea view path," a wild area, and an ecological area.
www.sinica.edu.tw /tit/scenery/0597_Kaohsiung.html   (1394 words)

  
 2009 World Games - Kaohsiung City Taiwan - Sports - Athletes - Schedule
Mayor Frank Hsieh and IWGA President Ron Froehlich sign the contract to have the eighth edition of the elite multi-sport event held between July 16 and 26, 2009, at existing venues in Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County and adjacent Pingtung County.
From the outset, the city’s replies to the 16-part questionnaire - which the Candidature Committee provided in the 2009 Kaohsiung Bid Book - were deemed satisfactory in ever respect by the IWGA.
The preliminary financial planning for hosting the multi-sport event in Kaohsiung atthe highest level was considered sound, with the projections for expenditureand revenue judged realistic by every standard, and with the centralgovernment guaranteeing to underwrite any deficit arising from successfulgames in 2009.
www.skatelog.com /world-games/2009/iwga-2004-07-01.htm   (832 words)

  
 Kaohsiung City
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A guide to the city with information on attractions, tourism, business, movies.
City guide with information on restaurants, shopping, nightlife, and entertainment with articles and reviews.
www.goguides.org /topic/63005.html   (125 words)

  
 ARNnet | Kaohsiung City Selects Nortel Networks to Provide Wireless Mesh Network
This solution significantly reduces the cost of transporting high-speed wireless data from Wi-Fi networks to broadband networks and allows the city of Kaohsiung to install wireless LANs in areas where it is difficult or cost-prohibitive to run cables.
This solution for the city of Kaohsiung also includes Nortel Networks Optivity* Network Management System (NMS) to provide centralized facilities for monitoring and managing network operations.
The city of Kaohsiung will be positioned to offer such services as geographical information, with plans to integrate the Optivity NMS with services like camera monitoring; vehicle identification; real-time wireless transmission of images from accident sites; and voice over IP (Internet Protocol) and multimedia communications.
www.arnnet.com.au /index.php/id;1507023235   (962 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: Asia: Taiwan: Localities: Kaohsiung City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kaohsiung - Travel guide offers photos, descriptions of scenic areas, suggested tour itineraries, and a local business directory.
The Kaohsiung Incident of 1979 - Details the December 10th, 1979 clash between police and pro-democracy demonstrators.
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital - Details the hospital's historical events, features, departmental information, and area map.
dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/Taiwan/Localities/Kaohsiung_City   (428 words)

  
 Kaohsiung hotels: Splendor Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Hotel description, reviews, deals from www.asiahotels.com
A towering landmark with 592 spacious rooms that boast of breathtaking views of the harbour or the city.
All 592 rooms, located between the 45th to 70th floor, have uninterrupted views of either the harbour or the city.
Serving light snacks are the Sky Lounge and the 75th View Deck while providing breathtaking views of the city and the harbour.
www.asiahotels.com /hotelinfo/Splendor_Hotel_Kaohsiung   (640 words)

  
 Kaohsiung City selects Nortel Networks to provide Wireless Mesh Network solution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The southern city of Kaohsiung has selected eASPNet Taiwan Inc., a Nortel Networks channel partner and joint venture company, to provide a secure, reliable public wireless local area network (LAN) based on an advanced Wireless Mesh Network solution from Nortel Networks.
"The wireless platform we are implementing for Kaohsiung City Government will enable public access to comprehensive information on a wide range of government services, such as consumer affairs, firefighting, infrastructure construction, online learning, police assistance, transport and travel updates, as well as art and recreation," said Tony Wu, chief operations officer, eASPNet.
"We will work closely with the Kaohsiung city administration to introduce to residents innovative broadband wireless services and help users fully realize the potential of wireless mesh networking by delivering voice, video and interactive multimedia services in one seamless communication session."
www.bbwexchange.com /publications/newswires/page546-1360925.asp   (647 words)

  
 Kaohsiung City Government Targets Intel Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Intel Corporation has announced an initiative with the city government that aims to transform Kaohsiung into an "e-City" through next-generation technological deployments.
The e-Kaohsiung initiative is a collaboration between Kaohsiung (KHCG), the second-largest city in Taiwan, and Intel to deploy Intel
Architecture-based technologies to help accelerate the city's economic development through cost-effective, high-performance and open standards-based computing and communications platforms.
www.tgc.com /sponsors/intel/73265.html   (490 words)

  
 Kaohsiung City Government Targets Intel® Architecture For Next-Generation Infrastructure (Intel) - Pressi.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kaohsiung City Government Targets Intel® Architecture For Next-Generation Infrastructure (Intel) - Pressi.com
The deployment would include Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-based desktop computers, Intel® Xeon processor and Itanium processor-based servers, and latest generation Intel wireless products.
It is delivered by Pressi.com in its original form.
www.pressi.com /us/release/49996.html   (574 words)

  
 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In this modern city many citizens, both educated and oral learners, frequent the many temples throughout the city.
The Kaohsiung Christian community has also stepped forward to help administrate and assist with the camp in order to show love to His love to our community.
Since they are involved in ministry to Taiwanese students in their city, they took some evangelism/discipleship materials home with them.
www.hokkien.org /tesimonies/khh.htm   (4285 words)

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