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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tainan City
		Anping (and#23433;and#24179;) is a district of Tainan City.
		Annan (and#23433;and#21335;) is a district in northwestern Tainan City of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China.
		Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tainan-City (3595 words)

	Tainan City Taiwan - Taiwan tourist & travel guide for Tainan City, China
		Tainan City is situated at the southwestern coast of Taiwan Island, at the southern tip of Jianan Plain, overlooking the Taiwan Straits to the west and facing the Penghu Islands, linking with Gaoxiong County to the south and surrounded by the Tainan County to the northeast.
		Tainan City is Taiwan's most ancient city which, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, served as the seat of Taiwan and had all along been the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan.
		Although the provincial capital was moved to Taipei City, Tainan City still remains the most advanced area of culture and education throughout the Taiwan Province and ranks the fourth biggest city of Taiwan.
	www.orientaltravel.com /province/city/Tainan_City.htm (287 words)

	Tainan - Taiwanease the Knowledge - the guide to Taiwan you write
		The port of Anping (part of modern-day Tainan) was developed by the Dutch in the mid-seventeenth century, before Koxinga drove the Europeans out and established Tainan as his administrative capital on Taiwan in 1661.
		Tainan is bordered on the west by the calm waters of the South China Sea and on other sides by Tainan County.
		Tainan will also be a stop on the high-speed rail route, although the actual station in Guiren is some way from the city centre.
	taiwanease.com /theknowledge/index.php?title=Tainan_City (767 words)

	Tainan City Summary
		Located on the coastal edge of the fertile Jianan Plateau, Tainan is the oldest Chinese settlement on Taiwan and the island's fourth largest city.
		Tainan is an important center of industry, education, culture, and tourism.
		Tainan City also celebrats friendly relationships with other two cities, Penghu County (Taiwan) and Sendai(Japan), although these two cities are not considered official sister cities.
	www.bookrags.com /Tainan_City (777 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tainan City
		Tainan was established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 by Koxinga after he took over the island from Dutch colonial rule.
		Tainan, historically regarded as one of the oldest cities in Taiwan, began with the establishment of the Dutch port at Tayoan City (source of the name Taiwan and now called An-ping) in 1624.
		Tainan City also celebrates friendly relationships with other two cities, Penghu County, Taiwan and Sendai although these two cities are not considered official sister cities.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tainan_City (626 words)

	Welcome to Tainan County Government
		Tainan County is situated at the center of the largest plain-Chianan Plain-in southwest Taiwan.
		It adjoins Chiayi County to its north and neighbors Tainan City and Kaohsiung County to the south.
		Tainan County is located to the south of the Tropic of Cancer.
	www.tainan.gov.tw /eng/index.aspx (298 words)

	Taiwan - Tainan
		Tainan was the capital of Taiwan from 1663 to 1885.
		Tainan is completely traditional in manner with hundreds of shrines and temples, which are the hallmark of the area.
		Tainan's main points of interest are in the old downtown section, stretching east to west between Chihkan Towers and the railway station, north to south between Chungshan Park and Koxinga's Shrine.
	www.marimari.com /content/taiwan/popular_places/tainan/tainan1.html (403 words)

	Global Information Network for Yong Kang City, Tainan
		To the north and northwest, the city overlooks Hsinshih township and An-nan district of Tainan city.
		The population of the city is increasing rapidly.
		Because of the previous city development as an industrial town and a satellite city of the Tainan metropolis, the acquisition and construction of parks and green space did not receive sufficient attention that would be proportional to the population increase.
	www.yongkangcity.gov.tw /english/uk.htm (3969 words)

	Tainan City - Culture Capital of Taiwan
		No one needs persuading to visit the city of Tainan: its charms are known island-wide and it's included on all but the briefest and most business-oriented of tour schedules.
		Before colonization by a stream of non-islanders, Tainan was one of the main points of interaction between Taiwan's indigenous peoples and foreign traders.
		The "start" of Tainan, the Old Fort at Anping, is a good place to start a tour and, if time only allows one destination within the city, this is probably the best choice.
	www.taipei.org /feature/tainan/tainan.html (1203 words)

	Taiwan Information
		Ancient Capital Tainan, the ancient capital of Taiwan, is situated on the southwestern coastal plains of the island and enjoys a warm climate year-round.
		The Confucius Temple in Tainan was built in 1666, it was the first Confucius Temple, before the end of Manchu Dynasty, it was the location of the highest official institute of higher learning in Taiwan.
		In addition, daily items of Tainan city of the old like the street signs, bedding equipment, land deeds, money bills are on exhibition so that the public can understand the daily life of the past generations.
	www.asia-planet.net /taiwan/tainan-city.htm (2178 words)

	Living in Tainan
		Tainan is the old cultural capital of Taiwan and is rich in History.
		There, on the island's southern shores near the present-day city of Tainan, the Dutch built three forts and settled in for what would be a rather short stay.
		Just minutes outside of the main part of Tainan city, toward the coast, is the district of Anping, which contains what is left of one of Taiwan's earliest Chinese settlements, in addition to the remains of one of the Dutch strongholds, Fort Zeelandia.
	www.macfarlane-web.com /livingtainan.htm (2165 words)

	Travel in Tainan - Taiwan - Asia - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The gentle-natured people of the city are warmly hospitable, and the relatively tranquil life there seems far removed from the hustle and bustle of modern urban life.
		Its unique history has left Tainan with the heritage of tremendous historic sites as well as has awarded Tainan the reputation of "Cultural City" which is well known on the island.
		Tainan is also a great spot for nightlife and Chinese food.
	www.asiatravelling.net /taiwan/tainan/tainan_culture.htm (388 words)

	1983 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service - Su Nan-cheng
		Tainan's roads were inadequate, its housing and factories deteriorating and its industries and city amenities in need of modernization and expansion.
		Tainan is a city of more than 200 shrines and historic landmarks, many of which commemorate the landing of Koxinga (Cheng Cheng-kung) who in 1661 defeated the Dutch fortress at Anping and eventually made Tainan his capital.
		The flag is raised, the national anthem is sung to the accompaniment of a city band, and SU conducts a brief exercise period.
	www.rmaf.org.ph /Awardees/Biography/BiographySuNan.htm (5064 words)

	TiT Culture: Walking Around Tainan
		The Tainan walking tour is the brainchild of Lily Pi, a Tainan businesswoman whose family runs the Asia Hotel in the city's former night market area.
		Pi, who graduated from the city's National Cheng Kung University and has been a caterer from the time, as she puts it, her mother was expecting her, wanted to find a way to combine her two loves of history and food.
		Tainan is connected to the other major cities in Taiwan by air, highway, rail, and bus.
	www.sinica.edu.tw /tit/culture/1294_tainantemple.html (1411 words)

	Travel in Tainan - Taiwan - Asia - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Since then, the City of Tainan became prosperous and finally rooted its appearance of a metropolitan city.
		In 1885, "Taiwan Fu" was renamed as "Tainan Fu" in accordance with the establishment of Taiwan Province.
		Until the transfer of government to Taipei in 1885, Tainan served as the political, cultural, and economic centre of the island.
	www.asiatravelling.net /taiwan/tainan/tainan_history.htm (305 words)

	Tainan travel guide - Wikitravel
		Tainan (台南; Táinán) [1] is a city in south west Taiwan.
		Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and was the capital during imperial times.
		The city is currently the fourth largest city on the island with a population over 760,000.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tainan (558 words)

	Tainan Tourist Information
		Tainan, the ancient capital of Taiwan, is situated on the southwestern coastal plains of the island and enjoys a warm climate year-round.
		It is the island's oldest and now fourth largest city, with a population in excess of 700,000.
		Tainan's year-round average temperature is 23 degrees C, the average is about 25 degrees C in the spring and fall season, 28 degrees C in the summer and 17 degrees in the winter.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/taiwan/tainan_tourist_information.htm (1693 words)

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		Earlier in Jul 2005, another woman in Hsinying City, Tainan County, was confirmed to be afflicted with cholera after touching and eating what might have been the contaminated food that she bought from a traditional market near her home.
		Tainan County and Tainan City, where Taiwan's 2 confirmed indigenous cholera cases surfaced in Jun and Jul 2005, have both seen a deterioration in sanitation conditions, said CDC division director Yang Kuo-hsi.
		Yang and his colleagues went to Tainan on Wednesday to determine the source of the 2nd case of indigenous cholera, a 78-year-old female resident of the southern city.
	www.promedmail.org /pls/promed/f?p=2400:1001:7442573359503700430::::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_ARCHIVE_NUMBER,F2400_P1001_USE_ARCHIVE:1001,20050708.1934,Y (2003 words)

	Tainan City Police Bureau - History
		The city is an ancient cultural city, flourishing a deep sense of culture with high standards of education and facilities.
		This city has an area of 175.645 square kilometers, a land that is composed of plains and next to the sea.
		This city is bounded by sea to the west, bordered to Tainan County to the north and east and neighbours to Kaohsiung County to the south.
	www.tncpi.gov.tw /e_indu_b01.asp (388 words)

	The China Post
		Ma Ying-jeou, mayor of Taipei City, began by speaking on the importance of the notion to build and operate digital capacities.
		In a city with more than 300 schools, it is ideal to have computers in classrooms where teachers can teach students how to use the Internet, and can use computers as a teaching aid.
		According to the mayor, although the city itself is older, its inhabitants are open-minded and are open to new ideas.
	www.chinapost.com.tw /p_detail.asp?id=85202&GRP=E&onNews= (653 words)

	CDNN Eco News :: Thar She Blows! Sperm Whale Explodes in Taiwan City Center
		TAINAN CITY, Taiwan (28 Jan 2004) -- A dead sperm whale being transported through Tainan City on its way to a research station suddenly exploded yesterday, splattering cars and shops with blood and guts.
		Certified by authorities as the largest beached whale on record in Taiwan, the 17-meter 50-ton carcass was being transported by a flat-bed trailer-truck to a special research location after National Cheng Kung University officials and security guards refused to allow the whale on campus.
		The whale was to be preserved and an autopsy performed at the "Shi-Tsao Natural Preserve" in Tainan County by a team of marine biologists and taxidermists.
	www.cdnn.info /eco/e040128/e040128.html (675 words)

	Tainan: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Called Taiwan or Taiwanfu, it remained the political center of the island until the transfer of government to Taipei in 1885, when the city was renamed Tainan.
		According to the abbot of a large...quiet gardens near the East District of Tainan City, the toxic vapors that floated in...11, Sheng-li Street, Yung-kang Village, Tainan County, Tel: (06) 237-5187), said that...
		A KMT Tainan city councilman who made an unsuccessful...nomination, for example, Shih Tai-sheng in Tainan City who was twice jailed for gangsterism...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/tainan.jsp (1468 words)

	City of Tainan and surrounding area, Taiwan, October 2004 Photo Gallery by Marla at pbase.com
		City of Tainan and surrounding area, Taiwan, October 2004 Photo Gallery by Marla at pbase.com
		City of Tainan and surrounding area, Taiwan, October 2004
		Tainan and the area around it are loaded with beautiful temples, some of the oldest in Taiwan.
	www.pbase.com /500fan/tainan (103 words)

	wfn.org \| Tainan City to Rename Park After Early Presbyterian Missionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		A movement led by city council member Li Wen-cheng is requesting that the park be renamed in honor of the Rev. Mr.
		Members of the council and representatives of several city departments gathered at Tainan Theological College on June 24th for an informal meeting to discuss how they might cooperate with the college in the future.
		The history of Tainan City since 1865 has often been intertwined with the early persons and institutions of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.
	www.wfn.org /2002/07/msg00046.html (309 words)

	Tainan on the rise! - SkyscraperCity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Tainan City is a real big city in Taiwan,and still increacsing in populations.
		Tainan City is the forth largest city in Taiwan,just followed Taipei City,Kaohsiung City and Taichung City.
		Nowadays,the populations of the city are increasing in large number in each year.Tainan city became the one of the most four active cities in Taiwan.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=174273 (291 words)

	Tainan Taiwan Jobs
		Tainan is also known for having the largest Christian population in Taiwan—about 10 percent of the city's population.
		Tainan is easily reached from all major cities in Taiwan by buses and trains.
		Tainan is the starting point for the South Cross-Island Highway to Taidung, which has spectacular scenery and is much less traveled than the Central Highway.
	www.jobmonkey.com /teaching/asia/html/tainan.html (389 words)

	News from Taiwan
		It is a modern, vibrant city with a wide range of public spaces, cultural centres, excellent transport systems, entertainment activities and wonderful national parks just outside the city to explore the hills and countryside.
		Tainan City Police Depart-ment's Criminal Investigation Corp Chief Liao Tsung-shan said that the two bullet cases found at the scene had been touched by many people so it would be difficult to identify a suspect's fingerprints.
		The intensity of yesterday's tremor measured 2 in Taipei City and 3 in Kaohsiung City and Taipei County.
	www.macfarlane-web.com /newsfromtaiwan.htm (11024 words)

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