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	Tainan City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tainan was established as the ancient capital of Taiwan in 1661 by Koxinga after he took over the island from Dutch colonial rule.
		Tainan is known as the city with the most Buddhist and/or Taoist temples on the island of Taiwan.
		It is surrounded on north and east by Tainan County and South China Sea to the west and south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tainan (281 words)

	AllRefer.com - Tainan (Taiwan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Tainan or T'ai-nan[both: tI´nAn´] Pronunciation Key, city (1994 pop.
		Settled in 1590, Tainan is the oldest city of Taiwan.
		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.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tainan.html (240 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)

	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.
		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.
		This temple is dedicated to Chi Niang-ma, the Seven Maids, who are viewed as protectors of children; it is to this temple, therefore, that the young folk of Tainan come for their coming-of-age ceremony at the age of 16.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/taiwan/tainan_tourist_information.htm (1693 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.
		Tainan is also famous for its snacks with a great variety of delicacies namely "Du Xiao Yue Noodle in Soup", "Finless Eel Stewed with Noodle", "Carp Fish Porridge", "Vegetable Glutinous Rice Dumblings" etc. Doubtlessly the visitors will have the great appetite to enjoy all the delicacies to their heart content.
	www.orientaltravel.com /province/city/Tainan_City.htm (287 words)

	Tainan - Taiwan
		Tainan, which stretches across the Chianan (Chiayi-Tainan) Plateau from the mountains to the sea, has seen rapid commercial growth in recent years.
		The arrival of the Tainan Science Park and the southern branch of the Industrial Technology Research Institute is expected to breathe new life into the economic structure.
		Historically, Tainan was not only the first city developed in Taiwan, but was also the birthplace of Taiwanese industry, with such key industries as agriculture, fishery, salt, and sugar tracing their roots in Taiwan to Tainan.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/taiwan/tainan-c.htm (370 words)

	Travel in Tainan - Taiwan - Asia - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		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)

	Tainan - Wikitravel
		Tainan (台南) is a city in south west Taiwan.
		Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and was the capital during imperial times.
		Tainan is often known as "the City of Snacks" (小吃城).
	wikitravel.org /en/Tainan (420 words)

	US/LEAP: Tainan Background; 4-02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tainan legally recognizes both leaders as their employees, although the plant pays their salaries at the entrance and does not allow them to return to work.
		Both leader return to Tainan on December 10 and new agreements are reached allowing for a better dialogue between the workers and Tainan.
		Tainan would be one of the first to do this in El Salvador's maquila sector.
	www.usleap.org /Maquilas/Salvador/TainanBackground.html (663 words)

	Travel in Tainan - Taiwan - Asia - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		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.
		Nowadays, Tainan is the fourth largest city of Taiwan.
	www.asiatravelling.net /taiwan/tainan/tainan_history.htm (305 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 (373 words)

	Taiwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following the fall of the Ming dynasty, Cheng retreated to Taiwan as a self-styled Ming loyalist, and established the Kingdom of Tungning (1662–1683).
		Cheng establishing his capital at Tainan and he and his heirs continued to launch raids on the east coast of mainland China well into the Qing dynasty, in an attempt to recover the mainland.
		On May 25, 1895, the Republic of Taiwan was formed with a dynastic name of "Forever Qing" and with capital at Tainan, to resist impending Japanese rule.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taiwan (4181 words)

	Nov 1999, Tainan, harsh conditions for Adidas and Nike workers
		Tainan Enterprises Indonesia (Tainan) is based in Nusantara, an export processing zone (EPZ) north of Jakarta.
		At Tainan, overtime is obligatory, which is a violation of Indonesian law.
		At Tainan, women workers are required to roll up their skirts or trousers above their knees before they go home, even if they wear a "jilbab" (Muslim women's outfit).
	www.cleanclothes.org /companies/tainan99-11.htm (711 words)

	Campaign for Labor Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On April 26th the management of the Tainan factory in El Salvador announced in an article in the local newspapers that the workers who have been suspended due to lack of work in the plant since the beginning of April would NOT be returning to work and that their suspensions are in fact firings.
		Along with the announcement of closure, Tainan began to dismantle machinery in the factory and initiated the legal process of dissolving the company, but the Labor Ministry of El Salvador denied permission for dissolution until all the workers have accepted their severance benefits.
		Tainan told the delegation that the factory would only be closed temporarily and that the company would rehire the workers once production resumed.
	www.campaignforlaborrights.org /alerts/2002/stopunionbustinginelsalvador.html (1440 words)

	eTaiwanNews.com/Sperm whale explodes in Tainan City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		National Cheng Kung University marine biologist, professor Wang Chien-ping, was on the scene and said he had he instructed the truck driver to move the carcass so the whale could be used for educational purposes and an autopsy could be done.
	etaiwannews.com /Taiwan/2004/01/27/1075168255.htm (634 words)

	US/LEAP: Tainan Enterprises Fact Sheet; 6-10-02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tainan Enterprises stated that both factories in El Salvador are suspending operations due to financial losses and lack of orders, however, the suspensions would only be temporary.
		Instead of agreeing to negotiate with the union, on April 26th the management of Tainan announced that the workers who had been suspended due to lack of work in the plant would not be returning to work, that the suspensions are in fact firings, and the factories were closing.
		In response to the inaction of Tainan Enterprises in the face of the demand to reopen the factory in El Salvador and respect the rights of the union there to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement, STIT is calling for an international day of action against Tainan Enterprises on June 13th (June 12th for Taiwan).
	www.usleap.org /Maquilas/Salvador/TainanFactSheet6-10-02.html (916 words)

	Tainan Air Base - Taiwan
		As of the late 1990s, the longest runway at Tainan was reportedly 10,007 feet long.
		After the government relocation, besides appointing Shangshan as international airport, Tainan was also designated as the auxiliary airport.
		The operation management of Tainan Airport in the past had been run by airlines until CAA formed the waiting room in 1975.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/taiwan/tainan.htm (599 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.
		While Tainan's many temples provide the focal point of this cultural excursion, Pi also takes time to show her guests a beautiful Chinese garden and let them enjoy some of Taiwan's specialty foods.
		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)

	Tainan
		The Northern Taiwanauthorities are especially determined to protect the scenic beauty and delicate ecological balance of Tainan’s tropical coastline.
		While Tainan is Taiwan’s most socially progressive city, it is also its most traditional.
		Tainan’s residents believe that their behaviour is reported to the emperors of heaven and hell by Cheng Huang, the city deity.
	www.regit.com /regitour/taiwan/intplace/tainan.htm (915 words)

	Aug 2002, Tainan campaign suspended
		Tainan then began to dismantle machinery in the factory and initiated the legal process of dissolving the company.
		Tainan El Salvador closed at the end of April just after the union applied for the legal right for a collective bargaining agreement at the plant.
		STIT is demanding that Tainan Enterprises reopen the plant and respect the union's request to negotiate a contract.
	www.cleanclothes.org /urgent/02-08-13.htm (795 words)

	Thar she blows! Dead whale explodes - Environment - MSNBC.com
		Blood and guts litter this street in Tainan, Taiwan, after decomposing organs in the sperm whale in background caused it to explode.
		TAIPEI - Residents of Tainan learned a lesson in whale biology after the decomposing remains of a 60-ton sperm whale exploded on a busy street, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours.
		Researchers at the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan said enough of the whale remained to allow for an examination by marine biologists.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4096586 (361 words)

	Living in Tainan
		The major hangout for English teachers in Tainan is The Green House (Fu Chien Road, #21, Sec.
		Tainan has twelve movie theatres, so you are always likely to find something worth watching.
		There are two new state of the art places to exercise in central Tainan: Muscle Asia Gym (Chung Shan Road, #166, 11F.
	www.geocities.com /allhou/tainanscene.htm (2115 words)

	Campaign for Labor Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		STIT, the union at the Tainan factory in El Salvador, is calling for an international day of action against Tainan Enterprises on June 13th (which is June 12th in Taiwan).
		Tainan Enterprises is a Taiwanese-based company that closed its factory in El Salvador at the end of April just as the union there submitted its application for legal bargaining rights for a contract.
		Tainan Enterprises has factories in Cambodia, Indonesia, Taiwan, and China that are running at full capacity, yet Tainan Enterprises says it doesn't have any orders for its factory in El Salvador and must close the factory down.
	www.campaignforlaborrights.org /alerts/2002/stopunionbustingatanntaylorfactoryinternationalcall.html (1352 words)

	Taiwan Hotels - Hotel Tainan Taiwan
		Tainan Hotel The hotel is an ideal place for business travelers, with luxury guest rooms, apartments and offices, unique restaurants, spacious and elegant banquet halls and complete health and recreational facilities.
		Each of their 152 air-conditioned rooms is fully equipped with international direct dialing, satellite TV, radio, refrigerator, in-room bathroom facilities, dryer, thermos bottle, tea bags, mineral water, coat hanger and stationary clip.
		The Meeting Rooms with a capacity of 300 persons are on the 7th floor, serving for meeting, speech, educational training, and exhibition.
	www.southtravels.com /asia/taiwan/hoteltainan (217 words)

	Weather Tainan Tw-Afb Weather Forecast - Find Local Tainan Tw-Afb Weather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	www.findlocalweather.com /forecast.php?icao=RCNN (466 words)

	Tainan 2000-07 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ever since I was little, Tainan has held a very special place in my heart.
		Not only because it was where my grandparents lived but because of all the wonderful times I had there.
		Going to Tainan during summer breaks meant not only lots of carefree fun (except when I was passing by the local ice cream shop where running up a tab is not an option...).
	www.cjas.org /~mlu/2000-07Tainan.htm (165 words)

	Trip Report - Tainan: In Search of Rarities
		This is a single day Pi-Li birding trip to Tainan County in southern Taiwan in search of the following rarities: Black-faced Spoonbills, Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, Cotton Pygmy Goose, Caspian Terns, Greater Spotted Eagle, and Black Storks.
		These Jacanas are severely endangered in Taiwan with a population of less than 50 individuals remaining in the ponds of Tainan County, plus a few migratory individuals.
		A plan to establish a sanctuary for these birds has been proposed, but so has a construction plan for a highway to cut right through the vital breeding areas.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/9003/Tainan.htm (893 words)

	Tainan on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Management of Tainan Prison: how a mega-prison is governed in Taiwan.
		Members of a local band hired to play for a funeral light a cigarette afte the ceremony in Tainan County.
		Tiwenz Group Agrees to Acquire 100% of Tainan Group (USA) And Issue Share-Dividend to Its Shareholders.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Tainan.asp (714 words)

	Tainan Air Base
		I am involved in a project to recreate the Tainan Air Base as it appeared just prior to the outbreak of hostilities (circa 1940) and I'm looking for some info and/or resources.
		There are many - perhaps hundreds - of aerial photos of Tainan AB in World War II records held in the Cartographic and Architectural Branch of the U.S. National Archives in Washington.
		Some of these date from 1942-43, but most of them would be from 1944 to the end of the war.
	www.j-aircraft.com /faq/tainan.htm (358 words)

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