The Taiping Mountain Forest Railway (Chinese: 太平山森林鐵路; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thài-pîng-soaⁿ Sim-lîm Thih-lō͘), also known as Bongbong Train (Chinese: 蹦蹦車; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...
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is one of Taiwan's three major forest recreation areas. At 1,950 meters (6,397 feet) above sea level, Taiping Mountain has nurtured an environment rich...
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starting with effect of October 2017. 太平山森林鐵路 [Taiping Mountain Forest Railway]. Executive Yuan COA Forest Service. Archived from the original on 1 December...
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Rail transport in Taiwan (redirect from Railway of Taiwan)
The Luodong Forest Railway and Taiping Mountain Forest Railway were interconnected to transport the harvested lumber from Taiping Mountain to Luodong,...
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established by the Taiping Mountain logging business. In 1916, the Japanese government established the Giran Branch Office of the Forest Administration Bureau...
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Pingtung City (section Taiwan Railways Administration)
Qingxi, Renai, Renyi, Ruiguang, Sanshan, Shengfeng, Shengli, Siwen, Taian, Taiping, Tanqi, Wannian, Weixin, Wenming, Wumiao, Xingle, Xinhe, Xinsheng, Xinxing...
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third largest district by area in Taichung City after Heping District and Taiping District. A majority of the residents are Hakka, making it an enclave in...
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Nanjing (category National Forest Cities in China)
during the Chinese Civil War. The city also served as the seat of the rebel Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1853–64) and the Japanese puppet regime of Wang Jingwei...
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Dabie Mountains. Dabeishan International Forest Park website (with many photographs), in Chinese. Huanggang Government website page on Dabie Mountains (in...
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especially in two national parks—Taiping National Forest Park and Zhuque National Forest Park, which offer a great view of mountains and waterfalls. It is also...
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but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping Rebellion. A modern, full-size replica of it now exists in Nanjing. In...
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River to Greentown. In 1937, Ipoh was made the capital of Perak, replacing Taiping. Ipoh was invaded by the Japanese on 15 December 1941. In March 1942, the...
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millions of people died, especially in the White Lotus Rebellion, the failed Taiping Rebellion that ravaged southern China in the 1850s and 1860s and the Dungan...
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revolt in 1831 was followed by the Jintian Uprising, the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion, in January 1851 and the Da Cheng Rebellion in April 1854. The...
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Teahouse as a base of operations for several days in 1842. During the Taiping Rebellion, the Small Swords Society ran its headquarters in the Dianchun...
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privileges, extraterritoriality and treaty ports under their control. The Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) and the Dungan Revolt (1862–1877) in western China...
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Chengdu (category National Forest Cities in China)
provided in the 10th-century geographical work Universal Geography of the Taiping Era, which states that the ninth king of Shu's Kaiming dynasty named his...
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per year by 2020 and 51 million by 2030. Major airports include Harbin Taiping International Airport, Qiqihar Airport, Mudanjiang Airport, Jiamusi Airport...
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Malaysia, the Philippines, and Brunei. Spratly Island Flat Island (Spratly) Taiping Island James Shoal (southernmost point) Loaita Island Namyit Island Nanshan...
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development of Taiwan's forest resources on Taiping and Pa-hsien Mountains, as well as construction on the Yilan and Pingtung railway lines. He entered the...
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Sifangcheng does not have its roof anymore, as it was destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion. Recently, Chinese engineers have conducted research in regard...
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and was restored after 1949, with the southern 'mountain' added in 1960. On the grounds is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum. Entrance to Zhan...
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capital, moving southwards from Thailand. The following day they went on to Taiping, leaving destruction and heavy casualties in their wake. The British forces...
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Ningbo (category National Forest Cities in China)
city in the Battle of Ningpo on 10 March 1842. In 1861, the forces of the Taiping Kingdom took the city relatively unopposed as the defending garrison and...
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(Chinese: 寨塘村) in the town of Fulin [zh], Yun'an District, and the towns of Taiping [zh], Luoping [zh], Chuanbu [zh], and Liangtang [zh] in Luoding. Speakers...
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Shenyang (category National Forest Cities in China)
Meteorite Mountain Forest Park (陨石山森林公园), located in the southeast of Shenyang in Hunnan District. The biggest meteorite lies on the Huashitai Mountain of Lixiang...
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evergreen forests, South China Sea Islands, South Taiwan monsoon rain forests, and Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests. The eastern mountains are heavily...
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