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This Closing Ceremony preceded the famous "9 day trip down South" which took all 1,200 study tour participants, in 4 separate groups, on a bus tour around the entire island of Taiwan to see the major scenic areas. These scenic attractions included Taroko National Park, Sun Moon Lake, Kenting National Park, and Sanxiantai, among others. The end ...
Asia. 5. The Fantasy Tour was held in support of Chou's debut studio album, Fantasy (2000). 2002–2004. The One World Tour. September 28, 2002 – January 3, 2004. Asia and North America. 16. The One World Tour spanned 16 shows in Taiwan, China, United States, Singapore, Canada, Malaysia and Thailand.
It took about 50 days for the bus to reach Calcutta from London. The voyage was over 10,000 miles (16,000 km) one way and 20,300 miles (32,700 km) for the round trip. It was in service until 1976. [ 5] The cost of the trip one-way was £ 85 in 1957 (equivalent to £2,589 in 2023) and £ 145 in 1973 (equivalent to £2,215 in 2023).
In a 1973 Northern Ireland referendum, voters in Northern Ireland were asked to decide if they wanted to remain in the United Kingdom or to leave and join with the Republic of Ireland. They voted in favour of the United Kingdom by 98.9% to 1.1%, although Irish Nationalists boycotted the vote. [14] Scotland: 18 September: 2014
November. The Qing dynasty conquers Xiamen and Kinmen Island [24] 1664. July. The Dutch occupy Keelung [25] September. Qing commander Shi Lang leads a fleet of warships to invade Taiwan but is turned back by bad weather [25] Chinese population in Taiwan rises to 50,000 [26] 1665.
Hokkien POJ. Siang-si̍p-chiat. The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day, is a public holiday on 10 October, now held annually as national day in the Republic of China (ROC, commonly referred to as Taiwan). It commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 which ...
United Kingdom Nigeria: purchased his freedom, helped found the Sons of Africa, and wrote the influential The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano depicting the horrors of the slave trade Jeremy Bentham: 1748 1832 United Kingdom: British philosopher, writer, and teacher on civil rights, inspiration Olympe de Gouges: 1748 1793 France
Date. August 2–3, 2022. ( 2022-08-02 – 2022-08-03) Location. Taipei, Taiwan. United States politician Nancy Pelosi, while serving as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Taiwan ( officially the Republic of China) on August 2, 2022. A delegation of five Democratic Party members of the House accompanied Pelosi on the visit.