Sumida is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City.
Taoyuan District is a district of Taoyuan City in northwestern Taiwan. Formerly a county-administered city also known as Taoyuan City (桃園市) before 2014, when the former Taoyuan County was elevated to a special municipality which is now known as Taoyuan City. The municipal seat of Taoyuan City is situated within the district. It is the most populous district among the 13 districts of Taoyuan City, and the second most populous among the districts of Taiwan, with the most populous being Banqiao District in New Taipei City.
Tarama is a village located in Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of Tarama Island and Minna Island between Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island.
McMug is an anthropomorphic pig cartoon character from Hong Kong featured in comic strips, TV shows, and films. McMug first appeared in 1988, as the central character of a comic strip printed in the Ming Pao weekly magazine. McMug is drawn by cartoonist Alice Mak (麥家碧), with stories written by Brian Tse (謝立文).
Taoyuan is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal government and which, along with Zhongli District, forms a large metropolitan area. Taoyuan developed from a satellite city of Taipei metropolitan area to become the fourth-largest metropolitan area, and fifth-largest populated city in Taiwan. "Taoyuan" literally means "peach garden" in Chinese, since the area used to have many peach trees. Formerly a county, Taoyuan became the latest new founding special municipality in 2014.
Heng Fa Chuen is a private housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, jointly developed by MTR Corporation and Heng Fa Chuen Development. It is located on the waterfront and offers views of the Tathong Channel. Heng Fa Chuen lies within the Eastern District.
Our Love is the 26th CD by the Cantopop duo Twins and is their third greatest hits album. The album was released in February 2007 to celebrate 6 years since the group formed. It consists of 3 discs; a total of 52 songs, most of which were chart-topping hits.
The National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine is a Martyrs Shrine in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, dedicated to the war dead of the Republic of China.
Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management is a private junior college in Longtan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. As a junior college approved by Ministry of Education, it offers two-year curriculum for vocational high school graduates and five-year curriculum for junior high school graduates. Upon successful completion of the study, students receive associate degrees. In addition, it provides two-year vocational training for workers.
Qin Zhihui, also known under the pseudonym Qin Huohuo, is an internet celebrity infamous as a rumormonger. He has been accused of fabricating and spreading rumors online via the Sina Weibo microblogging website.
Hou Yu-ih is a Taiwanese politician and former police officer. He has been the incumbent mayor of New Taipei since 25 December 2018. Previously, he served as Director-General of the National Police Agency from 2006 to 2008 and as acting mayor of New Taipei City from October 2015 to January 2016. He was the Kuomintang's official candidate for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential elections. He first joined the party during the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek.
The 2016 Taoyuan bus fire occurred on the ROC National Road No. 2, in the 2nd Taoyuan City Great Park section. The bus that was involved was carrying Chinese tourists. At 12:57 on July 19, 2016, on State Road at the 2nd West Park section, a bus operated by Red Coral Bus Team, with the license plate number 197-EE, having driven to within 4.2 km of Taoyuan airport, suddenly became on fire and started burning. The bus continued forwards for 2.9 km until it collided with a guardrail on the left side. After the driver swerved the bus to the right, it then collided with the right guardrail, after which tourists on the bus from Dalian walked to the back door to escape, but the door was jammed by the guardrail broken in the crash and could only open 10 cm wide, making escape impossible. Afterwards, a gravel truck driver saw the fire and quickly notified a policeman surnamed Lin. Together, they attempted a rescue by breaking the bus windows but were not successful, and eventually the entire bus was consumed by the blaze, causing all 26 passengers to die. This was the most serious bus accident in Taiwan that occurred in 2016, and also the most serious one since the 2010 Suhua Highway bus accident. BBC, The Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, NHK, Yomiuri Shimbun, CNN, the Daily Mirror, and various international media have made reports. An investigation by the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office found out that the bus driver had purposefully crashed after dousing the bus with gasoline and lighting it on fire.
Sun Lü, courtesy name Zizhi, was a noble and military general of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu.
Hou Chi-jan is a Taiwanese director and writer. His works are often related to historical memories.
Global Mall Taoyuan A8 is a shopping mall located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan that opened in November 2015. With a total floor area of 9,300 m2 (100,000 sq ft), the mall is located inside the building that houses Chang Gung Memorial Hospital metro station.
The 2021–22 Taoyuan Leopards season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the T1 League, its 1st in Taoyuan City. The Leopards were coached by Wang Chih-Chun in his first year as head coach, with Su Yi-Chieh as their general manager. On April 10, 2022, the Leopards announced that Wang Chih-Chun resigned from head coach, and named Su Yi-Chieh as their interim head coach. On May 16, the Leopards announced Liu Chia-Fa, the skills consultant of the Taoyuan Leopards, as their new head coach.
The Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center is a branch of Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, located in Dayuan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Its location is in close proximity to Linghang metro station. Construction of the art center began in September 2017 and it started trial operations on 22 October 2021.
The 2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season was the franchise's 2nd season, its second season in the T1 League, its 2nd in Taoyuan City. The Leopards were coached by Liu Chia-Fa in his second year as head coach, with Su Yi-Chieh as their general manager. On December 19, 2022, Su Yi-Chieh announced that he resigned from general manager. On December 21, the Leopards named Chang Chien-Wei, the chief executive officer of the Taoyuan Leopards, as their interim general manager. On March 24, 2023, the Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and John Bennett as their new head coach.
Changhua BLL is a professional basketball team based in Changhua, Taiwan. They have been part of the Super Basketball League since 2023.
Martyrs' shrines or hero shrines are religious buildings used in Chinese hero cults. They are a kind of Ci Shrine, which is a separate building built to praise the spirit of loyalty and righteousness, and to memorialize the martyrs who died for the country. In addition to shrines dedicated to martyrs and loyal subjects, some of them are converted from other buildings, such as Shinto shrines. Since Confucianism advocates the virtues of loyalty and righteousness, the construction of the Temple not only commemorates and enshrines the martyrs who were martyred in the country, but also serves the purpose of moral education.
