Hong Kong has a long coastline that is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. Many of them are well sheltered by mountains nearby,as Hong Kong is a mountainous place. As a result,large waves seldom appear at the bays,making them suitable for human swimming.
Chang Po-ya is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,a political party in Taiwan.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,Greece,from 13 to 29 August 2004. "Chinese Taipei" was the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events,including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used primarily due to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This also was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich for the last time as the "Republic of China". The ROC would not return to the Olympics until 1984 and under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to objections by the People's Republic of China over the political status of Taiwan.
Huxi Township (Chinese:湖西鄉;pinyin:HúxīXiāng;Wade–Giles:Hu2-hsi1 Hsiang1;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Ô͘-sai-hiong;Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:Fù-sî-hiông) is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores),Taiwan. It is located on the eastern part of the Penghu Main Island and is the largest township in Penghu County.
The Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team is the men's basketball team representing the Republic of China on Taiwan in international competitions,organised and run by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association. The team was known as Formosa prior to the implementation of the Nagoya Resolution in 1981.
The Chinese Taipei men's national tennis team represents Taiwan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Chinese Taipei Tennis Association.
Hey Girl was a Taiwanese girl group. Channel [V] held an audition for the show Blackie's Teenage Club (我愛黑澀會),a variety show that aims to create new female entertainers in Taiwan. At the end of 2005,Channel [V] picked nine members to represent the other girls. These nine members were Gui Gui,Ning Er,MeiMei,Apple,Hsiao Hsun,Ya Tou,Hsiao Man,Bae Tung Tung,and Ta Ya. Together,they are affectionately known as the Nine Beauties for short.
Hsu Tain-tsair is a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of Tainan City from 2001 to 2010. Born in Tainan County,Hsu got his PhD candidacy in economics in the United States,where he started participating in the independence movement of Taiwan. He was placed on the blacklist of Kuomintang and was not allowed to return to Taiwan until 1990.
Hsu Chi-chieh is a Taiwanese swimmer.
Nieh Pin-chieh is a Taiwanese swimmer,who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She represented the Chinese Taipei national team in two editions of the Olympic Games,competing in a sprint freestyle double.
Hsu Kuo-tung is a Taiwanese former swimmer,who specialized in individual medley events. Hsu competed only in the men's 400 m individual medley at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved a FINA B-cut of 4:35.33 from the National University Games in Taipei. He challenged four other swimmers in heat one,including Hong Kong's Alex Fong,who turned out into one of city's popular singers,and Tunisia's 16-year-old Oussama Mellouli,who later became an Olympic champion in long-distance freestyle (2008) and open water (2012). He opened up his race to register a fourth-place time of 4:42.78,finishing behind Mellouli by almost a full second,and Fong,the winner of his heat,by more than 13 seconds. Hsu failed to reach the top 8 final,as he placed forty-fourth overall in the prelims.
Hsu Shui-teh was a Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Examination Yuan from 1996 to 2002. He died of pneumonia on 31 March 2021,at the age of 89.
Hsu Chieh-yu is a Taiwanese-American tennis player.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 5 to 21 August 2016. "Chinese Taipei" is the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events,including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used due primarily to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This was also the region's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Hsu Yu-hsiu is a Taiwanese judge who served on the Council of Grand Justices from 2003 to 2011.
Binlang Islet is an islet located in Lieyu Township,Kinmen County (Quemoy),Taiwan (ROC). The islet can be seen from the shore near Lingshui Lake and from the shore near Shaxi Fort (沙溪堡) in the southwestern part of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) as well as from Siming District,Xiamen (Amoy),Fujian,China (PRC). The highest point on the islet is 47 m (154 ft) above sea level.
Lee Ching-hsiung is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1996,and again from 1999 to 2002. Lee then served on the Examination Yuan between 2002 and 2008.
