2010/05/20
About Taipei
Taipei is the capital city of Taiwan, and topographic is surrounded by mountains. The Danshui River is as the west boundary of Taipei city.
Because of the few plain area, the land use in both high tension and density way. It's a kind of multi-layers for people using the valuable land.
2010/05/19
The new 6 metropolitan areas of Taiwan since 2010
Based on the new Taiwanese President's policy, Taiwan is divided into new 6 main metropolitan areas. The major point of the policy is expected to balance the unfair development among different areas of Taiwan.
Besides Taipei city, there are 4 more direct-controlled municipalities distribute in different metropolitan areas. After 2010, the competition among cities became basing on a kind of city cooperation in different group, and each area can present the specific city character.
Where is Taiwan??
Taiwan is an island located in Pacific Ocean, and 120 km off the coast ofmainland China.
General Information of Taiwan:
Coordinates: 23°46’N 121°0’E
Area: 35,980km2; (the 38th island in the world)
Capital City: Taipei
Largest City: Taipei
Highest point: Yushan Mountain 3,952m (12,966 ft)
Population: 23,098,049(as of 2009)
Density: 668 /km2; (the 9th in the world)
GDP (PPP): 31,900 USD
Taiwan in the world
Taiwan in Asia
001-Introduction & Background / 2010-03-07
The introduction started in 3 main related perspectives which are "Historical", "Cultural", and "Social". It also present the senior veterans' general background.
Besides, according to the definition of Veterans Affairs commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (VAC), veterans who were born before 1934/12/31, and had already enlisted in the army in Mainland China are now called the senior veteran in Taiwan. The group has a population of 271,495, the statistics of 2009/12.
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Key words & Definition / 2010-02-18
Key Words:
Senior Veterans / Veterans / Cultural Potential / Social Resources / Social Values / Mainlanders / Locals / Positive policies / Social Welfare / Self-confidence / Self-value / Veterans Affairs commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (VAC)
Definition:
1. Senior Veterans:
According to the Definition of VAC, veterans who were born before 1934/12/31, and had already enlisted in the army in Mainland China. The group has a population of 271,495, the statistics of 2009/12.
2. Veterans:
According to the VAC’s standard, any national of ROC who has serviced in the military as an officer, a sergeant, or a soldier whose experiences had been accumulated totally more than 10 years. The group had a population of 471,306, the statistics of 2009/12.
3. Mainlander:
According to the general Taiwanese social definition, any national of ROC who was born in Mainland China and arrived in Taiwan after 1949 is called the mainlander.
4. Locals:
According to the general Taiwanese social definition, any national of ROC who arrived in Taiwan before 1949 is called the local.
5. Veterans Affairs commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (VAC):
A department of the Executive Yuan, R.O.C., was established on November 1, 1954, and in order to take care of the veterans who have contributed to the country and spent half of their life defending the country.
2010/05/18
Essay-Rethink the Value of Senior Veterans’ Cultural Potential of Today’s Taiwanese Society
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Essay Description-Redefine the Value of Veterans’ Cultural Potential in the Nowadays Society
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