Taichung - Taichung

A city in the mid-west of Taiwan. Located in the center of the Taichung Basin. Population 965,790 (2000). Formerly known as Dadun (Tun). Taiwan County was established in 1887, and renamed Taichung in 1896 after it became a Japanese territory. The climate is warm, with an average annual temperature of 22°C, and the temperature difference between summer and winter is only 10°C, making it a place of perpetual spring. The city is neat and tidy like a lattice, with the Lu River and Yan River flowing through it. There are three comprehensive universities, three single-discipline universities, and seven junior colleges, making it a tranquil cultural city. The Taiwan Provincial Advisory Council is located in Wufeng, 10 kilometers southeast of the city, and the Taiwan Provincial Government is located in Zhongxingxincun, 23 kilometers away, so it is adjacent to the center of provincial administration. The famous tourist spot Sun Moon Lake is also located 80 kilometers southeast in the mountains. The surrounding rural areas are rich, producing rice, sugar cane, bananas, pineapples, and citrus fruits. In recent years, commercial and industrial development has been remarkable, with the opening of the Taichung Export Processing Zone in Tanzi, a northern suburb, and the completion of the Taichung (International) Port in Wuqi, 20 kilometers to the west, and Taichung is transforming into an industrial city.

[Yoo Jin Kyung]

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台湾中西部の都市。台中盆地の中央に位置する。人口96万5790（2000）。旧称大墩(だいとん)（屯(とん)）。1887年に台湾県が設けられ、日本領となった後の96年に台中と改称した。気候は温暖で年平均気温22℃、夏冬の温度差がわずか10℃で常春の地である。市街は格子のごとく整然とし、緑川、柳川が市中を流れる。総合大学、単科大学が各3校、短大が7校あり、落ち着いた文化都市でもある。市の南東10キロメートルの霧峰に台湾省諮議会、23キロメートルの中興新村に台湾省政府があり、省政の中心地に隣接している。また南東80キロメートルの山中に有名な観光地日月潭(じつげつたん)がある。周辺の農村は豊かで、米、サトウキビのほか、バナナ、パイナップル、柑橘(かんきつ)類の産地である。近年、商工業の発展が著しく、北部郊外の潭子に台中輸出加工区が開設され、西20キロメートルの梧棲(ごせい)に台中（国際）港が完成するなど、台中は産業都市に向けて変容しつつある。

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