Dadu, Taichung
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Dadu is a district in southwestern Taichung
, Taiwan
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Taichung
-Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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History
- The Yingpu cultureYingpu CultureThe Yingpu Culture was a late Neolithic culture centered around the central-west region of Taiwan. It was roughly distributed in the Taichung City, Changhua County, and Nantou County, especially in the mid-down streams of the Choshui River, Tatu River, and Tachia River.The type site is located at...
was a Late NeolithicNeolithicThe Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
culture in mid-Taiwan. - Dadu was the historical capital of the Kingdom of MiddagKingdom of MiddagThe Kingdom of Middag was a kingdom or supra-tribal alliance located in the central western plains of Taiwan. Such a historical regime was established by the Taiwanese aboriginal tribes of Papora, Babuza, Pazeh, and Hoanya; it had ruled as many as 27 villages , occupying parts of present-day...
which was established by the Taiwanese aboriginal tribes of Papora, Babuza, PazehPazeh peopleThe Pazeh people, including the Kaxabu, are the descendants of the Tsouic Pazeh speaking indigenous people from the central Taiwanese areas of Taichung and Miaoli...
, and HoanyaHoanyaThe Hoanya are a Taiwanese aboriginal people who live primarily in Changhua county, Chiayi city, Nantou county, and near Tainan City.Their language, Hoanya, is now extinct.- References :...
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