Taiwan (disambiguation)
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Taiwan, officially Republic of China
(ROC), is a sovereign state
in East Asia, now mostly composed of island of Taiwan
.
Taiwan, or Tai Wan, may also refer to:
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(ROC), is a sovereign state
Sovereign state
A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...
in East Asia, now mostly composed of island of 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...
.
Taiwan, or Tai Wan, may also refer to:
Taiwan
- TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , 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...
, the island in East Asia, historically also known as Formosa - Republic of ChinaRepublic of ChinaThe Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(ROC), the state governing the island of Taiwan, also known as "Taiwan".- Free Area of the Republic of ChinaFree Area of the Republic of ChinaThe Free area of the Republic of China is a legal and political description referring to the territories under the control of the government of Republic of China , consisting of the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and some minor islands...
, the geopolitical area which refers to the area governed by the Republic of China. - Taiwan ProvinceTaiwan ProvinceTaiwan Province is one of the two administrative divisions referred to as provinces and is controlled by the Republic of China . The province covers approximately 73% of the territory controlled by the Republic of China...
, an administrative division of the ROC.
- Free Area of the Republic of China
- "Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
", the name used by the ROC in some international events or organizations such as the Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
or the World Health Organization in order to particpate and avoid conflict with ChinaPolitical status of TaiwanThe controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China , become unified with the territories now governed by the People's Republic of China , or formally declare...
. - Tainan City, historically named "Taiwan Prefecture" or "Taiwan-fu" in the 19th century
- Republic of FormosaRepublic of FormosaThe Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing Dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its invasion and occupation by Japanese troops...
, the short-lived republic that existed in Taiwan in 1895 - Republic of Taiwan, the proposed state
- Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China, the theoretical province claimed, but never controlled, by the People's Republic of China
- Ilha Formosa: Requiem for the Formosan Martyrs, a musical composition by Tyzen HsiaoTyzen HsiaoTyzen Hsiao is a Taiwanese composer of the neo-Romantic school. Many of his vocal works set poems written in Taiwanese, the mother tongue of the majority of the island's residents. His compositions stand as a musical manifestation of the Taiwanese literature movement that revitalized the island's...
Hong Kong
Tai Wan (大灣; lit. "Big Bay" or 大環) is the name or part of the name of several places in Hong Kong, including:- Tai Wan, Hung Hom, an area in Hung Hom, which includes Tai Wan RoadTai Wan RoadTai Wan Road is a road in Tai Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It starts from Ma Tau Wai Road to Dyer Avenue. Since 2nd June 1922, the official Chinese name was 大灣道, but it was mistaken as 大環道 on road signs and people got used to the wrong name even since...
- Tai Wan, Sai Kung, a beach and village at Tai Long WanTai Long Wan, Sai KungTai Long Wan is a bay on the east coast of the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong.There are four beaches along the bay: Sai Wan , also called Tai Long Sai Wan, Ham Tin Wan , Tai Wan and Tung Wan .Tai Long Wan is considered one of the most beautiful places in Hong Kong...
, Sai Kung - Tai Wan, Po Toi, a bay and village in Po Toi
- Tai Wan, Nam Chung, a village in Nam Chung
- Tai Wan, Kuk Po, a bay in Kuk Po
- Tai Wan, Port Island, a bay in Port Island
- Tai Wan Tsuen, a village in Sai Kung