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 ==Notes==
-*Used to be called {{tts|Toaxtwn}} (大墩); designated by the [[Zhengkog|Qing]] as capital of the island ({{tts|Taioaan-huo}}) in 1887. But things didn't work out; the capital was eventually moved to [[Taipag]].
+*The name 臺中 (''Taichū''; meaning "central Taiwan", hence ''Taitiofng'') was bestowed by the Japanese rulers after Taiwan was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895).
-*[[Tailaam]] had been the capital for over 200 years!
+*Was called 大墩 ({{tts|Toaxtwn}}) before being designated by the [[Zhengkog|Qing]] as capital of the island ({{tts|Taioaan-huo}}) in 1887. [[Tailaam]] had been the capital for the previous 200 years.
-*The Japanese changed the name to ''Taichū'' (臺中, meaning "central Taiwan", hence ''Taitiofng'') after Taiwan was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki of 1895.
+*Things didn't work out; the capital was eventually moved to [[Taipag]].
 [[Category:Taioaan ee tidhatchi]]