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Pangkiøo 🔊 (Pafng+kiQo; 板橋; Banciao/Banqiao District)

The city's old name was 枋橋 (Pangkiøo; l. timbered bridge), which dates back to the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796 AD).
A wooden bridge was built for pedestrians to cross a brook located in the west of today's Banqiao.
In 1920, the Japanese government modified the name to 板橋 (Pafnkiøo 🔊; l. planked bridge), which is read "Itabashi" in Japanese.
The newer name is still used today, but is called "Banqiao" in Mandarin.
In Taiwanese Hokkien, the old name Pangkiøo 🔊 is still the norm.

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 == Name origin ==
-The city's old name was "Pang-kio" (枋橋, Pangkiøo, l. timbered bridge), which dates back to the [[Zhefng|Qing Dynasty]] during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796 AD). A wooden bridge was built for pedestrians to cross a brook located in the west of today's Banqiao. In 1920, the Japanese government modified the name (Pafnkiøo; parn+kiQo; [[wikt:板橋|板橋]]; l. planked bridge), which is read "Itabashi" in Japanese. The same name is still used today, but is called "Banqiao" in [[Mandarin]]. However, in [[Taiwanese Hokkien]], the old name "Pangkiøo" is still the norm.
+*The city's old name was 枋橋 (Pangkiøo; l. timbered bridge), which dates back to the [[Zhefng|Qing Dynasty]] during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796 AD).
+*A wooden bridge was built for pedestrians to cross a brook located in the west of today's Banqiao.
+*In 1920, the Japanese government modified the name to [[wikt:板橋|板橋]] ({{tts|Pafnkiøo}}; l. planked bridge), which is read "Itabashi" in Japanese.
+*The newer name is still used today, but is called "Banqiao" in [[Mandarin]].
+*In [[Taiwanese Hokkien]], the old name {{tts|Pangkiøo}} is still the norm.
 [[Category:Sinpakchi]]
 [[Category:源自日本統治的台灣地名]]