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Created page with "==Notes== ''Takao'', ''Tancoia'', ''Tankoya'', former names of modern-day Køhioong, originates from the Makatao language of the local aboriginal tribe and translates as "bamboo forest". Founded near the end of the Ming Dynasty (Beeng-tiaau) in the 17th century, the village was known as ''Tvafkao'' in the Hoklo language (Høxlør-oe) spoken by most of the early immigrants. The Harnji for ''Tvafkao'' literally meant "to beat a dog". In 1895, Taiwan was ce..."