Taitiofng Chi: Difference between revisions

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*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]].
*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]].
*[[Tailaam]] had been the capital for over 200 years!
*[[Tailaam]] had been the capital for over 200 years!
*After China lost the Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Taiwan was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki...that's when they changed the name to ''Taichū'' (臺中, meaning "central Taiwan"), hence ''Taitiofng''.
*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.


[[Category:Taioaan ee tidhatchi]]
[[Category:Taioaan ee tidhatchi]]
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