Pangkiøo Khw

Pangkiøo 🔊 (Banciao/Banqiao District)

Name origin

The city's old name was Pangkiøo 🔊 (枋橋; l. timbered bridge), which dates back to the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796 AD).
A wooden bridge (locally called Pangkiøthaau 🔊; 枋橋頭) 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 Itabashi (Jidguo: 板橋 ; Pafnkiøo 🔊; l. planked bridge).
The newer name is still used today, but is called "Banqiao" in Mandarin.
In Taiwanese, the old name Pangkiøo 🔊 is still the norm.