Taiwan Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Complete the sentence about Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall with the correct year: Chiang's funeral was held in the main hall of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in ______.
  2. Complete the sentence about Fort San Domingo with the correct year: In ______, the Qing Government repaired the fort, and built a perimeter wall with four gates.
  3. Complete the sentence about Fort San Domingo with the correct year: From ______ onwards the fort was leased to the British government as its consulate, and a new two-storey building was built nearby a…
  4. Complete the sentence about Fort San Domingo with the correct year: In ______, the Spanish rebuilt the fort using stone and raised the walls' height to twenty feet or more.
  5. Complete the sentence about Chimei Museum with the correct year: The museum commissioned French artist Gilles Perrault in ______ to reproduce the Fountain of Apollo, same as the one in Palace of Versa…
  6. Complete the sentence about Chimei Museum with the correct year: The collection is noted for the Guarneri del Gesù "Ole Bull" violin of ______, which is believed to be the last work of the famed artis…
  7. Complete the sentence about Chimei Museum with the correct year: In ______, Yo-Yo Ma borrowed the Pawle Stradivarius cello for a concert in Taipei.
  8. Complete the sentence about Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung with the correct year: The new Confucius Temple was located in northwest corner of Lotus Pond; then, it was relocated and rebuilt in ______, located i…
  9. Complete the sentence about Fo Guang Shan with the correct year: Founded in ______ by Hsing Yun, the order promotes Humanistic Buddhism and is known for its efforts in the modernization of Chinese Bud…
  10. Complete the sentence about Fo Guang Shan with the correct year: In ______, Hsing Yun purchased more than 30 hectares in Dashu Township, Kaohsiung County as the site for the construction of a monaster…
  11. Complete the sentence about Fo Guang Shan with the correct year: In ______, Fo Guang Shan's iconic 36-metre tall statue of Amitābha Buddha was consecrated.
  12. Complete the sentence about Fo Guang Shan with the correct year: In ______, 15 years after its establishment, the Great Hero Hall was built.
  13. Complete the sentence about Fo Guang Shan with the correct year: In May ______, Hsing Yun announced that he would close the mountain gate of Fo Guang Shan to the general public.
  14. Complete the sentence about Wulai District with the correct year: On June 22, ______, President Chen Shui-bian visited a local school and hosted a graduation ceremony there.
  15. Complete the sentence about Beitou District with the correct year: Beginning in ______, Peitou and Shilin were administered by the newly formed Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau.
  16. Complete the sentence about Beitou District with the correct year: In ______, Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau underwent restructuring and Beitou District was placed under direct jurisdiction of Tai…
  17. Complete the sentence about Yangmingshan with the correct year: In ______, President Chiang Kai-shek renamed Grass Mountain to Yangmingshan to commemorate the Ming dynasty scholar Wang Yangming.
  18. Complete the sentence about Yangmingshan with the correct year: In ______, the then Taiwan Provincial Bureau of Public Works began to plan the Yangmingshan National Park.
  19. Complete the sentence with the correct year: Ciyou Temple, which was founded in ______, is one of the prominent landmarks in the area.
  20. Complete the sentence about Taipei Zoo with the correct year: Due to a need for expansion and for better conditions for the animals, the zoo was moved to its current site in Muzha on the southeastern…
  21. Complete the sentence about Taipei Zoo with the correct year: The zoo was badly hit during Typhoon Soudelor on 8 August ______ which caused NT$10 million of loss with additional NT$4 million in repara…
  22. Complete the sentence about Maokong with the correct year: The Maokong Gondola, a gondola lift system, started operations on 4 July ______.
  23. Complete the sentence about Cijin District with the correct year: Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in ______, this link was severed to create a second entry poi…
  24. Complete the sentence about Qingshui Cliff with the correct year: The depiction of Qingshui Cliff is featured in the newly issued passport of the People's Republic of China in ______, a move that trig…
  25. Complete the sentence about Hengchun with the correct year: The Qing viceroy Shen Baozhen noted the equitable climate during his ______ inspection of Taiwan Island, with the area's crops staying "gree…
  26. Complete the sentence about Hengchun with the correct year: When the island became its own province in ______, Hengchun County formed part of Tainan Prefecture.
  27. Complete the sentence about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with the correct year: In ______, it was ranked the best airport for its size in the Asia-Pacific region by Airports Council Internatio…
  28. Complete the sentence about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with the correct year: The other, Taipei Songshan Airport, is located within the city limits and served as Taipei's only international…
  29. Complete the sentence about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with the correct year: The remaining gates opened on 21 January ______ for China Airlines, making China Airlines the only airline to op…
  30. Complete the sentence about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with the correct year: The airport, originally planned as Taoyuan International Airport, bore the name of late President Chiang Kai-she…
  31. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Port with the correct year: In ______, the Qing Dynasty lost the Second Opium War to the French-British and signed the Treaties of Tianjin.
  32. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Port with the correct year: As one of the five ports, Takao Port had officially opened to the western traders since ______.
  33. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Port with the correct year: Afterward, the Qing's government ceded Taiwan to Japanese in ______ after losing First Sino-Japanese War.
  34. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Port with the correct year: The "second port" was built in ______ by breaking the land bridge between Siaogang and Cijin.
  35. Complete the sentence about Port of Keelung with the correct year: In ______, Port of Keelung was the 7th busiest cargo port in the world.
  36. Complete the sentence about Taipei Metro with the correct year: In ______, the Taipei City Government commissioned National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University to do a research and feasibility study on me…
  37. Complete the sentence about Taipei Metro with the correct year: The pre-______ plans would have retained the 3 ft 6 in gauge of the TRA lines and the rolling stock design would have conformed to TRA a…
  38. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Metro with the correct year: The Kaohsiung City Government undertook a feasibility study for constructing a rapid transit system in Kaohsiung in ______.
  39. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Metro with the correct year: In ______, approval was obtained to establish the Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau and planning of the rapid transit network…
  40. Complete the sentence about Kaohsiung Metro with the correct year: The Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau was officially established in ______, to coincide with the project's move into the final…
  41. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In November ______, the first trial runs began on the Red line.
  42. Complete the sentence about Taiwan Railway Administration with the correct year: The railway between Keelung and Hsinchu was completed during the Qing era in ______.
  43. Complete the sentence about Su-Hua Highway with the correct year: Nonetheless, it remained the main transport link between eastern and northern Taiwan, until the completion of the North-Link Line rail…
  44. Complete the sentence about Wanhua District with the correct year: Spellings used in English works circa ______ include Banka, Manka and Bang-kah.
  45. Complete the sentence about Wanhua District with the correct year: In ______, the two districts merged and formed Wanhua District.
  46. Complete the sentence about Xinyi District, Taipei with the correct year: In ______, Songshan District was split in two as part of a citywide reorganization.
  47. Which place completes this sentence about New Taipei City? New ______ City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan.
  48. Which place completes this sentence about New Taipei City? New ______ City was formerly known as Taipei County before its promotion to special municipality status in 2010.
  49. Which place completes this sentence about Taoyuan, Taiwan? Taoyuan International Airport, which serves the capital, ______ and the rest of northern Taiwan, is located in this city.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Taoyuan, Taiwan? In 1950, Taoyuan County was established by separating it from ______ County.
  51. Which place completes the sentence? Kagi was administered as part of ______ Prefecture from 1920 onwards.
  52. Which place completes this sentence about Tamsui District? In 1668, the Dutch left ______ after getting harassed by aboriginals from Tamsui.
  53. Which place completes this sentence about Taipei 101? Planning for ______ 101 began in July 1997 during Chen Shui-bian's term as Taipei mayor.
  54. Which place completes this sentence about Alishan National Scenic Area? The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, ______ County, Taiwan.
  55. Which place completes this sentence about Alishan National Scenic Area? In 2006, the ______ County Government and the Alishan Scenic Area Administration started a voting activity to select other sacre…
  56. Which place completes this sentence about Taroko National Park? The park spans ______ Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County and is located in Xiulin Township.
  57. Which place completes this sentence about Tamsui River? A major artificial distributary on the left bank of the Tamsui, the Erchong Floodway, was completed in 1984 as part of a flood control scheme fo…
  58. Which place completes this sentence about Kaoping River? The Qishan River tributary is diverted to fill Nanhua Reservoir, which provides nearly 90% of the water supply for ______ City.
  59. Which place completes this sentence about Keelung River? During the 1880s, the French general Jacques Duchesne fought the ______ campaign in the river basin, defeating the Chinese.
  60. Which place completes this sentence about Geography of Taiwan? On 4 March 2010 at about 01:20 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit southwestern Taiwan in the mountainous area of ______ County.
  61. Which place completes this sentence about Fo Guang Shan? The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery, is located in Dashu District, ______, and is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan.
  62. Which place completes this sentence about Fo Guang Shan? In 1967, Hsing Yun purchased more than 30 hectares in Dashu Township, ______ County as the site for the construction of a monastery.
  63. Which place completes this sentence about Shilin Night Market? The night market is located near the former location of a wharf on the ______ River.
  64. Which place completes this sentence about Cijin District? Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the…
  65. Which place completes this sentence about Hengchun? When the island became its own province in 1887, Hengchun County formed part of ______ Prefecture.
  66. Which place completes this sentence about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport? The airport, originally planned as ______ International Airport, bore the name of late President Chiang Kai-shek until 2…
  67. Which place completes this sentence about Port of Keelung? Following the defeat of the Japanese in the Second World War, the Japanese army retreated from Taiwan through the Port of ______.

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