Citations:Hengchun

English citations of Hengchun

• 1903, James W. Davidson, “The Formosan Camphor Industry”, in The Island of Formosa Past and Present‎^[1], page 209:

  Even the influence and authority that had once existed, had now been practically lost. We are told of a village, Siehmali (Sha-mari), about five miles east of Hengchun, inhabited by savages who during the reign of Kienlung (1736-1796) shaved their heads, and became loyal subjects of the emperor.

• 1958 April, “Taiwan (Formosa)”, in Commercial Fisheries Review‎^[2], volume 20, number 4, Washington, D.C.: Fish and Wildlife Service, page 74:

  WHALING IN 1957 UNSUCCESSFUL: The 185-ton Japanese catcher that operated from Hengchun (southern tip of Taiwan) from March to April 1957 caught only 4 whales. A 375-ton catcher arrived at Hengchun in late December 1957 under the same Sino-Japanese cooperation arrangement. With this earlier start, the boat is expected to have a more successful season in 1958.

• 1982 September 12, “First national park: 'Hawaii of the Far East'”, in Free China Weekly‎^[3], volume XXIII, number 36, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

  Chialoshui is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Hengchun Peninsula 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) east of the town of Hengchun.

• 2022 August 6, Hui-ting Li, Frances Huang, “Vice president of weapons developer dies of heart attack”, in Focus Taiwan‎^[4], archived from the original on 06 August 2022, Society‎^[5]:

  The 57-year-old Ouyang was not breathing when he was found by his aide in his hotel room in Hengchun Township at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, and the aide immediately called local police for help, according to an NCSIST statement.