Beidou, Changhua
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Beidou Township (Chinese: 北斗鎮; pinyin: Běidǒu Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-táu-tìn) is a town in Changhua County, Taiwan. It is famous for ba-wan, a popular Taiwanese food item that was invented in the township.[citation needed] It is located in an alluvial plain in the southeast part of the county.
Gie-Ming Lin, the father of Jeremy Lin the New York Knicks basketball star, grew up in Beidou.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Sam Borden; Keith Bradsher (February 25, 2012). "Tight-Knit Family Shares Lin’s Achievement". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/sports/basketball/tight-knit-family-shares-lins-achievement.html?_r=1. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
Coordinates: 23°52′29″N 120°31′29″E / 23.8747°N 120.5248°E
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