Port of Keelung
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The Port of Keelung (traditional Chinese: 基隆港; Tongyong Pinyin: Jilóng Gǎng; Hanyu Pinyin: Jīlóng gǎng; Wade-Giles: Chi-lung-kang; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ke-lâng-gāng), also refers to Keelung Harbor, located in the vicinity of Keelung City, Taiwan. It is operated by the Keelung Harbor Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Republic of China.
[edit] History
The Treaties of Tianjin of 1860 specified Tamsui as an open port. The Port of Keelung opened the following year.In Japanese colonial period, Governor-General of Taiwan started the development of Keelung Harbor. By the early and middle 20th century, it was the largest port of Taiwan at the time.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Keelung Harbor Bureau
- Keelung Customs Office(in English)
Coordinates: 25°07′52″N 121°44′35″E / 25.131°N 121.743°E
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