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Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is an island located in the Western Pacific and East Asia with a tropical climate, annual typhoons and occasional earthquakes. It is governed as Taiwan Province under the Republic of China (ROC), along with the islands of Pescadores Islands, Orchid Island, Green Island, Taiping Island and Pratas Islands.

The islands of Quemoy and Matsu Islands are administered under a separate Fukien Province by the ROC government. Although Taipei City and Kaohsiung City are on Taiwan island, they are directly administered by the ROC government under the municipal system. Taipei City is the de facto capital of ROC. And the government of Taiwan Province is located in Jhongsing Village, Nantou County.

The political status of Taiwan is a sensitive issue due to the existence of two Chinese governments that both claim sovereignty over all of China. Since the 1970s, many nations switched diplomatic recognition of China from Taipei to Beijing after the ROC lost its seat at the United Nations to the PRC. The ROC government has governed Taiwan since 1945, whereas the PRC has never had any jurisdiction over the island.

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The 228 Incident (Chinese: 二二八事件pinyin: èr èr bā shìjiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ) or 228 Massacre was an uprising in Taiwan that began on February 28, 1947 and was suppressed by the Kuomintang (KMT) government, resulting in between ten thousand to twenty thousand civilians killed. The number "228" refers to the day of the incident, February 28 (28th day of the 2nd month, 2/28).

This event is now commemorated in the Taiwan as Peace Memorial Day. Official government policy had repressed the education of the events until recently, for various reasons. Many of the details of the incident are still highly controversial and hotly debated in Taiwan today, as the largely conservative-controlled government often tries to stifle discussion on the topic. Some people point to Communist involvement as a "justification" for the KMT's action.

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The East Gate of the historical walled city of Taipei

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Clockwise from top-left: a map of Taiwan in 1896, Taiwan and Fujian, an old map of Tainan, and a map in 1901
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Teng Yu-hsien (鄧雨賢; Hakka Language: Then Yí-hièn; Hokkien Language: Tēng Ú-hiân; July 21, 1906 - June 11, 1944), a Taiwanese Hakka musician, was born in Longtan, Taoyuan of Japanese-ruled Taiwan. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs, such as the Bang Chhun Hong (望春風) and Goat Ia Chhiu (月夜愁). He made a representative work U Ia Hoe (雨夜花) in 1934, a song that depicts the mood of a fictional pathetic woman. Between 1934 and 1937, Teng composed many other songs include the Moa Bin Chhun Hong (滿面春風) and Su Kui Hong (四季紅). He died from lung disease and heart disorder at Jhudong, Hsinchu.
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