Kungliao

English Etymology From en cmn ^貢寮//, en cmn-wadegiles - romanization: Kung⁴-liao². Proper noun en Gongliao. en 1975 David M. Heer; Hsin-ying Wu The Effect of Infant and Child Mortality and Preference for Sons Upon Fertility and Family Planning Behavior John F. Kantner; Lee Caffrey Population and Development in Southeast Asia https://archive.org/details/populationdevelo0000unse/ w:Lexington Books 0-669-98145-1 74-30885 1597672 257, 260 https://archive.org/details/populationdevelo0000unse/page/257/ Interviews in the low-mortality community were conducted in Hsinchuang township and in the high-mortality community in Kungliao township. Both of these townships were located in Taipei county.Return travel in daylight hours was made necessary by the very poor, often extremely muddy, unpaved roads, particularly in Kungliao township. en 1978 Rural Taiwan and Urban Morocco w:Samuel H. Preston The Effects of Infant and Child Mortality on Fertility https://archive.org/details/mortalitypattern0000pres_a3u4/ w:Academic Press 0-12-564450-7 77-6608 2089061 139 https://archive.org/details/mortalitypattern0000pres_a3u4/page/139/ Much of Kungliao township is hilly or mountainous, and the large majority of the population lives directly on the seacoast or along the small river on which the town of Kungliao is located. Only a small portion of all land can be used for agriculture, and almost all of this is used for rice paddy. Because of the nature of the terrain, the roads within Kungliao are very poor. Hsinchuang township lies within the Taipei basin on the north side of the Tamshui River. en 1981 October Like a Girl, Born with Beauty… Taiwan Panorama https://web.archive.org/web/20240902115040/https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/Details?Guid=2549547d-0905-4837-b3eb-34d44b276054 https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/Details?Guid=2549547d-0905-4837-b3eb-34d44b276054 Around Taiwan Like a country girl born with beauty, Kungliao, a small township situated in northern Taiwan, possesses exquisite landscape, and simple customs and practices. Picturesque beaches, azure sea water and the spray of breaking waves clothe the village in a serene, blue dreamland. en 1998 John F. Copper Provincial, Metropolitan, and Recall Elections Taiwan's Mid-1990s elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy https://archive.org/details/taiwansmid1990se00copp/ w:Praeger Publishers 0-275-96207-5 98-4949 38207744 189 https://archive.org/details/taiwansmid1990se00copp/page/189/ Only 21.36 percent, the smallest percentage ever to vote in an important Taiwan election, cast ballots for or against retaining four Kuomintang legislators in an unprecedented recall election. The four defied an unofficial referendum in May by voters in Kungliao Township, Taipei County, who overwhelmingly opposed the construction of a nuclear power plant. en October 24, 2000 w:Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20240902110234/https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/TAIWAN-RP2DRHZTIYAB.html https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/TAIWAN-RP2DRHZTIYAB.html September 02, 2024 Two Taiwanese workers walk along the wall of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant under construction in Kungliao October 24, 2000. The nuclear power plant is one-third complete, but the anti-nuclear Democratic Progressive Party government wants to scrap it. en October 24, 2000 w:Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20240902110231/https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/TAIWAN-RP2DRHZRAJAA.html https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/TAIWAN-RP2DRHZRAJAA.html September 02, 2024 A view of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant under construction in Kungliao in this October 24, 2000 file photo. Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung announced on October 27, 2000 his cabinet had decided to stop construction of the island's fourth nuclear power plant and tried to assuage fears of a power shortage. en 02/19/2008 Group calls for referendum on fourth nuclear power plant w:Focus Taiwan https://web.archive.org/web/20240902105318/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/200802190038 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/200802190038 September 02, 2024 Society A civic group called Tuesday for a referendum to decide the fate of the fourth nuclear power plant under construction in Kungliao township, Taipei County. en May 06, 2008 Rich Chang Woman loses most of her life savings to scam team https://web.archive.org/web/20080602141212/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/05/06/2003411171 02 June 2008 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 2 A woman from Kungliao Township (zh 貢寮), Taipei County, has lost most of her life savings after being defrauded by a fake prosecutor. en