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Kaohsiung

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Kaohsiung or Kao-hsiung , city (1995 pop. 1,426,035), S Taiwan. It is the second largest city of Taiwan and its leading port. Its designation as an export processing zone in the late 1970s has stimulated foreign investment. The leading industries produce petroleum products, steel, cement, aluminum, wood and paper products, fertilizers, metals, and machinery; shipbuilding is also carried on. Kaohsiung is connected by high-speed rail to Taipei. The city grew up from a small fishing village and was developed as a manufacturing center and port by the Japanese, who occupied Taiwan in 1895. Nearby... Read more

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TAIWAN Republic of China Major Cities: T'aipei, Kaohsiung, T'aichung, T'ainan Other Cities: Chiai, Chungli, Hsinchu, Hualien, Keelung, T'aitung INTRODUCTION The island nation of TAIWAN... Read more

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...products, ships, and motorcycles. The city has a subway/elevated light-rail system, and is connected by high-speed rail to Kaohsiung . Several universities, the National Palace Museum and other cultural institutions, and Taipei 101 , the world's tallest building... Read more

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	Kaohsiung Adopts Public-Private Partnership (Rapid Transit Review).
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	Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) says the opening of the 345km Taipei--Kaohsiung high-speed line has caused a rapid decline in the number of air passengers on domestic routes.(News)

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