Republic of China (Taiwan)
See also: County (Republic of China)County is the common English translation for the character 縣 that denotes the current first level political division in Taiwan. However, provincial city have the same level of authority as counties in Taiwan. Above county, there are special municipalities (in effect) and province (suspended) due to economical and political reasons.
There are currently 14 counties, 5 special municipalities and 3 provincial municipalities after the merging and recombination of Taichung City, Tainan City and Kaoshiung county on December 25, 2010.
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Famous quotes containing the words republic and/or china:
“Who is this Renaissance? Where did he come from? Who gave him permission to cram the Republic with his execrable daubs?”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“It all ended with the circuslike whump of a monstrous box on the ear with which I knocked down the traitress who rolled up in a ball where she had collapsed, her eyes glistening at me through her spread fingers—all in all quite flattered, I think. Automatically, I searched for something to throw at her, saw the china sugar bowl I had given her for Easter, took the thing under my arm and went out, slamming the door.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)