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Bygones of Taichung Port |
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The Taichung harbor located
in Wu-Chi, Taichung County,
East longitude 120o 29' 27.3",
and North latitude 24o 17'
40.3". The previous name of
Wu-Chi was "Dian Bai-ah
Kang". Most of the residents
have historically made their
living through fishing,
so the nickname is "Mong
Goh Liao", and since it
is located to the west of
Ao-Feng Mountain, is called
"Ao-Sai". In 1891 the local
residents had a meeting
and changed the name to
"Wu-Chi". In 1895, Taiwan
was ceded to Japan after
the Sino-Japanese War and
in 1938, Japan began to
plan construction at Taichung
Harbor, calling it "New
Kao Port". In 1944 the construction
plan was put on hold due
to Japan's loss in World
War II.
In the early sixties, the
R.O.C. government enthusiastically
promoted the economy and
the expansion of international
trade, resulting in a dramatic
increase in imports and
exports. This caused the
Keelung and Kaohsiung ports
to become congested with
shipping traffic. As the
government recognized the
fast growth of international
trade, work commenced on
construction at the port
to expand in order to meet
the new requirements.
In August of 1968 investigation
and research was begun regarding
the new port's location,
and was finished in July
1969. The report recommended
the administration office
regulate the Taichung harbor
as a new international port,
synthesizing business, industry
and fishing purposes.
The construction office
of Taichung harbor was set
up on Feb 1, 1971, and the
first stone was laid by
the north dike on Oct 31,
1973. This step was the
beginning of the construction
process for the Port of
Taichung. |
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