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May 31, 2015 · 16世纪中期，葡萄牙船只在经过台湾海面时，水手从海上远望台湾，发现台湾甚为美丽，于是高呼“Ilha Formosa！. ”，在葡萄牙语的“Formosa”为“美丽”之意，“Ilha”为“岛屿”之意，故翻译为美丽岛，因此“福尔摩沙”取葡萄牙语“Formosa”音译而来。. 欧美亦 ...
Nov 10, 2007 · Even on maps & tour books (English, published in the US) dated 1960, Taiwan was still referred to as “Formosa”…. Thanks! skeptic_yank November 10, 2007, 7:27am 2. “formosa” was/is portugese, right? the people on taiwan had a name for taiwan long before the portugese floated in. it seems the switch to taiwan over formosa was simply a ...
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Apr 21, 2017 · The Cabinet yesterday approved a draft bill relaxing the restrictions on foreign white-collar workers in a bid to attract skilled foreigners for the government’s “Asian Silicon Valley” initiative. The draft bill would relax the regulatory constraints on residence and work permits, taxation, internships, healthcare and retirement benefits.
Aug 7, 2013 · Formosa and its Spanish version Hermosa are derived from the Latin word formosus, meaning “beautiful, handsome, finely formed”. Formosus is from forma, meaning “form, shape” and the adjective suffix -osus, meaning “full of”. The first map featuring Taiwan was by the Portuguese cartographer Lopo Homem in 1554.
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关注. FORMOSA是葡萄牙殖民者对台湾的称呼，在TAIWAN以前. 明朝嘉靖二十三年（公元1544年），一队葡萄牙商船从欧洲大西洋岸边起施扬帆，绕过南非洲，驶经印度洋，在中国澳门补给后，转舵东北，欲到“日出之国”去做生意。. 那些碧眼红发的船员们，个个是 ...
Apr 5, 2023 · We’re now less than a year away from Taiwan’s next presidential election. Different folks—including Foxconn tycoon Terry Guo—are stepping up and expressing interest in the job. Here’s one hot take to get this thread rolling: After eight years of the timid cat lady guiding Taiwan through the pandemic and making the country cool again we’re left with a sausage fest of old dude ...
Sep 20, 2006 · After the country had been unified in 1928, commemorative stamps were issued bearing the portrait of Generalissimo Chiang with rice stalks and the national emblem of the blue sky and white sun as decoration. 1939 - 150 yrs anniversary of USA. CCK 1989 death anniversary. 1989 50th anniversary Flying Tigers.
