Facts about Taiwan: an island that considers itself the successor of the Qing Dynasty

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Facts about Taiwan: an island that considers itself the successor of the Qing Dynasty

Taiwan has recently been the focus of world media attention. First of all, this is due to the intention of the PRC to return the island to its composition.

However, in reality, a partially recognized state is worthy of attention not only for its confrontation with the Celestial Empire. There are a number of facts that are extremely rarely covered in the media, but may be of interest to a simple layman.

For example, Taiwan can rightfully be considered the most densely populated territory. On an area of ​​about 36 thousand square meters. km. (a little more than Crimea) is home to more than 23 million people.



At the same time, while China considers the island its territory, Taiwan "claims" the entire PRC and not only. The thing is that the partially recognized state calls itself the "successor" of the last Chinese Qing dynasty, and hence all its territories, including part of Russia - the so-called Uryankhai region or modern Tuva.

Another interesting fact is that Jian Jingguo, who is called one of the founding fathers of "independent" Taiwan, was known in the USSR as Nikolai Vasilievich Elizarov. The politician was married to a Russian woman and even managed to work at Uralmash at one time.

No less remarkable is the Taiwanese way of life. In particular, there are no bins and bins for household waste on the streets here. Garbage is preferably carried home, where it is sorted and put into special bags. The latter are thrown into trucks plying the streets.

So that city residents know when such a car is approaching their home, it emits a signal in the form of a melody. Such a "musical garbage truck."

The Taiwanese also "distinguished themselves" by the system of chronology. So, today they have not 2022, but 110. The countdown has been going on since 1912.

Also, there is a “cat village” in Taiwan. Only the aforementioned domestic animals live in it, and people come here to feed them, clean up after them or play.

Finally, there are extremely unusual traditions in Taiwan. In particular, a striptease at a funeral. This action is considered something half legal, but is arranged to attract more people to the ceremony and, even more strangely, to “comfort” grieving relatives.

However, unusual among the Taiwanese and weddings. Even apart from same-sex marriages, many people may be surprised by a pot of chicken that is carried after the bride. In Taiwan, it is believed that such a ritual will bring wealth to a young family.

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  1. -1
    9 November 2022 20: 22
    Crimea and the South-East Ruins are Russian, Taiwan is Chinese, Kosovo is Serbian, and Karabakh is Azerbaijani ... Well, and, perhaps, California and New Mexico are Mexican ...

    This is how I see the world...
    1. +1
      9 November 2022 20: 56
      "Well, and, perhaps, California and New Mexico are Mexican."
      And also Texas to the same place, and Alaska and Hawaii to their native harbor
    2. -1
      9 November 2022 23: 22
      Karabakh is still primordially Armenian
  2. -1
    9 November 2022 21: 06
    Much more interesting about Taiwan, on what basis the United States is now making a show-off when they officially recognized Taiwan as part of China under Nixon ... This is a real mystery to me, that's all, they legitimized the status of Taiwan as a NOT state and recognized it as China.
    1. +2
      9 November 2022 21: 37
      Say one thing and do just the opposite. This is the job of all politicians.
      And they don't call it cheating.
  3. 0
    9 November 2022 23: 24
    Now there is a transfer of production to the USA, 3-4 nm.
    (I really don’t know how the US will resolve the issue
    with rare earth elements, which China
    quietly managed to actually monopolize).
    Apparently they hope for commercial relations,
    as with us on titanium.

    This means Taiwan will be given China together
    с available technologies.
    At the moment - it is impossible, such technologies only in Taiwan.
    1. 0
      10 November 2022 01: 14
      such technologies are only in Taiwan.
      This is Dutch technology. All EUV photolithographs (at 3-4 nm) are built by ASML. Focusing mirrors - Zeiss, Germany. Security - USA. Something like this.
      1. 0
        10 November 2022 09: 39
        I wanted to write about the market share.
        I knew about the Dutch.
      2. 0
        11 November 2022 16: 57
        Focusing mirrors - Zeiss, Germany. Security - USA.
        - that's right. And the technologies are still Dutch-Dutch, no international cooperation laughing
  4. 0
    10 November 2022 22: 16
    Fact 1:
    The USSR took all of Turkestan under tight control, but they allowed China to have East Turkestan (now Xinjiang) as a gift to its new communist brother. China soon turned against the USSR.
    Fact 2:
    The USSR gave Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR as a symbolic gesture. _________________________________.

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