Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok - All of nearly is 400 years of Taiwan history about the foreign rulers or invaders, namely Dutch, Spanish, Cheng, Ch'ing, Japanese and Kuomintang (KMT) regimes. In addition, the Chinese government still beleives that Taiwan is a part of the main land of China (one county and two system). At the end of the fifteenth century, European imperialism moved toward to Asian countries. Portugal was the first European power to invade Asia. Portugueses sailed through the Taiwan Strait on the way to Japan sighted Taiwan and called it "Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island)" in 1517. This is the origin of Taiwan's other name, Formosa which has become the proper name of Taiwan and is commonly used among Westerners. |
Saigon's City Hall, Vietnam-http://asiatour.com/vietnam/e-08hoch/ev-hoc24.htm |
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia-http://asiatour.com/malaysia/e-03kual/em-kua10.htm |
Angkor Wat, Cambodia |