The regions of Taiwan are based on historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise.
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao (Chinese: 台港澳; pinyin: Táigǎng'ào), also known as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (港澳台; Gǎng'àotái), is the collective term used by the People's Republic of China (PRC) for its two special administrative regions, Hong Kong...
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC)...
Han Taiwanese (Chinese: 臺灣漢人) or Taiwanese Han, also known as Taiwanese Han Chinese or Han Chinese Taiwanese, are Taiwanese people of full or partial ethnic Han Chinese ancestry. According to the Executive Yuan of Taiwan, they comprise 95 to 97...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Taiwan: Taiwan – a country in East Asia, officially named the Republic of China (ROC). Originally based in mainland China, the ROC now governs the island of Taiwan, which makes...
Taiwan Province is a de jure administrative division claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) with no actual control. Its claimed jurisdiction includes the island of Taiwan and its affiliated islands, the Penghu Islands, and the Diaoyu...
The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of four types of province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China directly affiliated with the Central People's Government (State Council). As a region,...
The earliest confirmed descriptions of visits by Han Chinese people to Taiwan occurred during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) and Chinese objects such as pottery were found there, suggesting trade between Taiwanese indigenous peoples and the Han...
The People's Republic of China is officially divided into 34 provincial-level administrative divisions, the first level of administrative division in the country. There are four types of divisions at the provincial level: Provinces (23) Autonomous...
Most information about Taiwan before the arrival of the Dutch East India Company in 1624 comes from archaeological finds throughout the island. The earliest evidence of human habitation dates to around 30,000 years ago, when lower sea levels...
