Meaning of Liouguei | Babel Free

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A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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“Meinong's small bus station is in the centre of town at the junction of Jhongshan and Jhongjheng roads, with buses to Kaohsiung (daily 5.35am-8.45pm every 30min; NT$131) and seven daily services to Liouguei in the Maolin National Scenic Area.”

“The study area is mainly located in the Liouguei District and Taoyuan District in Kaohsiung City.”

“Before the Japanese colonial era, the most prosperous area around the three settlements was the Liouguei area on the west coast of the Laonong River. Liouguei became the main center for the exchange of goods between the Lower Three Settlements.”

“At the Liouguei Reconstruction centre, the guiding philosophy was helping people regain quality of life in ways that reconciled reconstruction activities with the maintenance of social and cultural traditions, both community and school-based.”

“Over the past 24 hours, mountainous areas of Kaohsiung, including the city's Taoyuan and Namasia Districts, have received over 400 millimeters of rain, while the accumulated rainfall in Liouguei, Maolin and Jiasian Districts exceeded 300mm.”

“After Namasia, Jiasian, Taoyuan, Maolin and Liouguei were devastated in the 2009 Typhoon Morakot, Kaohsiung City Government and Tzu Chi Foundation worked together to create Shanlin Da-ai Village, so survivors could have new and safer homes.”

“Over the past few years, I’ve grown to really appreciate Liouguei District (六龜). It’s one of the most scenic and thinly populated parts of Kaohsiung. The number of humans living here has steadily declined since the 1980s. With barely 12,500 adults and children spread over 194 square kilometers, Liouguei’s residents enjoy more space per person than folks in Hualien County. Liouguei is dominated by the Laonong River (荖濃溪), a major tributary of the Kaoping River (高屏溪). Within the district, there are four river crossings. Three are part of the provincial highway network; the fourth belongs to Kaohsiung Local Road 131.”

“After graduation, he headed to the remote Liouguei Township in Kaohsiung, whose Baptist Church also served the Indigenous majority Namasia, Taoyuan and Maolin townships.”

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