Kungliao

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A form of Gongliao — A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Gongliao.

    Two Taiwanese workers walk along the wall of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant under construction in Kungliao October 24, 2000. The nuclear power plant is one-third complete, but the anti-nuclear Democratic Progressive Party government wants to scrap it.

    2000 October 24, Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024
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    Interviews in the low-mortality community were conducted in Hsinchuang township and in the high-mortality community in Kungliao township. Both of these townships were located in Taipei county.[…] Return travel in daylight hours was made necessary by the very poor, often extremely muddy, unpaved roads, particularly in Kungliao township.

    1975, David M. Heer, Hsin-ying Wu, “The Effect of Infant and Child Mortality and Preference for Sons Upon Fertility and Family Planning Behavior”, in John F. Kantner, Lee Caffrey, editors, Population and Development in Southeast Asia, Lexington Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 257, 260

    Much of Kungliao township is hilly or mountainous, and the large majority of the population lives directly on the seacoast or along the small river on which the town of Kungliao is located. Only a small portion of all land can be used for agriculture, and almost all of this is used for rice paddy. Because of the nature of the terrain, the roads within Kungliao are very poor. Hsinchuang township lies within the Taipei basin on the north side of the Tamshui River.

    1978, “Rural Taiwan and Urban Morocco”, in Samuel H. Preston, editor, The Effects of Infant and Child Mortality on Fertility, Academic Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 139

    Like a country girl born with beauty, Kungliao, a small township situated in northern Taiwan, possesses exquisite landscape, and simple customs and practices. Picturesque beaches, azure sea water and the spray of breaking waves clothe the village in a serene, blue dreamland.

    1981 October, “Like a Girl, Born with Beauty…”, in Taiwan Panorama, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024, Around Taiwan

    Only 21.36 percent, the smallest percentage ever to vote in an important Taiwan election, cast ballots for or against retaining four Kuomintang legislators in an unprecedented recall election. The four defied an unofficial referendum in May by voters in Kungliao Township, Taipei County, who overwhelmingly opposed the construction of a nuclear power plant.

    1998, John F. Copper, “Provincial, Metropolitan, and Recall Elections”, in Taiwan's Mid-1990s elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy, Praeger Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 189

    A view of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant under construction in Kungliao in this October 24, 2000 file photo. Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung announced on October 27, 2000 his cabinet had decided to stop construction of the island's fourth nuclear power plant and tried to assuage fears of a power shortage.

    2000 October 24, Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024

Origin

  1. Mandarin貢寮
  2. EnglishKungliao

From Mandarin 貢寮 (Gòngliáo), Wade–Giles romanization: Kung⁴-liao².

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APA

Kungliao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kungliao

MLA

“Kungliao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kungliao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kungliao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kungliao.

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