Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Yonghe.
In the Taipei suburb of Yungho, a McDonald’s manager was hospitalized in critical condition after a bomb he was inspecting blew up.
1992 April 29, Annie Huang, “McDonald’s Closes All Restaurants in Taiwan Following Another Bomb Explosion”, in AP News, archived from the original on 10 Oct 20225 more examples
But something “impossible” happened Nov. 1 when an “iron tree” flowered at Chu Min-chiu’s residence in Anlo Road, Yungho township in Taipei county. A fragrarce filled the room, enhancing the attractiveness of the rare event.
Free China Weekly
1977 November 6, “Iron Tree Blooms Like a Miracle”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XVIII, number 44, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4The policeman died after the first bomb exploded in his face as he was trying to defuse it in central Taipei. Another bomb exploded in the city of Yungho, injuring two children and two restaurant employees who were investigating a ticking sound. Five other small bombs were found in Taipei and the southern city of Kaohsiung on April 28 and 29, four of them in or near Mac’s outlets.
1997, Edward F. Mickolus, Susan L. Simmons, “1992-1995 Incidents”, in Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively Annotated Bibliography, Greenwood Press, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 158After he was discharged, his family successful and well-known throughout the suburb of Yungho, urged him to start a business 一 just like throngs of other Taiwanese People were doing at the time.
2007, Jennifer Su McIntyre, Unbound: Entangled in addiction, abuse and idol worship, these women seemed beyond hope, OMF International, published 2013, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 67A Tzu Chi commissioner in Yungho, Taipei County, was thinking of running for election, so she went to see the Master. The Master asked her, "Why do you want to enter politics?"
2009, Gary Ho, “Maintaining political independence”, in Challenges: The Life and Teachings of Venerable Master Cheng Yen, Douglas & McIntyre, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 90A-Mart supermarket in Yungho, Taipei County, removed salted chicken products from its shelves yesterday after media reports that they contained excessive doses of preservative chemicals.
2009 November 19, “Suspect food products removed”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2022
Origin
From Mandarin 永和 (Yǒnghé), Wade–Giles romanization: Yung³-ho².
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