Yunlin

alternative also Yun-lin · alternative also Yün-lin

1. A county in western Taiwan.

   During the year new districts for working camphor have been opened up, viz., Yunlin in the beginning of the year and Kagee at the end.

   1894 June, China For the Year 1893 on the Trade of Tainan (Diplomatic and Consular Reports on Trade and Finance), London, page 5

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   Lieutenant-Colonel Imahashi writes as follows from Yunlin to one of his friends in Tokyo:- "On the 15th of July, my force made a thorough search among the mountains...We are now encamped at Yun-lin, and are engaged reconnoitering its neighborhood.

   1896 August 15, “Formosan Affairs”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume XXVI, number 7, Yokohama, page 176

   The first engagement in which strong opposition was encountered was in the vicinity of Yunlin (Unrin), which was reached on the morning of the 7th by the left column.

   1903, James W. Davidson, editor, The Island of Formosa Past and Present, pages 358–359

   On June 3 the governor of Taiwan announced a five-year project to develop the underground water resources in Yunlin, where rice yields were expected to be increased by 60,000 to 80,000 metric tons a year after the plan was completed.

   1959, “Taiwan”, in The Americana Annual 1959, Kingsport Press, page 744

   The major shrimp fishing grounds of Taiwan are off the coast of southwestern Taiwan from Yunlin to Kaohsiung, waters west of Penghu (Pescadores Islands), and the northern part of the Taiwan Strait.

   1961 February, “Taiwan: Shrimp Industry”, in Commercial Fisheries Review, volume 23, number 2, page 60

   When Lei Chen was seized a young Formosan named Su Tung-chi courageously came forward to sign a petition seeking clemency for the elderly journalist. Su was of a prominent family in the Yunlin area, a graduate of Meiji University in Tokyo, and a very popular leader in his home district.

   1965, George H. Kerr, Formosa Betrayed, page 448