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52-506: Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain , a flat land known for its agriculture. Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo , tea leaves, suan cai , papaya and melon . Yunlin's rivers give it potential for hydroelectricity . Douliu is the largest and capital city of Yunlin. It is the only county on the main island of Taiwan where no city with the same name exists. Yunlin is one of

104-459: A contentious situation in which the pan-blue coalition has only a thin majority over the governing pan-green coalition in the legislature, making the passage of bills often dependent on the votes of a few defectors and independents. Because of the party situation there have been constitutional conflicts between the Legislative Yuan and the executive branch over the process of appointment for

156-529: A fraction of the electorate to force a constitutional referendum. It was feared that allowing this to occur would result in a referendum on Taiwan independence which would likely result in a crisis with the People's Republic of China . The Legislative Yuan also proposed to give itself the power to summon the president for an annual "state of the nation" address and launch a recall of the president and vice president (proposed by one fourth and approved by two thirds of

208-503: A mandatory 180-day promulgation period, the amendment would have to be ratified by an absolute majority of all eligible voters of the ROC irrespective of voter turnout. The latter requirement would allow a party to kill a referendum proposal by asking that their voters boycott the vote as was done by the KMT with the referendums associated with the 2004 presidential election . A DPP proposal to allow

260-576: A minimum of 1 electoral district, thereby guaranteed at least one seat in the legislature, while half of the proportionally represented seats drawn from party lists must be women. Additionally, the Legislative Yuan proposed to abolish the National Assembly. Future amendments would still be proposed by the LY by a three-fourths vote from a quorum of at least three-fourths of all members of the Legislature. After

312-447: A new county, called Yunlin, for easier management. In 1887, Yunlin became one of the four counties of the new Taiwan Prefecture . During Japanese rule , Yunlin (as Unrin ) County was again abolished due to the resistance from the local people and combined with Tainan Prefecture . However, Toroku Town ( 斗六街 , modern-day Douliu ) continued to be an important city of central Taiwan. The Yunlin area remained under Tainan County after

364-530: A part of Taiwan Province , Republic of China, although the provincial level of government is functionally obsolete. Yunlin County is located in the central-south portion of western Taiwan and is at the northern tip of the Chianan Plain . The county is bordered by Nantou County to the east, the Taiwan Strait to the west, Chiayi County to the south separated by the Beigang River , and Changhua County to

416-516: A term of two years. The 4th Legislative Yuan under this period had its members expanded to 194, and its term in office was extended to 14 years because of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). According to KMT political theory, these first four sessions marked the period of political tutelage . The current Constitution of the Republic of China came into effect on 25 December 1947, and

468-417: A three-year term in 1972, fifty-two in 1975, ninety-seven in 1980, ninety-eight in 1983, one hundred in 1986, and one hundred thirty in 1989. Although the elected members of the Legislative Yuan did not have the majority to defeat legislation, they were able to use the Legislative Yuan as a platform to express political dissent . Opposition parties were formally illegal until 1991, but in the 1970s candidates to

520-762: A traditional tonic snack. The red noodles are more fragrant the more you chew. Xiluo: Carrot cake The filling of the cake is unlike ordinary cakes. The taste is dense and has pieces and the aroma of carrots. It is a common place for gatherings. The county is home to four universities: the China Medical University Beigang Campus, the National Formosa University and National Yunlin University of Science and Technology . There are 8 public senior high schools, 9 private high schools, 32 junior high schools and 156 elementary schools, as well as

572-536: Is a branch of government elected by the National Assembly that serves as the standing legislative body when the National Assembly is not in session. The legislators are to be elected through direct elections . In the constitution, Legislative Yuan, together with National Assembly and Control Yuan , form three chambers of a tricameral parliament according to the Judicial Yuan 's interpretation number 76 of

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624-515: Is an alluvial plain located at the central-southern region of western Taiwan . It is the largest plain of the island, and lies in Tainan City and Chiayi County / Chiayi City , from which the name of the plain derived. It also includes some portions of Yunlin County , Changhua County , and Kaohsiung City . There are several rivers flowing through it, such as the Zengwun River . Historically,

676-482: Is possible in their original electoral districts ." In response to the increasing democracy movement in Taiwan , limited supplementary elections were held in Taiwan starting from 1969 and parts of Fujian from 1972. Legislators elected in these supplementary elections served together with those who were elected in 1948. This situation remained until a Constitutional Court ( Judicial Yuan ) ruling on 21 June 1991 that ordered

728-623: The Kuomintang . Cultural activities in the county is regulated by the Bureau of Cultural Affairs of the Yunlin County Government , which holds exhibitions, speeches, performances and studies to promote the arts and related activities. The county government promotes many sports. The Douliu Baseball Stadium and Yunlin County Stadium are two of the international-level sports facilities in

780-450: The handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945. On 16 August 1950, Yunlin County was separated from Tainan County, with Douliu Township as the county seat. On 25 December 1981, Douliu Township was upgraded to a county-administered city . Yunlin is the only county on Taiwan island without a city of the same name. Like the rest of Taiwan, Yunlin is nominally

832-405: The premier and whether the president has the power to call a special session. Amid 70% public support, the Legislative Yuan voted 217–1 on 23 August 2004 for a package of amendments to: The new electoral system installed in 2008 includes 73 plurality seats (one for each electoral district), 6 seats for aboriginals , with the remaining 34 seats to be filled from party lists . Every county has

884-1390: The subtropical monsoon climate and tropical monsoon climate, characterized by heavy rainfall in summer and warm temperatures throughout the year. Legislative Yuan Opposition Lai Ching-te ( DPP ) Hsiao Bi-khim ( DPP ) Cho Jung-tai ( DPP ) 11th Legislative Yuan Han Kuo-yu ( KMT ) Shieh Ming-yan acting Vacant Vacant Vacant Control Yuan Chen Chu Lee Hung-chun Local government Central Election Commission Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Taiwan People's Party Others New Power Party Taiwan Statebuilding Party People First Party Taiwan Solidarity Union New Party Non-Partisan Solidarity Union Newspapers United Daily News Liberty Times China Times Taipei Times Propaganda Censorship Film censorship Lin Chia-lung Cross-Strait relations Special state-to-state relations One Country on Each Side 1992 Consensus Taiwan consensus Chinese Taipei Australia–Taiwan relations Canada–Taiwan relations France–Taiwan relations Russia–Taiwan relations Taiwan–United Kingdom relations Taiwan–United States relations Republic of China (1912–1949) Chinese Civil War One-China policy China and

936-530: The Constitution (1957). However, the later constitutional amendments in the 1990s removed the parliamentary roles from National Assembly and Control Yuan and transferred them to the Legislative Yuan, which became an unicameral parliament . The original Legislative Yuan was formed in the original capital of Nanjing after the completion of the Northern Expedition . Its 51 members were appointed to

988-646: The KMT would retake the Mainland in a short time. However, over the years, as the prospect of regaining the Mainland diminished, this meant that the legislators from mainland districts (and members of the ruling KMT) held their seats for life, in a one-party system. The body thus came to be called "the Non-reelected Congress". Over the years, deceased members elected on the mainland were not replaced while additional seats were created for Taiwan starting with eleven seats in 1969. Fifty-one new members were elected to

1040-420: The Legislative Yuan as "the parliament" ( 國會 ; Guóhuì ; Kok-hōe ). Under the current amended Constitution , the Legislative Yuan, as the only parliamentary body, also holds the power to initiate several constitutional processes, including initiating constitutional amendments (then determined by a national referendum ), recalls of the president (then determined by a recall vote ), and impeachments of

1092-460: The Legislative Yuan have to be cosigned by a certain number of legislators. Once a bill reaches the legislature, it is subject to a process of three readings. The concept of Legislative Yuan was introduced by Sun Yat-sen 's Three Principles of the People . The theory proposed a separation of powers into five branches ( 五院 ; wǔyuàn ; gō͘-īⁿ ). The Legislative Yuan, under Sun's political theory,

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1144-400: The Legislative Yuan passed a Lobbying Act. The Kuomintang -led government of the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan in 1949, the year following the first legislative elections (1948) after the enactment of the 1947 constitution. As the Kuomintang government continues to claim sovereignty over Mainland China , the term of the original legislators was extended until "re-election

1196-737: The Legislative Yuan would run as Tangwai ("outside the party"), and in 1985 candidates began to run under the banner of the Democratic Progressive Party . The members of the Legislative Yuan with extended terms remained until 31 December 1991, when as part of subsequent Judicial Yuan ruling they were forced to retire and the members elected in 1989 remained until the 161 members of the Second Legislative Yuan were elected in December 1992. The third LY, elected in 1995, had 157 members serving 3-year terms. The fourth LY, elected in 1998,

1248-520: The Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the original 1947 Constitution . The Legislative Yuan previously had 760 members representing each constituencies of all China (includes provinces , municipalities , Tibet Area , and various professions in Mainland China ). Until democratization,

1300-1453: The National Yunlin Special Education School. To promote lifelong learning, the Yunlin County Government established a community university in 2001 with 6 learning centers to offer county residents more opportunities. Senior High Schools Public Schools National Beigang Agricultural & Industrial Vocational Senior High School National Beigang Senior High School National Huwei Agricultural & Industrial Vocational Senior High School National Huwei Senior High School National Tou-liu School Of Home Economic & Commerce National Tou-liu Senior High School National Tuku School Of Home Economic & Commerce Yunlin County Mailiao High School Yunlin County Tounan Senior High School Private Schools Bliss And Wisdom Senior High School Da-cheng Vocational High School Dader Industrial And Commercial Vocational High School Perpetual Help High School Ren High School Chianan Plain The Chiayi–Tainan , Chianan or Jianan Plain ( Chinese : 嘉南平原 ; pinyin : Jiānán Píngyuán ),

1352-854: The Qing Dynasty. Japanese started to rule Taiwan in 1895. In this era, the colonial government launched infrastructure and businesses on the Chianan Plain, such as the Western Line railway, the irrigation system of the Chianan Canal , and sugar production companies which were later combined into the Taiwan Sugar Corporation . After the Japanese Empire collapsed, the Republic of China held Taiwan. National Highway No. 1 and National Highway No. 3 , which pass through this region, were built in

1404-422: The Republic of China was an authoritarian state under Dang Guo . At the time, the Legislative Yuan functioned as a rubber stamp for the ruling regime of the Kuomintang . Like parliaments or congresses of other countries , the Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of legislation , which is then sent to the president for signing. For these similarities, it is also common for people to refer to

1456-521: The Sun Yat-sen Hall in Taipei. The first Legislative Yuan was to have been elected for a term of three years ending in 1951; however, the fall of mainland China made it impossible to hold new elections. As a result, the Judicial Yuan decided that the members of the Legislative Yuan would continue to hold office until new elections could be held on the Mainland. This decision was made in the belief that

1508-707: The Taixi Experimental Fishing Grounds, the Seawater Fish Farming Research Center, the Aquaculture Experimental Station, and the Agriculture Council. Livestock farming includes pigs, cows, chickens, geese and ducks. The county government has been aggressively helping the dairy farmers to upgrade their feeding techniques, and also set up modern meat-packing facilities. The county government plans to develop

1560-652: The United Nations Chinese unification Taiwan independence movement Taiwanese nationalism Tangwai movement The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei . The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanjing ,

1612-420: The agricultural products are coffee, hard clams, horseshoe calms, Taiwan tilapia, shaddock, soy sauce, pickled cabbage, peanuts and sesame oil. Yunlin County boasts excellent fishing grounds along its coastline. There are several leading fishing ports, at Boziliao, Santiaolun, Taixi, Taizicun, and Jinhu. Several institutions were established in the county to help the development of the county's fishing industries:

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1664-494: The beginning of their 4-year terms. President and vice president of the Legislative Yuan sometimes translate to speaker and deputy speaker respectively in English . Like legislatures of other countries , the Legislative Yuan holds the following power according to the current amended Constitution : Other governmental organs are authorized to propose legislative bills to the Legislative Yuan. Legislative bills proposed to

1716-401: The citizens the right to initiate constitutional referendums was pulled off the table, due to a lack of support. The proposal was criticized for dangerously lowering the threshold for considering a constitutional amendment. Whereas a three-fourths vote of the LY would require that any proposed constitutional amendment have a broad political consensus behind it, a citizen's initiative would allow

1768-487: The county is tropical, with an annual average temperature of 22.6 °C and an average annual rainfall of 1,028.9 mm. Yunlin County is divided into 1 city , 5 urban townships and 14 rural townships . Douliu City is the county seat and home to the Yunlin County Government and the Yunlin County Council . Chang Li-shan of the Kuomintang is the incumbent Magistrate of Yunlin County. Color indicates

1820-542: The county. The first for-all-people games were held in Yunlin County in 2000. The county also hosted the 2005 National Games. In the 2011 National Games at Changhua, Yunlin ranked 11th out of the 22 counties and cities of Taiwan, with 10 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals. Recent major sporting events held by Yunlin include: Yunlin County's economy relies mainly on agricultural production, including fresh-water fisheries, although there are also industrial parks. As of 2006,

1872-531: The first Legislative session convened in Nanjing on 18 May 1948, with 760 members. Six preparatory meetings had been held on 8 May 1948, during which Sun Fo and Chen Li-fu were elected president and vice president of the body. In 1949, the mainland fell to the Communist Party and the Legislative Yuan (along with the entire ROC government) was transplanted to Taipei . On 24 February 1950, 380 members convened at

1924-409: The land use for agriculture, forestry and fishery production accounts about 66.45% of its area. As of July 2015, the county had a total debt of NT$ 64.8 billion. Monthly, the county government spend NT$ 600 million for staffs salary and another NT$ 600 million for retirement funds. Farmlands accounts for around 68% of Yunlin County's area. Good weather and fertile lands allows various seasonal crops. Among

1976-521: The late 20th century. The Chianan Plain is a place of cultivation of wet rices and other minor food grains. It is the main planting area of sugarcane in Taiwan, but sugar production is being gradually reduced. The area can reap three rice harvests annually since the Chianan Canal was established, and also produces peanuts , corn , sweet potatoes and some floricultural plants and vegetables. The plain

2028-656: The least developed counties on the West coast , and suffers from emigration . During the Dutch Formosa era, Ponkan (modern-day Beigang ) was an important coastal castle. Yunlin County was established during the Qing Dynasty . Liu Mingchuan was in charge of Taiwan, which had been divided into three counties since 1683, Yunlin being part of Zhuluo County . Mountains made transportation and communication between bordering counties ( Changhua and Chiayi ) difficult, so Liu suggested

2080-480: The legislators and be submitted to a nationwide referendum for approval or rejection by majority vote). The Legislative Yuan will also have the power to propose the impeachment of the president or vice president to the Council of Grand Justices . An ad hoc National Assembly was elected and formed in 2005 to ratify the amendments. The downsized Legislative Yuan took effect after the 2008 elections . On 20 July 2007,

2132-580: The north separated by the Zhuoshui River . Its widest distance from east to west is 50 km (31 mi) and from north to south is 38 km (24 mi), with a total area of 1,290.83 km (498.39 sq mi). Around 80% of Yunlin County are plains and the other 10% are hills. Generally the county is covered with high green space. In 2015, the county experienced 75% of Taiwan's total land subsidence , over an area of 600 km (230 sq mi) due to its groundwater overuse. The weather in

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2184-610: The northern part of Chianan Plain, and the Siraya people lived in the south. Han Chinese began to immigrate to the Chianan Plain since the European-ruled era of Taiwan . After the Koxinga defeated the Dutch to claim Taiwan in 1662, Han people ruled this region, and became the majority later. Most of them came from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou of Fujian , and Chaozhou of Guangdong , in the era of

2236-469: The plain was mostly inhabited by Taiwanese Aborigines , a small fraction of the population today. Since the era of the Qing Dynasty , the Chianan Plain became a main destination of Han immigrants. This area also supplies many food crops to the whole island of Taiwan since the Japanese-ruled era . The Chianan Plain faces the Taiwan Strait on the west, Taichung Basin on the north, Pingtung Plain on

2288-540: The president (then tried by the Constitutional Court ). Starting with the 2008 legislative elections , changes were made to the Legislative Yuan in accordance with a constitutional amendment passed in 2005 . The Legislative Yuan has 113 members serving four-year terms; 73 members are elected by first-past-the-post , 6 reserved for indigenous candidates by single non-transferable vote , and 34 by party-list proportional representation . The current Legislative Yuan

2340-520: The rainy season is in summer, thus the plain lacks rain in winter. Rivers which pass through this region are the Peikang River , Putzu River , Pachang River , Chishui River , Tsengwen River, Yenshui River and Erhjen River . These rivers flow over the plain roughly from the eastern mountainous area to the western seacoast, and discharge into the Taiwan Strait. About 6000 years ago, the lands near

2392-460: The seacoast of the Chianan Plain were flooded by seawater, and emerged gradually since 5000 years ago. Several archaeological sites are located here, including some late neolithic cultures such as the Tahu Culture , which existed between 3500 and 2000 years ago. The Iron Age Niaosung Culture appeared from 2000 to 500 years ago. The Hoanya people are known in written history to have lived in

2444-471: The southeast, and lies to the west of foothills that extend from the Alishan Mountains . The area determined by dividing the groundwater zones of Taiwan is about 4,550 km (1,757 sq mi). Between broadest points, the plain is about 71 km (44 mi) wide and 110 km (68 mi) long. Average rainfall in this area is about 1600 mm, lowest in the whole island of Taiwan, and

2496-533: The statutory language status of Hakka in the respective subdivisions. Yunlin County elected two Democratic Progressive Party legislators to the Legislative Yuan during the 2020 legislative election , represented by Liu Chien-kuo and Su Chih-fen . The majority seats of Yunlin County Council is independent but headed by speaker Shen Tsung-lung ( Chinese : 沈宗隆 ; pinyin : Shěn Zōnglóng ) of

2548-610: The tourism and recreational industries within the county, such as by establishing a holiday fish market at the Boziliao Fishing Port in the hopes of attracting more visitors. Beigang: Duck meat soup is the most famous breakfast in Begiang. Gukeng: Bucket Chicken Kouhu: Mullet roe, eel Lunbei: Meatballs Shuilin: Sweet potatoes Sihu: Eel Noodles The eel fried noodles have about 10 slices of eel. The noodles are soft but strong. Tounan: Fried buns Tuku: Angelica Duck Noodles,

2600-499: Was expanded to 225 members in part to include legislators from the abolished provincial legislature of Taiwan Province . The Legislative Yuan greatly increased its prominence after the 2000 presidential elections in Taiwan when the Executive Yuan and presidency was controlled by the Democratic Progressive Party while the Legislative Yuan had a large majority of Kuomintang members. The legislative elections in late 2001 produced

2652-414: Was inaugurated on February 1, 2024, and its term expires on January 31, 2028. The 5 largest parties with 3 seats or more can form caucuses. If there are fewer than 5 such parties, legislators in other parties or with no party affiliation can form caucuses with at least 4 members. The president and vice president of the Legislative Yuan are elected by the 113 legislators during a preparatory session in

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2704-557: Was once a place of salt production, but most of the salt evaporation ponds have been abandoned in recent years. Additionally, many fish farms are located along the seacoast. There are several industrial parks located in Chianan Plain, such as Changhua Coastal Industrial Park and Linhai Industrial Park . Heavy industries situated in this area include oil refining, steel making and shipbuilding. It also has two relatively newer high-tech industrial parks named Tainan Science Park and Kaohsiung Science Park . The Chianan Plain belongs to

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