peinan

name

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Beinan.

   “In 1945, Kanaseki and Kokubu excavated a site near Peinan, close to the city of Taitung (Kanaseki and Kokubu 1957).”

   “The final stretch of the railway runs from Fangliao in Pingtung County through the central mountain range to Peinan in Taitung County and entails the constructon^([sic – meaning construction]) of 34 tunnels covering 37.45 kilometers, 40 major bridges covering 5.05 kilometers, and 118 smaller bridges over 1,932 meters.”

   “The stone slab coffins excavated from the site at Peinan, Taitung County, total over 1,000 in all.”

   “Children from Peinan Township in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung County pose in front of a 9-meter-tall teddy bear-shaped balloon in this undated photo. The bear will be featured in various Christmas celebrations. (Courtesy of Peinan Township Office)”

   “Although the February 28 incident did not cause great turmoil in Taitung, the situation was tense due to very few troops and county officials. The crowd surrounded Hsieh Chen’s official residence on March 3. Under the protection of the aborigines, Hsieh Chen left Peinan Township and then fled to Chulu mountain.”