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Revision as of 09:25, 9 December 2003 by 144.39.12.66 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Taoyuan: Chinese:桃園 A county in northwestern Taiwan. Home of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. Also, Taoyuan City is a city located in this county and seat of the government in Taoyuan County.
In Chinese Taoyuan means "peach garden." The area was called this because of the peach blossums in the region, but these days peach trees are quite scarce in Taoyuan.
Taoyuan is the native home to the Pingpu tribe of Aborigines.
It is now an important industrial region of Taiwan.