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TAINAN, TAIWAN
San Jose established a sister city affiliation with Tainan, Taiwan in 1977. Mayor Hsu Tain-tsair and a delegation from Tainan visited San Jose in August 2007 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sister city relationship.
During the past 30 years, the cities have forged a closer linkage through initiatives in trade and commerce, culture, education, government and civic affairs.
Located in southern Taiwan on the South China Sea, Tainan is Taiwan’s oldest city, dating back to the 1500s. Tainan is known as the “Culture Capital” for its unique place in Taiwan’s history. Tainan is also known as the “Phoenix City” for the many colorful flame or phoenix trees that are found throughout the city.
Today, Tainan has over 760,000 residents and is the island’s fourth largest city. Tainan is divided into six districts.
Agriculture is a leading sector of Tainan’s economy and the city is one the world’s largest exporters of rice and sugar. A decade ago, Taiwan’s national government built a 4,000-acre science-based industrial park in Tainan County. The industrial park is home to many of Taiwan’s leading technology companies and businesses from throughout the world. The Southern Taiwan Innovation and Research Park has transformed Tainan as one of Asia’s leading regions for knowledge-based industries.
Tainan is well known in Asia for its institutes of higher education, including the National Cheung Kung University, Chang Jung Christian University, Southern Taiwan University of Technology and the National University of Tainan.
Photographs of Tainan Sister City Delegation Visit to San
Jose to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the San Jose-Tainan
Sister City Relationship. Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu and delegation
members visited San Jose August 12-14, 2007.
The flags of the United States, California, San Jose and
Tainan fly at the San Jose City Hall during the City Council
proclaimed "Tainan Week" in San Jose.
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Mayor Chuck Reed greets Tainan Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu at the
San Jose City Hall Rotunda on August 12, 2007. Councilmember
Kansen Chu and Mrs. Reed look on.
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The Tainan Sister City Committee Organzied a 30th anniversary
gala dinner at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda to honor Tainan
Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu and members of the the Tainan Sister
City Delegation.
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The 30th Anniversary gala dinner program featured musicians
and dancers from the San Jose area and Taiwan.
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Mayor Chuck Reed presents Tainan Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu with
a framed photograph of the San Jose City Hall Rotunda.
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Mayor Chuck Reed reads a City proclamation recognizing the
importance of San Jose's 30-year sister city relationship
with Tainan. Joining Mayor Reed at the August 14 Council meeting
are Councilmembers Nora Campos and Kansen Chu. Tainan Mayor
Tain-Tsair Hsu (fourht from right) is joined by Yu-Lien Tai,
Yi-Ling Tang, and Ying-Chen Lu.
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San Jose City Councilmembers Sam Liccardo (far left) and
Kansen Chu (second from right) with Tainan Mayor Tain-Tsair
Hsu (third from right), Mayoress Shu-Chen Hsu Hung (next to
Mayor Hsu), Daisy Chu and Cary Chien (far right).
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Tainan Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu presents Mayor Chuck Reed with
a gift at an August 13 City-hosted luncheon attended by City
officials and company representatives. City Manager Debra
Figone is seated to the right of Mayor Hsu.
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Ken Rock of the City of San Jose Environmental Services Department
provides an overview of water treatment programs to Mayor
Tain-Tsair Hsu and delegation members during an August 14
tour of the City’s Water Treatment Plant.
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Arleen Arimura (right) and Mary Ellen Dick of the City of
San Jose Environmental Services Department greet Tainan Mayor
Tain-Tsair Hsu at the San Jose City Hall on August 13. Mayor
Hsu and his delegation received a briefing on the City’s
recycling and water treatment programs.
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Tainan Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu and member of his delegation
visited the Valley Transportation Authority and received a
briefing on the Light Rail system. VTA officials explain the
operations control center.
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Tainan Mayor Tain-Tsair Hsu (center) is joined by members
of his delegation at the San Jose City Hall on August 14.
Left to right – Bee-Ru Tsai, Cyuan-Li Lin, Yu-Lien Tai,
Mayoress Shu-Chen Hsu Hung, Yi-Lin Tang, and Ying-Cheng Lu.
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San Jose-Tainan Sister City Organization
Website: http://www.sanjose-tainan.org/
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Joe Hedges