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Taihoku US Consulate Glossary for Taigi Location Names

There’s like a dozen places with that name in Taiwan… I guess people loved naming places that back in the days. Some places are so named because the entire region is shaped like a turtle, and there’s no other way to name the place shaped like the turtle’s head. Other places such as this one… is name because… well… [image] There are enough places named 龜頭 that looks nothing like anything that makes me wonder if it’s a common Austronesian location name. Maybe 頭 is Tau, Austronesian for pe…

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