Taiwan history/The period of active province-building in Taiwan
After the Mudan Incident and the Sino French war happened in 1874 and 1884, the Qing government realized the importance of Taiwan's coastal defense. This also result the establishment of Taiwan Province happened in 1885.
Liu Mingchuan's Contributions to Taiwan
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Liu Mingchuan is Taiwan’s first governor after the establishment of Taiwan province.
Railway construction
[edit | edit source]Liu Mingchuan spearheaded the first self-managed railway, successfully completing the Taipei-Keelung line in 1891 and extending it to Hsinchu by 1893.
Military Defense
[edit | edit source]During the Sino-French War (1884–1885), Liu successfully organized local militias and heavily fortified the island, famously defending northern Taiwan and Keelung from French naval forces.