Megacities—Taipei 超級城市──台北
Legend has it that Taipei City began with just one immigrant nearly 200 years ago. On a dry lakebed, this man cleared some trees and bushes and built a farm. Soon, Taipei was rapidly growing in every direction. In 1949, two million people moved to Taiwan from China and the population began expanding quickly. This large amount of people helped turn Taipei into a world-class city.
Almost 50 years ago, farming made up 33 percent of Taiwan's economy. Nowadays, that figure is at two percent and falling fast. Most of the world only knew about China back then and had never even heard of Taiwan. Now, Taipei is known for producing semi-conductors, a necessary part in all kinds of computers. Taipei has found its place in the world because of these fingernail-sized chips. Very few places have come so far so fast. This month, National Geographic Channel looks at Taipei's rise in Megacities—Taipei.
傳說台北市的發跡，是源自於近兩百年前僅僅一位移民者而已。在一個乾凅的湖床上，這名男子把樹木、樹叢清理乾淨，然後蓋了一座田。不久，台北便朝各方面迅速發展。1949年，兩百萬人自中國遷移到台北，人口開始快速增加。大量的人口幫助台北轉變成世界級的城市。
大約五十年前，農業佔了台灣經濟活動的百分之三十三。如今，這個數字只剩下兩個百分比，而且還在快速下降中。當時世界上大部分國家只知道中國，根本沒聽說過台灣。現在，台北因製造各種電腦所需的半導體而名聞遐邇。因為這些指甲般大小的晶片，台北已在世界上找到立足之地。很少有地方能這麼快就有這麼長遠的發展。本月份的國家地理頻道，將在《超級城市——台北》中一探台北的興盛。 |
