Talk:Taipeh Prefecture

Move of Taipei Prefecture to Taipeh Prefecture
Why was this moved? User_talk:Hongthay Mistakefinder (talk) 20:21, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * The move was made to conform with the convention used by The Island of Formosa, Past and Present (1903). The form "Taipeh" appears as an alternate to "Taihoku" and therefore does not appear to be as well-known as "Kelung", "Takow", etc. It is not Wade-Giles, which does seem to appear in the text, for example "Taitung" (but this also appears as "Taitong"). Davidson admits that due to "the absence of any authoritative system of romanizing Formosan names, it has been difficult to ensure absolute uniformity of spelling." However, "Taipeh" appears over 100 times in the text, and "Tai-peh" appears in It is also a convenient way to quickly distinguish from modern-day Taipei. Hongthay (talk) 21:52, 15 January 2015 (UTC)