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Forefathers in Taiwan boiled seawater to get salt. |
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| 2. |
In 1602, Dutch East India Company was founded. |
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In 1624, Mercantilist Holland took Taiwan, importing salt from the seashore of China. |
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In 1639, Dutch East India Company took a customs duty of 10% on imported salt. |
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In 1645, Dutch East India Company sold by tender the “right to salt tax.” |
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In 1661, Zhen Cheng Gong expelled the Dutch and took Taiwan. |
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In 1665, Chen Yong Hua taught people to dry salt, while people could produce and sell the salt by themselves. Salt tax was collected according to the size of the saltern. |
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In 1684, Ching Dynasty took Taiwan. Following Zhen’s system, people still produced and marketed the salt by themselves. |
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In 1726, a monopoly of wholesale at salterns was carried out, in which salt was produced by people, collected by the government, while transported and marketed by merchants. A salt office was set in Taiwan Palace. |
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In 1868, a monopoly of wholesale at the warehouses was carried out, in which salt was produced by people, collected by the government, while transported and marketed by merchants |
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In 1885, a total monopoly of wholesale was carried out, in which salt was produced by people, while collected, transported and marketed by the government. Price of government salt was unified. |
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On April 17, 1895, Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed by Japan and Ching. Taiwan was ceded to Japan. |
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In June, 1895, Japan took Taiwan. People could produce and market salt by themselves. |
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In April, 1899, Office of Taiwan Governor-General announced Rules of Monopoly of Salt in Taiwan. |
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On May 25, 1899, a monopoly of salt was carried out. Salt was produced by people, collected by the government, while transported and marketed by merchants. |
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In 1944, a monopoly of salty liquor was carried out. |
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In 1945, the Republic of China took Taiwan. |
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In March, 1947, Rules of Salt Industry was announced. Salt was not allowed to be produced unless it had been permitted. |
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| 19. |
In 1952, TAIYEN was established. Salt in Taiwan was in a state-operated monopoly. |
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In July, 1977, salt tax was canceled. |
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In January, 2002, Taiwan joined WTO. |
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On January 20, 2004, Rules of Salt Industry was canceled. Salt was traded freely. |
