12/28 (Sat.) Telecom Day, December 28, is the Telecommunications Day in Taiwan, the Republic of China. Why is it set on this day? This is a story with quite a history.
12/28 (Sat.) Telecom Day, December 28, is the Telecommunications Day in Taiwan, the Republic of China. Why is it set on this day? This is a story with quite a history.
[Excerpt from online reference article]
The word "telecommunication" refers to the communication method that uses wired electricity, radio or light to transmit information. It originated from the wired telegraph and wired telephone invented in the 19th century. It has now become a general term for a communication system that can transmit various signals such as images and sounds. ...
As for China at that time, in 1879, Li Hongzhang, an official of the Qing Dynasty, built a military telegraph line in China for the first time. By 1881, this military telegraph line, which originally ran from Dagu to Tianjin, extended south to Shanghai, and It was also opened to the general public and was completed on December 28, in 1881.
To commemorate this day, in the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947), the Ministry of Transportation designated December 28 every year as "Telecommunications Day".
Administrative Unit:
Secretary's Office
Date:
2024/12/28
