Claim: 2169 Taiwan, an asteroid named after the Island of Taiwan, was discovered by Purple Mountain Obs. (also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory) on November 9, 1964.
Evidence: It was named for Taiwan. The main island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. It was discovered on 9 November 1964, by astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory near Nanking, China. The Purple Mountain Observatory (Chinese: 紫金山天文台; pinyin: Zĭjīnshān Tiānwéntái), also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing.