King Liu Explained

Native Name Lang:	zh-TW
Birth Place:	Shalu, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (now Taiwan)
Birth Date:	2 July 1934
Nationality:	Taiwanese
Known For:	Founder and Chairman, Giant Bicycles

King Liu (; born 2 July 1934) is the founder of Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles.

Liu was not a cyclist himself before founding Giant.^[1] However, in 2007, at age 73, he rode around Taiwan on a bicycle,^[2] and at age 75 he rode from Beijing to Shanghai.^[3]

Liu was a major participant in the creation of Taiwan's YouBike system.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taiwan's Healthy Export.
2. Web site: A Maker of Bikes Now Makes a Point of Riding Them. The New York Times.
3. Web site: Culture giant: King Liu's goals go beyond sales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222090529/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120103000031&cid=1602 . 2014-12-22 .
4. Web site: Cycling Paradise . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222091003/http://mosaictaiwan.net/cycling-paradise/ . 2014-12-22 .