Hsinchu City
新竹市

Image:N/A City Flag	Image:Hsinchu City seal.png City Seal
Abbreviation	Zhu 竹市
Nickname	The Windy City 風城
Capital	East Dist.
Region	Northwestern Taiwan
Mayor	Jung-tzer Lin (林政則)
Area	104.0964 km² (Ranked 23 of 25)
Population (April 2006)
- Population	391,965 (Ranked 18 of 25)
- Density	3,765 /km²
Districts	3
Website	English Trad. Chinese
Symbols
- Bird	European Magpie (Pica pica)
- Flower	Azalea
- Tree	-

The main landmark of Hsinchu is its East Gate. Remnants of the old moat surrounding the walled city also remains.

A typical street in downtown Hsinchu

Hsinchu City (Traditional Chinese: 新竹市; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhú Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhú Shìh; Wade-Giles: Hsin-chu Shih; POJ: Sin-tek) is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" (Traditional Chinese: 風城; Hanyu Pinyin: Fēngchéng; Tongyong Pinyin: Fongchéng) for its windy climate. The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population density. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Binomial name Pica pica Linnaeus, (1758) The European Magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. ... Species see text Source: The Rhododendron page, and some research. ... Image File history File links Hsinchu_City_Location_Map. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 948 KB) Summary Photo taken on 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 948 KB) Summary Photo taken on 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DSC03785d. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DSC03785d. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2002. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of... Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2002. ...

Hsinchu City is administered as a provincial city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The city is bordered by Hsinchu County to the north and east, Miaoli County to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Hsinchu City is composed of three districts: North District, East District, and Siangshan District. Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Motto: Three Principles of the People (三民主義 San-min Chu-i) Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei (de facto)  Nanjing (de jure)1  Largest city Taipei Official languages Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Su Tseng-chang... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Miaoli County (苗栗縣, pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Taiwan Strait Area The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180km-wide Strait between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. ... Siangshan (香山) is a district in southerern Hsinchu City, Republic of China. ...

History

In 1626, after Spain occupied northern Taiwan, Spanish missionaries arrived at Tek-khàm (竹塹; sm: zhúqiàn), where the Taokas Taiwanese aborigines lived. During the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Hsin-Chu. In the 21st year of Kuan Hsu's Regime, Hsin-Chu Sub Office was established, responsible for independent administration on June 24. In June of the 24th Year of Kuang Hsu's Regime, it altered its local official system again. Hsin-Chu County was abolished. It was then under the administration of Hsin-Chu Administration Office, Taipei County. On November 11, 27th Year of Kuang Hsu's Regime, it established the Hsin-Chu Office. In 1920, Hsin-Chu Street was established, with the founding of Hsin-Chu Street District Office. In 1930, the city system was applied. It was renamed as Hsin-Chu City, under the governing of Hsin Chu Chou, with the establishment of Hsin Chu City Office. In 1941, its administration district was expanded, merging with Hsian Shan and Chiou Kang, and became a part of Liu Chia Chuang. Total population 2006: 458,000 (CIP 2006) 2004: 454,600 (CIP 2004) Homelands in Taiwan Mountainous terrain running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island Narrow eastern plains Orchid Island (Lán YÇ”) Languages 14 living Formosan languages. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun; Mongolian: Манж Чин), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1644 to 1912. ...

On October 25, 1945, the Kuomintang (KMT; Chinese Nationalists) retreated to Taiwan. The Hsin-Chu Chou Committee took over the administration from the Japanese and governed Hsin-Chu Chou. Hsin-Chu City Government was established then. In 1946, the Take Over Committee dissolved and Hsin-Chu County Government was formed. Hsin-Chu County Government was moved to Taoyuan. As the administrative districts were readjusted, it became a Provincially governed city, using the original Chou office as its legal office, with seven district offices. In February of the same year, representative congress was formed in every district. On April 15, City Congress was formed. Provincial Representatives were elected from the city legislators, to become legislative bodies of different levels. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3)[1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China, now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in...

On August 16, 1950, the administrative districts in Taiwan were re-adjusted once more, demarcating 16 counties and 5 provincially governed cities.

In June 1982, under the President's order, the Hsian Shan Village of Hsin-Chu County would mergeinto Hsin-Chu City, and changed into a Provincially governed city. The Provincial government City Hsin-Chu Government was legally established on July 1, 1982, with 103 lis, and 1635 lins. The City Government is located on 120 Chung Cheng Road, the former Hsin-Chu Chou Office.

In end of June 1983, there were three Bureaus (Civil Service, Public Works, and Education), four Departments (Finance, Social Welfare, Compulsory Military Service, and Land Affairs), four offices (Secretary, Planning, Personnel, and Auditing), and 49 sections (units, teams) under the City Government's organization to provide services for various urban affairs. Affiliate institutions include the Police Department, Tax Department, and Medicine and Hygiene Department.

By the end of 1982, the city was classified into east, north and Hsian Shan districts. By the order of the provincial government, the east, north and Hsian Shan district administration offices were posted on October 1 and then they were formally established on November 1 in the same year.

From 1994 to 1999, according to the "Regulation for Hsin-Chu City Government, Hsin-Chu City Government," "Local System Law", and "Guidelines for Local Administrative Organizations", we stipulated "Regulations for Self-Governing of Hsin-Chu City Government". We also established the Moral Office and stipulated the number of personnel in the Government to be 347. We added a deputy mayor, consumer officer, and three consultants. In 2002, in order to coordinate with Mayor Lin's labor policy, we established the Bureau of Labor and transferred the business of the Compulsory Military Service to the Department of Civil Service.

Economy

The city is the base of high tech industry in Taiwan. Hsinchu Science and Technology Industrial Park is home of 360 high tech companies including TSMC, Philips, United Microelectronics Corporation and AU Optronics. As the result, the city has the highest income level. The establishment of the Park was targeted at shaping a humanized environment in Taiwan for high quality R&D, production, work, life, recreation, etc, to attract high tech investment and construct a high-tech business base. From its establishment in 1978, the government had invested 30.8 billion NTD on the software and hardware establishment. In 2001, it had developed 625 acres of land in the Park and 118 acres in southern Hsinchu, attracting 312 high-tech companies' investments.Viewing the performance of Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park in the past 21 years, it has been holding a decisive position in the economic development in Taiwan, with international acclaim. However, in the past year, semi-conductor and related electronic business were heavily blown by the global economic recession, appeared to be declining. The manufacturers, government, academia, and the R&D sectors all deeply realized the challenges faced by Taiwan high-tech development, endeavoring to upgrade Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park into a global manufacturing and R&D center of high-end products. Further, they also planned to intensify the cooperation among the manufacturing, academic, and research sectors, by introducing incubation center, in order to elevate the technological standard in the park. Further, through the development of the development of the northern, central, and southern industrial park and its satellite sites, we hope to sow the seeds of high tech business in entire Taiwan, leading us into a real high tech development era. Hsinchu Science Park (Chinese: 新竹科學園區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhú Kē Xué Yuán Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhú Ke Syué Yuán Cyu) was established by the government of the Republic of China on December 15, 1980 with investment from the Kuomintang. ... Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (Traditional Chinese: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司, abbrev. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) was founded in 1980, as Taiwans first Semiconductor company. ... AU Optronics Corp. ...

Education

International and American Schools (grade school and junior high school)

• Hsinchu International School
• Hsinchu American School

Elementary Schools Hsinchu American School was founded in 2004 by Glory Yeh, a Taiwanese real estate developer. ...

• Sagor Bilingual School

Colleges & Universities Sagor Bilingual School was founded in 1999 by Taiwanese real estate businessman Glory Yeh. ...

• National Chiao Tung University
• National Tsing Hua University
• Chung Hua University
• Hsuan Chuang University
• Yuanpei Institute of Science and Technology

Secondary Schools National Chiao Tung University (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Gúolì Jiāotōng Dàxúe; Tongyong Pinyin: Gúolì Jiaotong Dàsyúe; abbreviated as NCTU) is a top-tier research university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. It was established by former Chiao Tung University faculty members and alumni... National Tsing Hua University (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuo-li Ching-hua Ta-hsuëh; abbreviated as NTHU) is a university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. ... Hsuan Chuang University (玄奘大學) is a university in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China. ...

• National Experimental High School
• National Hsinchu Senior High School
• National Hsinchu First Girls' High School
• Shu Guang Girls' Senior High School

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Main Attraction

• Hsinchu Municipal Glass Art Museum
• Hsinchu Municipal Zoo
• The Hills of the Eighteen Peaks

Local delicacies

• Hsinchu Style Ba wan
• Rice Noodles

Changhua-style ba-wan with sweet sauce and grated daikon radish Ba-wan (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally meat circle) is a Taiwanese snack food, consisting of a 6-8 cm diameter disk-shaped translucent dough filled with a savory stuffing and served with a sweet and savory sauce. ... Rice noodles are noodles made from rice. ...

Notable natives

• Chi Cheng, the Olympic medalist in track & field.
• Yuan T. Lee, the 1986 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry.
• John Chiang, Taiwanese politician.
• Lin Cho-liang, Taiwanese American violinist
• Hebe Tian, member of S.H.E
• David Wu, U.S. House of Representatives for the state of Oregon since 1995.
• Cyndi Wang, Singer

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See also

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• Political divisions of the Republic of China
• Township (Taiwan)
• List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Republic of China

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