Hsinchu

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Hsinchu (Template:Zh-cp; POJ: Sin-tek) is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu City (新竹市) is a provincial city of Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" (Fengcheng 風城) for its windy climate.

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Education 4 Main Attraction 5 Local delicacies 6 Notable natives 7 Sister cities 8 External links

History

Economy

The city is the base of high tech industry in Taiwan. Established in 1980, Hsinchu Science Park is home of 360 high tech companies including TSMC, Philips and United Microelectronics Corporation

Education

Colleges & Universities

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

Secondary Schools

• Hsinchu Senior High School
• National Hsinchu First Girls' High School

Main Attraction

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

Local delicacies

• Hsinchu meatballs
• rice noodle

Notable natives

• Chi Cheng, the Olympic medalist in track & field.
• Yuan T. Lee, the 1986 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry.
• John Chiang, Taiwanese politician.

Sister cities

• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Beaverton, Oregon, USA (1988)
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Richland, Washington, USA (1988)
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Cary, North Carolina, USA (1993)
• Image:Flag of Australia.svg Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia (1994)
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino, California, USA (1998)
• Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chiayi City, Taiwan (2002)
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Plano, Texas, USA (2003)
• Image:Flag of Japan.svg Okayama City, Japan (2003)
• Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Princesa, The Philippines (2006)

External links

• Government website | (English)
• Hsinchu Science Park

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

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Provinces (streamlined): Taiwan Province | Fuchien Province Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City Counties (Taiwan Province): Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County Counties (Fuchien Province): Kinmen County | Lienchiang County Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province): Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City

zh-min-nan:Sin-tek-chhī de:Hsinchu fr:Hsinchu id:Kota Hsinchu ja:新竹市 no:Hsinchu vi:Tân Trúc zh:新竹市