Hsinchu
City in Taiwan
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Hsinchu is a city in northern Taiwan, southwest of the capital city of Taipei. It’s known for its ornate Hsinchu City God (Cheng Huang) Temple, lined with food stalls. Close by is Yin Hsi East Gate, a 19th-century structure once used as an...
Population: 448,207 (Oct 2019)
Postal code: 300
Area code: (0)3
City established: 1711
Demoted to county-administered city within Hsinchu County: 1 December 1951
First mentioned as Tek-kham: 1626