Hsinchu

Hsin-chu English thumb|zh 新竹市政府HSINCHU CITY GOVERNMENT Alternative forms en Hsin-chu also from _ Wade-Giles en Sinchu Postal en Sinjhu Tongyong Pinyin en Xinzhu Pinyin Etymology From en cmn-wadegiles - romanization of en cmn 新竹 Hsin¹-chu². Pronunciation shĭn′jo͞o′Xinzhu geographical name Xin·​zhu ˈshin-ˈjü variants or Hsin-chu ˈshin-ˈchüSinchu or Hsinchu 1771 2 Sinchu or Hsinchu (both: shĭn′jo͞o′), Jap. [Japanese] Shinchiku (shēn′chĭko͞o),Hsin-chu 326 2 en en Hsin chu Proper noun en Q249994en city in northern country/Taiwan sixth largest city in Taiwan, southwest of Taipei. en https://archive.org/details/longmansgazettee00chisrich/ 1895 Formosa Longmans' Gazetteer of the World George Chisholm (geographer) George G. Chisholm Longmans, Green, and Co. 538 A railway has been constructed from Kelung to Hsinchu near the W. ct., in 24° 50'N., and its continuation to Tainan is projected. en https://archive.org/details/islandofformosap00daviuoft/ 1903 The Island of Formosa Past and Present w:James W. Davidson 331 Now that the Imperial Body Guard was to be principally engaged to the south of Teckcham (Hsinchu) H.I.H. Prince Kitashirakawa removed his headquarters from Taipeh to Teckcham on the 31st of July. The arrival of His Highness was quite an event for the Teckham Chinese, and they turned out in large numbers at the station to welcome him. en https://archive.org/details/railwayage52newy/ January 19, 1912 Imperial Taiwan Railways 52 3 w:Railway Age Gazette New York 94 The removal of the capital of the island of Formosa from Tainanfu, on the coast, to Taipeh, gave Governor Liu Ming Chuan an excuse to construct a railway between the capital and the coast in spite of the opposition in Peking. In 1889 a twelve-mile line connecting Tuatutia and Saitingka was opened to traffic. The work was continued until 1893, at which time 62 miles were opened to traffic between Hsinchu and the northern port of Keelung. At this period the Peking government issued an order to suspend further construction work. All the collieries were closed, and, with the exception of passenger traffic there was little activity in transportation. en https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesrela0000unit/ April 18, 1947 Memorandum on the Situation in Taiwan w:John Leighton Stuart United States Relations with China With Special Reference to the Period 1944-1949 169 w:U.S. Government Printing Office 929 On the night of March 2, word reached Taipei that the Governor actually had attempted to get troops to the city. Citizens near Hsinchu city, however, were reported to have halted the troop carriers by removing rails from the main line. en 1999 w:Michael Saso Velvet Bonds: The Chinese Family https://archive.org/details/velvetbonds00mich/ 1-929431-00-7 248283109 12299411M ix https://archive.org/details/velvetbonds00mich/page/n10/ Because the new language school of Fu Jen University in the nearby city of Hsinchu was not yet completed, we were bused with other aspiring students of Chinese language to a farming village called Kuanhsi (Guanxi: West Pass), nestled against the tea growing hills of Hsinchu county. en 2004 Phil Macdonald National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan w:National Geographic Society 9780792265559 54962554 123 The city of Hsinchu, the capital of Hsinchu County, is known for two things: its wet and windy weather and the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, the center of Taiwan's huge computer and electronics industry (see pp. 124-125). en 2019-04-14 https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/5719 President Tsai attends FORMOSAT-7 Formosat-7 send-off ceremony Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) President Tsai Ing-wen traveled to Hsinchu City to take part in send-off activities for the Formosat-7 satellite on the morning of April 14. In addition to commending the hard work and accomplishments of the entire research and development team over the years, President Tsai also hailed Formosat-7 as a milestone in promoting Taiwan's technological diplomacy, noting that she expects it will display the brilliance of Taiwan's aerospace technology on the international stage. https://web.archive.org/web/20260508085056/https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/5719 8 May 2026 en Aug. 31, 2020 Tiffany May Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20200831074005/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/world/asia/taiwan-girl-kite.html 0362-4331 1645522 ASIA PACIFIC The girl, who was identified by news outlets only by her last name, Lin, landed mostly unscathed at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival. She suffered abrasions around her neck and face, the mayor of Hsinchu, Lin Chih-chien, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. She was admitted to a hospital for a medical examination, he said. en en Q74054en county in northern country/Taiwan. en https://archive.org/details/reportsontradea00shugoog/ 1880 Reports on Trade at the Treaty Ports for the Year 1879 Inspector General of Customs Shanghai Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General 5859328 181 https://archive.org/details/reportsontradea00shugoog/page/n317/ The removal of the Prefect from Teukcham to Banka was what was required to consolidate the city, and when that occurred in May last, progress set in with vigour. With the Prefect's departure from Teukcham occurred a change in the name and constitution of that place. It ceased to be called Teukcham, receiving in place of this the name of Hsinchu, and being converted from a t'ing into a hsien. It is now known as Hsinchu-hsien (zh 新竹縣). en https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1980-03-23_21_11/ March 23, 1980 New fund to boost energy development Free China Weekly XXI 11 0016-0318 1786626 Taipei 4 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1980-03-23_21_11/page/n3/ Offshore, CPC has completed drilling nine wells and is drilling two more. Five of the wells off the Hsinchu coast in northern Taiwan, produce 550 kiloliters of crude oil and 620,000 cubic meters of natural gas a day. en 1999 w:Michael Saso Velvet Bonds: The Chinese Family https://archive.org/details/velvetbonds00mich/ 1-929431-00-7 248283109 12299411M ix https://archive.org/details/velvetbonds00mich/page/n10/ Because the new language school of Fu Jen University in the nearby city of Hsinchu was not yet completed, we were bused with other aspiring students of Chinese language to a farming village called Kuanhsi (Guanxi: West Pass), nestled against the tea growing hills of Hsinchu county. en Sep 23, 2020 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/09/23/national/taiwan-japan-endangered-rhino/ Taiwan offers Japan endangered rhino to help save species w:The Japan Times Emma was bred at the Leofoo Safari Park in Hsinchu County, northwestern Taiwan. Since the park brought eight white rhinos from Africa in 1979, their numbers have grown to 23. en March 15, 2022 William Yang Taiwan's military tests new capabilities to deter China threat Wesley Rahn https://web.archive.org/web/20220315133803/https://www.dw.com/en/taiwans-military-tests-new-capabilities-to-deter-china-threat/a-61129158 w:Deutsche Welle Asia Taiwan's army is also expected to carry out live-fire drills in Hsinchu county as well as several offshore islands. en Synonyms from Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī en Sin-tek Translations a city in northern Taiwan; a county in northern Taiwan Arabic: ar شِينْجُو m šinjū, ar شِينْتْشُو m šintšū Chinese: Cantonese: yue 新竹 san1 zuk1 Hokkien: nan-hbl 竹塹 Tek-chhàm, nan-hbl 新竹 Sin-tek Mandarin: cmn 新竹 Xīnzhú Japanese: ja 新竹 しんちく, Shinchiku Korean: ko ^신주(新竹) Polish: pl Xinzhu n Russian: ru Синьчжу́ m Vietnamese: vi Tân Trúc (vi 新竹) References Further reading Hsinchu, Hsin-chu, Sinchu, Xinzhu en 1998 Hsinchu or Sinchu Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1319 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1319/ 2 French fr: Pronunciation [Hs:Sh,i:i_,ch:tch,u:ou] Proper noun fr Hsinchu Q249994,Q74054