Xinpu Township (; also known as Hsinpu) is an

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Hsinchu County Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county capital, where ...

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History

Xinpu was formerly known as ''Baliguo'' (), a commercial center during the

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rule of

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Geography

Area:
Population: 33,713 (January 2017)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 19 villages: Baoshi, Beiping, Hankeng, Jupu, Luming, Nanping, Neili, Qingshui, Shangliao, Sizuo, Tianxin, Wenshan, Wupu, Xialiao, Xinbei, Xinmin, Xinpu, Xinsheng and Zhaomen.

Tourist attractions

* Zhaomen Leisure Agricultural Zone * Zhaomen Zone *

Taiwan Cycling Route No.1 Taiwan Cycle Route No.1 (環島1號線) is a 968 km (602 mile) bicycle route around the island of Taiwan. The route is intended to facilitate the recreational activity of bicycling around the island of Taiwan, which is called huan-dao (環� ...

Passes through Xinpu township. * Recently rebuilt (Early 2019) Hsinchu County Xinpu Township Office and Visitor Center

Transportation

Bus station in the township is Xinpu Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus.

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passes through the western part of the township, but there is no planned station.

Education

Elementary

*Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenguomin High School Hsinchu County Xinpu Township National High School *Ching-Shuei Elementary School *Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenbaoshi Elementary School Hsinchu County Xinpu County Bao-shi Elementary School *Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenxinbu Elementary School Hsinchu County Xinpu County Xinpu Elementary School *Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenwenshan Elementary School Hsinchu County Xinpu County Wen-shan Elementary School *Fangliao Elementary School *Jhao-Men Elementary School *Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenxinxing Elementary School Hsinchu County Xinpu County Xin-xing Elementary School *Chao-Tung Elementary School

High schools

*Xinzhuxianzhaomenguomin High School Hsinchu County Zhao-men High School *School Library Pei Pin, Hsin Chuw County Hsinchu County Pei-ping

Waldorf School Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical skil ...

*新竹縣照海華德福實驗教育機構 Hsinchu County Tsio-hai Waldorf Education Organization *Tianzhujiaoneisi Vocational High School Nei-si Catholic Vocational High School

Other

*新埔數位機會中心(新埔DOC) Xinpu omething, ?"Digital Chance"?Center *新竹縣私立仁美幼兒園 Hsinchu County Ren-mei Private Kindergarten

Notable natives

* Fangge Dupan, poet * Lin Ming-chang, chemist

References

External links

Xinpu Township Office

Xinpu Township
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