Zhongxing New Village, sometimes rendered as Chunghsing New Village is an

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located in

Nantou City Nantou City (Mandarin Pīnyīn: ''Nántóu Shì''; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-chhī'') is a county-administered city located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the Maoluo River and is the county ...

Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...

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(ROC) and was until 2018, when the

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was abolished, was the

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. The term ''zhōngxīng'' is from a Chinese legend (), referring to the restoration of the

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by king

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, an allusion to the ROC government taking back

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. It is a

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with a population of 25,549 as of February 2010. With all the buildings owned by the government, development is strictly controlled and carefully planned.

History

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, the temporary capital and the seat of government of the

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(

), was also the capital of

from September 1945 until 1956. Ground was broken on the village on 4 November 1955, and branches of the government began moving on 5 July 1956. The provincial government held its first meeting at Zhongxing New Village on 27 November 1957, and the provincial administration building began use on 1 July 1957. The

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(PRC), which has ruled the Chinese mainland since 1949, who also claimed the island of Taiwan, does not recognize the move of the provincial government from Taipei to Zhongxing New Village as legitimate. Thus, the PRC publishes Taipei as the claimed

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on its official maps.

Research development

There are plans for an industrial innovation park to be set up in the planned zone in the city; domestic research institutes have been invited to open innovation and incubation centers there. In addition, a market intelligence technology center is also planned for the development of green intelligence mobile technologies through

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. The park is scheduled to begin construction after the completion of an environmental impact assessment in 2011. It is estimated to cost NT$10.7 billion (US$367.5 million) to construct, and will house 250

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units and provide 13,000 new jobs. No manufacturing activities will be conducted at the park, which will instead focus on emerging and advanced industrial technology.

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Population
{{Authority control Populated places in Nantou County New towns started in the 1950s Military dependents' village, Taiwan Provincial capitals in China

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Research development

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