Zhudong Township is an urban

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in central

Hsinchu County Hsinchu is a County (Taiwan), county in Regions of Taiwan, north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka people, Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. Part of

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is in Zhudong. Also located in Zhudong is the main campus of the

Industrial Technology Research Institute The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI; ) is a technology research and development institution in Taiwan. It was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, with branch offices in the United States, U.S., ...

(ITRI). Zhudong is approximately 20 minutes drive from Hsinchu town center on one of two freeways, route 3 North, which passes nearby and route 68 East which proceeds directly through Zhudong.

History

Zhudong was settled in the mid-18th century by

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colonists, and was known as ''Chhiū-kí-nâ'' or ''Shuqilin'' (). In the early years of the township's development, it was under the jurisdiction of (). In 1875 (

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1), ''Chhiū-kí-nâ'' came under the jurisdiction of . Under Japanese colonial rule, the town was renamed Chikutō (), which was retained as Zhudong after the Republic of China took over in 1945. In 1946, Zhudong became part of

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as Zhudong District (), but in 1950, it split off and became the current Zhudong Township.

Name

Literally, ''Zhudong'' means "bamboo east" but in this context, ''zhu'' is short for "Hsinchu". Thus, Zhudong lies east of Hsinchu (''cf.''

Zhubei Zhubei ( Wade-Giles: ''Chupei''; Hakka PFS: ''Chuk-pet''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tek-pak'') is a city in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is one of the island's fastest-growing settlements, with a population gain of 51,000 between 2010 and 2019, the highes ...

which lies north 'bei''of Hsinchu.) The former name of the area was ''Chhiū-kí-nâ'' (), literally "' forest" with the present name adopted under Japanese rule in 1920.

Geography

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* Area: * Population: 96,518 (February 2023)

Administrative divisions

Shangping, Ruifeng, Ruanqiao, Yuandong, Shangguan, Dongning, Zhongzheng, Nansheng, Daxiang, Zhongshan, Nanhua, Donghua, Shanghua, Jilin, Renai, Zhudong, Zhongxiao, Rongle, Ronghua, Wufeng, Liufeng, Sanchong, Erchong, Touchong, Yuanshan, Tuken, and Kehu Village.

Tourist attractions

Nearby is the mountain of Feifong Shan and Buddhist temples. A well-prepared path with steps and tiled and wooden walkways enables walking to the peak and the ridge overlooking Zhudong in all weather. *

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* Zhudong Timber Industry Exhibition Hall

Transportation

Rail

Four

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rail stations serve Zhudong:

Ronghua Ronghua Township () is a rural township in Xinhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions The township is divided into 30 village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamle ...

, Shangyuan,

Zhudong Zhudong Township is an urban township (Taiwan), township in central Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Part of Hsinchu Science Park is in Zhudong. Also located in Zhudong is the main campus of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Zhudong ...

and Zhuzhong.

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

Bus

Bus stations in the townships are: * Xiagongguan Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus * Zhudong Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus

Notable natives

Cheng Yung-chin Cheng Yung-chin (; born 8 October 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. Personal life and education Cheng is of Hakka descent, and is married to Song Li-hua. His brother is Cheng Yung-tang. He attended Chinese Culture University for graduate study in ...

, Magistrate of Hsinchu County (2001–2009) *

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, writer * Lai Pi-hsia, musician * Lu Shao-chia, conductor

References

{{Townships in Taiwan Townships in Hsinchu County