Xiangshan or Siangshan District is a

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in southwest

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

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. It is the largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City.

History

Xiangshan was originally a

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of Hsinchu County. On 1 July 1982, the area was incorporated into the newly-formed

as a

Geography

* Area: * Population: 76,836 (January 2016)

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Gangnan, Hushan, Hulin, Jinshui, Shuxia, Puqian, Zhongpu, Niupu, Dingpu, Tungxiang, Xiangcun, Xiangshan, Dazhuang, Meishan, Zhaoshan, Haishan, Jiadong, Dahu, Nanai, Zhongai, Neihu, Yanshui, Nangang and Dingfu Villages.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm10018000300000000.html

Economy

It is most well known locally for the Hsiangshan Industrial Park and for having the major portion of Hsinchu City's " Scenic Coastline" boardwalk.

Education

Universities

* Chung Hua University *

Hsuan Chuang University Hsuan Chuang University (HCU; ) is a private Buddhist university in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Founded in 1997 by the Ven. Liao Zhong (了中; ) and named for the Tang dynasty monk Xuanzang, the school was promoted to university ...

* Yuanpei University of Medical Technology

Schools

Hsinchu International School Hsinchu International School (HIS; ) is Private school, private, international school located in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu, Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan offering education to foreign-born students. Founded in 1981 by the Dutch Elec ...

Tourist attractions

Haishan Fishing Port The Haishan Fishing Port () is a fish harbor in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History In 1988, the Hsinchu City Government built tide breaker to provide a place for fishing boats to park during monsoon periods. Economy Fishermen a ...

* Hsiangshan Wetland Natural Park *

Jincheng Lake Bird Watching Zone Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a populati ...

* Seafront Scenic Area at Kangnan

Transportation

* TRA Xiangshan Station * Local buses connect Xiangshan district to other parts of Hsinchu city, Inter-city buses also provide transport to

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

and

Banqiao Banqiao () may refer to: Taiwan *Banqiao District, seat of New Taipei Mainland China *Banqiao Dam (), dam on the Ru River near Zhumadian, Henan that suffered an infamous failure in 1975 *Banqiao Town (disambiguation) *Banqiao Township (disambigua ...

Notable natives

Lin Chih-chien Lin Chih-chien (; born 27 May 1975) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Hsinchu City from 25 December 2014 to 8 July 2022. Early life and education Lin earned his bachelor's degree in business administration followed by a master's d ...

, Mayor of

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Hsinchu