Xinpu Township (; also known as Hsinpu) is an urban township in

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 ...

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History

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

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rule of

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

Geography

Area:
Population: 33,002 (February 2023)

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 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.

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a high-speed railway network in Taiwan, which consists of a single line that runs approximately along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to the southern city of Kaohsiung. Its c ...

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 ski ...

*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 Lin Ming-chang (; born 24 October 1936) is a Taiwanese chemist. Life and career Born in Zhaomen, Xinpu, Hsinchu, on 24 October 1936, Lin Ming-chang attended Hsinchu Senior High School and graduated from National Taiwan Normal University befo ...

, chemist

References

External links

Xinpu Township Office

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