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<h1>Hsinchu</h1>
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</td><td  style="border-bottom: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;">&#091;<a href="http://en.hccg.gov.tw/" target="_blank">English</a>&#093;<br>&#091;<a href="http://www.hccg.gov.tw/" target="_blank">Trad. Chinese</a>&#093;
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<strong>Hsinchu</strong> (}; }; <a href="/term/Pe̍h-ōe-jī">POJ</a>: Sin-tek) is a city on northern <a href="/term/Taiwan">Taiwan island</a>. <strong>Hsinchu City</strong> (新竹市) is a <a href="/term/Provincial_city">provincial city</a> of <a href="/term/Taiwan_Province">Taiwan Province</a> of the <a href="/term/Republic_of_China">Republic of China</a>. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" (<em>Fengcheng</em> 風城) for its windy climate.<p>

The city is bordered by <a href="/term/Hsinchu_County">Hsinchu County</a> to the north and east, <a href="/term/Miaoli_County">Miaoli County</a> to the south, and the <a href="/term/Taiwan_Strait">Taiwan Strait</a> to the west. Hsinchu City is composed of three districts:  North District, East District, and <a href="/term/Siangshan">Siangshan</a> District.<p>

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<li><a href="#History">1&nbsp;History</a></li><li><a href="#Economy">2&nbsp;Economy</a></li><li><a href="#Education">3&nbsp;Education</a></li><li><a href="#Main_Attraction">4&nbsp;Main Attraction</a></li><li><a href="#Local_delicacies">5&nbsp;Local delicacies</a></li><li><a href="#Notable_natives">6&nbsp;Notable natives</a></li><li><a href="#Sister_cities">7&nbsp;Sister cities</a></li><li><a href="#External_links">8&nbsp;External links</a></li></ul>
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<a name="History" id="History"></a><h2>History</h2><p>

<a name="Economy" id="Economy"></a><h2>Economy</h2>
The city is the base of high tech industry in Taiwan. Established in 1980, <a href="/term/Hsinchu_Science_Park">Hsinchu Science Park</a> is home of 360 high tech companies including <a href="/term/TSMC">TSMC</a>, <a href="/term/Philips">Philips</a> and <a href="/term/United_Microelectronics_Corporation">United Microelectronics Corporation</a>. As the result, the city has the highest income level<p>

<a name="Education" id="Education"></a><h2>Education</h2><p>

International Schools
<ul><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.hdis.hc.edu.tw" target="_blank">Hsinchu International School</a>&#093;</li></ul>
Colleges & Universities 
<ul><li><a href="/term/National_Chiao_Tung_University">National Chiao Tung University</a></li><li><a href="/term/National_Tsing_Hua_University">National Tsing Hua University</a></li><li>Chung Hua University</li><li><a href="/term/Hsuan_Chuang_University">Hsuan Chuang University</a></li><li>Yuanpei Institute of Science and Technology</li></ul>
Secondary Schools
<ul><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.hdis.hc.edu.tw" target="_blank">Hsinchu International School</a>&#093;</li><li><a href="/term/National_Experimental_High_School">National Experimental High School</a></li><li><a href="/term/Hsinchu_Senior_High_School">Hsinchu Senior High School</a></li><li><a href="/term/National_Hsinchu_First_Girls'_High_School">National Hsinchu First Girls' High School</a></li><li>Hsinchu Municipal Senior High School</li><li>Shu Guang Girls' Senior High School</li></ul>
Elementary Schools
<ul><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.hdis.hc.edu.tw" target="_blank">Hsinchu International School</a>&#093;</li></ul>
<a name="Main_Attraction" id="Main_Attraction"></a><h2>Main Attraction</h2>
<ul><li>Hsinchu Municipal Glass Art Museum</li><li>Hsinchu Minicipal Zoo</li><li>The Hills of the Eighteen Peaks</li></ul>
<a name="Local_delicacies" id="Local_delicacies"></a><h2>Local delicacies</h2>
<ul><li>Hsinchu meatballs</li><li><a href="/term/Rice_Noodles">Rice Noodles</a></li></ul>
<a name="Notable_natives" id="Notable_natives"></a><h2>Notable natives</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/term/Chi_Cheng">Chi Cheng</a>, the Olympic medalist in track & field.</li><li><a href="/term/Yuan_T._Lee">Yuan T. Lee</a>, the 1986 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry.</li><li><a href="/term/John_Chiang">John Chiang</a>, Taiwanese politician.</li></ul>
<a name="Sister_cities" id="Sister_cities"></a><h2>Sister cities</h2>
<ul><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><pre><a href="/term/Beaverton,_Oregon">Beaverton, Oregon</a>, <a href="/term/USA">USA</a> (1988)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Richland,_Washington">Richland, Washington</a>, <a href="/term/USA">USA</a> (1988)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Cary,_North_Carolina">Cary, North Carolina</a>, <a href="/term/USA">USA</a> (1993)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Fairfield,_New_South_Wales">Fairfield, New South Wales</a>, <a href="/term/Australia">Australia</a> (1994)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Cupertino,_California">Cupertino, California</a>, <a href="/term/USA">USA</a> (1998)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Chiayi_City">Chiayi City</a>, <a href="/term/Taiwan">Taiwan</a> (2002)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Plano,_Texas">Plano, Texas</a>, <a href="/term/USA">USA</a> (2003)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul><a href="/term/Okayama_City">Okayama City</a>, <a href="/term/Japan">Japan</a> (2003)
</pre><li><!-- couldn't be displayed--></li></ul>Princesa, <a href="/term/The_Philippines">The Philippines</a> (2006)
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</pre><a name="External_links" id="External_links"></a><h2>External links</h2>
<ul><li>&#091;<a href="http://www.hccg.gov.tw/" target="_blank">Government website</a>&#093; | &#091;<a href="http://en.hccg.gov.tw/" target="_blank">(English)</a>&#093;</li><li>&#091;<a href="http://eweb.sipa.gov.tw/en/index.jsp/" target="_blank">Hsinchu Science Park</a>&#093;</li></ul>
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</td><td   align="left" style="font-size: 80%;" > <strong><a href="/term/Taiwan_Province">Taiwan Province</a></strong> | <strong><a href="/term/Fujian_(ROC)">Fuchien Province</a></strong>
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<td   align="right" style="font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top;" width=175 > <strong><a href="/term/Municipality_of_China">Central&nbsp;Municipalities</a></strong>:
</td><td   align="left" style="font-size: 80%;" > <strong><a href="/term/Kaohsiung">Kaohsiung City</a></strong> | <strong><a href="/term/Taipei">Taipei City</a></strong>
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<td   align="right" style="font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top;" > <strong>Counties</strong> (Taiwan Province):
</td><td   align="left" style="font-size: 80%;" ><a href="/term/Changhua_County">Changhua County</a> | <a href="/term/Chiayi_County">Chiayi County</a> | <a href="/term/Hsinchu_County">Hsinchu County</a> | <a href="/term/Hualien_County">Hualien County</a> | <a href="/term/Kaohsiung_County">Kaohsiung County</a> |  <a href="/term/Miaoli_County">Miaoli County</a> | <a href="/term/Nantou_County">Nantou County</a> | <a href="/term/Pescadores_Islands">Penghu County</a> | <a href="/term/Pingtung_County">Pingtung County</a> | <a href="/term/Taichung_County">Taichung County</a> | <a href="/term/Tainan_County">Tainan County</a> | <a href="/term/Taipei_County">Taipei County</a> | <a href="/term/Taitung_County">Taitung County</a> | <a href="/term/Taoyuan_County_(Taiwan)">Taoyuan County</a> | <a href="/term/Yilan_County">Yilan County</a> | <a href="/term/Yunlin_County">Yunlin County</a>
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<td   align="right" style="font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top;" ><strong>Counties</strong> (Fuchien Province):
</td><td   align="left" style="font-size: 80%;" > <a href="/term/Kinmen">Kinmen County</a> | <a href="/term/Matsu_Islands">Lienchiang County</a>
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<td   align="right" style="font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top;" > <strong><a href="/term/Provincial_city">Provincial Cities</a></strong> (Taiwan Province):
</td><td   align="left" style="font-size: 80%;" >  <a href="/term/Chiayi">Chiayi City</a> | <a href="/term/Hsinchu">Hsinchu City</a> | <a href="/term/Keelung">Keelung City</a> | <a href="/term/Taichung">Taichung City</a> | <a href="/term/Tainan_City">Tainan City</a>
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