Hsinchu Map, Taiwan

Hsinchu Sightseeing

Hsinchu Zoo. Famed as the oldest and smallest zoo in Taiwan, the zoo is home to over 300 animals of about 100 species, with 23 protected species. Founded in 1936 by the Japanese, Hsinchu Zoo is one of the most visited sites in Hsinchu City. read more

Hsinchu Travel Guide

Hsinchu city, as said, is one of Taiwan’s early settled areas but still the city does not boast of many traditional structures except for a very few like the 1748-built City God Temple and the East Gate (or the Yingxi Gate built in the first half of the 19th century under Qing Dynasty’s rule). The basic planning of the present city was done by the Japanese, specifically Japanese army (who had pulled down many of... read more

Hsinchu History

By 1723, the Qing Dynasty set up Danshuei Sub-prefecture in Chuchien, which was bounded by bamboo groves that acted as defense walls and gates. In 1825, the bamboo walls and city gates surrounding Danshuei wer changed into brick and stone walls (only the East gate survived). After the Danshuei sub-prefecture was dissolved in 1875, the north of Taiwan was split into Danshuei, Yilan and Hsinchu. The Chuchien area... read more