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HOW TO GET THERE
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CKS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
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The CKS International Airport - (take the buses of Guo-Guang
Motor Transit Co.) - Hsinchu City - (take the buses of Hsinchu
Motor Transit Co.) - Hsinchu County |
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KAOHSIUNG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
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Kaohsiung Xiao-Gang Airport - (take the buses of the
transportation route of the airport, Bus 301, Guo-Guang Motor
Transit Co., Kaohsiung Motor Transit Co., Chung-Nan Motor
Transit Co.) - Kaohsiung City - (take the train of Taiwan
Railway, the buse of Guo-Guang Motor Transit Co.) - Hsinchu
City - (take the bus of Hsinchu Motor Transit Co.) - Hsinchu
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The town of Hsinchu, now famous for its
Science-based Industrial Park, was first developed in 1723. It was
first called Hsinchu in 1875, and was upgraded to a provincial city
in 1982. The Hsinchu administrative district include Siangshan and
covers an area of about 104 square kilometers. It has gained
considerable prosperity and an international reputation since the
creation of the Hsinchu Science-based industrial Park Hsinchu City
is loacted in the northwestern part of Hsinchu County, its highedt
point rising onlt 120 meters above sea level . The Hsinchu plain
slopes upward to the east, and merges into Shrpajianshan and
Nioupushan mountains. Most of the eastern part of the county is co-vered
with foothills and small mountains.
AMUSEMENT PARK
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Kuchifong
Historical Background : People used to
call Kuchifong Paradise Pu Ting it located in Kao Feng Town of
Hsinchu. During early years it was famed Kuchifong Glass Street and
it raised lots of glass timber. Kao Feng Road is also called
Entering Kao Feng Road means entering Kuchifong. Hsinchu Glass
Street means number 306 alley and 324 alley of Kao Feng Road,
Adjoining Kuchifong Paradise. On the way to Kuchifong Paradise,
there are many religions on two sides. Glass Streets prosperous or
failure had a great relationship with Kuchifong Paradise; Kuchifong
Paradise was listed in one of the amboo moat 12 winthin 1987, famed
with all the peak mountain beauty, temples and the images. The
120-meter tall Kuans image is the biggest one in Far East, also the
site of Hsinchu. There is the beautiful Chinese garden, the
historical relics, the museum of terracotta warriors and horses, the
beauty world of Western Park, the Chinese ancient metal showground,
the parkland for attempter body, and barbeque area.
Cultural Highlights : Contents include the ancient and modern
antique, special treasure, peak mountain conjoint greenness.
Vicinity around include: 18-sharp mountain, Chingcaohu, Ching Hwa
University, Transportation University and Science District, etc.
There are the ancient and modern collection of historical antique,
artwork, and extremely skillful masterpiece of carve; Pu Tien is a
120-meter high statue of God Kuan; there are 9 floors in the statue,
and different decoration each floor. Not only the statue of Buddha
but also lots of curio collections. The Japanese-made #10 Train is
the only two-left train of the three-shaft conflagration train in
Taiwan.
FARM / SCENERY /
GENERAL
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Hsinchu City God (Chenghuang) Temple
Hsinchu's City God (Chenghuang)
Temple is regarded as the highest-ranking of all City God temples in
Taiwan, due to the superior spiritual power of its City God in
protecting the town. In front of the temple is a market with a lot
of small stalls selling delicious Taiwanese snacks, including rice
noodles, meat balls, thick cuttlefish broth, and Juchian Biscuit (Juchian
is the original name of Hsinchu).
Hsinchu is famous for a number of specialty foods, especially
Hsinchu rice noodles, which are produced in Nanshr Li , Hsinchu
City. Another famous product of Hsinchu is shiangfen, a traditional
cosmetic powder which was used by women throughtout Taiwan before
the arrival of foreign-style cosmetic products. The powder is also
used in offerings to Chiniangma, the guardian spirit of children.
Only one store, run by the Tsai Family in Julian Street, still
produces this powder. Although there are many stalls from which
Hsinchu meatballs can be purchased, many are concentrated around the
Chenghuang Temple. The famous Peanut Butter is sold mainly along
Dungda Road, and if you want to try Juchian Biscuits, you should go
to the Shinfujen Cake Shop at No.26 Beimen Street.
MUSEUM / GALLERY
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Hsinchu Municipal Glass Museum
The museum building was reconstructed from Hsinchu Civic Hall that
was built as the Japanese royalty residence and a banquet hall in
1936. After Taiwan restored in 1945, the building was utilized dy
Takeover Committee, American army consultant delegation, and Hsinchu
military police station.
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