Get to know Hsinchu City
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- Administrative area
- County / city · 縣市
- Part of
- Taiwan
- Chinese name
- 新竹市
- Local areas
- 3 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 104.15 km²
- Administrative seat
- North District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The area was originally settled by the Austronesian Taiwanese indigenous peoples, with the settlement being named Tek-kham by Hokkien and Hakka immigrants. The city was founded by Han Chinese colonists in 1711, and renamed "Hsinchu" in 1878. During Japanese rule, the city was named "Shinchiku" and was the seat of Shinchiku Prefecture. The prefecture encompassed present-day Hsinchu City and County, as well as entire Taoyuan and Miaoli. After the ROC rule in 1945, the urban area of Hsinchu was organized as a provincial city.
Tourist attractions
Some tourist attractions in Hsinchu include: Aqueduct Museum of Hsinchu City Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall Chenghuang Temple of Hsinchu Glass Museum of Hsinchu City Hsinchu City Art Site of Railway Warehouse Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village Hsinchu Fish Harbor Hsinchu Zoo National Hsinchu Living Arts Center 17 Kilometer Coastal Scenic Area Green Grass Lake Chenghuang Temple Night Market – Most of the old stands in Cheng-huang Temple are of 50-year-old history, known snacks here include Hsin-chu meatballs, pork balls, spring rolls, braised pork rice, cuttlefish thick soup, rice noodles, and cow tongue-shaped cakes. Neiwan Old Street – Traditional Hakka restaurants that serve ginger-lily-flavored glutinous rice dumplings, Hakka tea, and Hakka rice cakes.
Explore Hsinchu City
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Hsinchu City
Entrance of Hsinchu Zoo, Hsinchu City · 新竹市立动物园入口 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-12-28 15:07:25.Hsinchu Zoo新竹市立动物园
Hsinchu Zoo occupies a compact corner of Hsinchu Park in the city's East District.
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Hsinchu City God Temple entrance in the old city · 新竹老城的新竹都城隍庙庙门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2023-11-21 11:20:07.Hsinchu City God Temple and Old Town新竹城隍庙与老城
Hsinchu City God Temple anchors an older commercial and religious neighbourhood on Zhongshan Road in North District.
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Hsinchu City local specialties
新竹市特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover
Hsinchu Rice Vermicelli 新竹米粉Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Hsinchu Rice Vermicelli (新竹米粉) is a well-known noodle of the Hsinchu (新竹) area of Taiwan.
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Pork Ball Soup 贡丸汤
Pork Ball Soup (贡丸汤) is a soup of gongwan (贡丸), the pounded pork balls for which Hsinchu (新竹) is the best-known producer in Taiwan.
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City God Temple Ba-Wan Dumplings 城隍庙肉圆
City God Temple Ba-Wan Dumplings (城隍庙肉圆) are the Hsinchu (新竹) version of ba-wan (肉圓), the Taiwanese snack of a pork filling in a translucent starch skin, sold in the food stalls around Hsinchu's City God Temple (城隍廟).
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Smoked Duck Rice 鸭香饭
Smoked Duck Rice (鸭香饭) is listed among the local specialties of Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The name includes 鸭 (duck).
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Run bing fresh spring rolls 潤餅AI illustration · AI 示意图
The wrapper is tender and pliable, with many finely cut textures inside. Sweet peanut seasoning can contrast with the savory vegetables.
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Zhuqian Meat Pastry 竹堑饼
Zhuqian Meat Pastry (竹堑饼) is a Han-style pastry (汉饼) from Hsinchu (新竹) with a salty-sweet filling of pork, lard, fried shallots and winter melon.
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Red Rice Lees Ba-Wan 红糟肉圆AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Red Rice Lees Ba-Wan (红糟肉圆) in Hsinchu (新竹) has a red pork filling inside a translucent, chewy wrapper. The colour comes from red lees used to season the pork, together with sugar, soy sauce and finely chopped scallions.
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Pork Ball Rice Vermicelli 摃丸米粉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Pork Ball Rice Vermicelli (摃丸米粉) brings together two specialties of Hsinchu (新竹): pounded pork balls (摃丸) and Hsinchu rice noodles (新竹米粉).
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)
More dishes from across Taiwan are in the Taiwan food guide.
Townships, districts & local cities in Hsinchu City
3 areas belong directly to Hsinchu City.
3 areas
East District東區
East District is a district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park.
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North District (traditional Chinese: 北區; simplified Chinese: 北区; pinyin: Běi Qū) is a district in north Hsinchu City, Taiwan. North District is the city seat of Hsinchu City.
Explore the area →DistrictXiangshan District香山區
Xiangshan or Siangshan District is a district in southwest Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Hsinchu Zoo and Hsinchu City God Temple and Old Town are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Hsinchu — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1371186970.
Photo: Hsinchu Zoo · Yuriy kosygin · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Hsinchu City God Temple and Old Town · 阿道 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
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