Get to know Hsinchu County
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- Administrative area
- County / city · 縣市
- Part of
- Taiwan
- Chinese name
- 新竹縣
- Local areas
- 13 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,427.59 km²
- Administrative seat
- Zhubei City
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Tourist attractions
Beipu Citian Temple Mount Dabajian Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang Green World Ecological Farm Leofoo Village Theme Park Little Ding-Dong Science Theme Park Rueylong Museum Shei-Pa National Park Tapung Old Fort Zhudong Animation and Comic Creative Park Zhudong Timber Industry Exhibition Hall Beipu Old Street Neiwan Old Street Emei Huge Buddha Statue
Explore Hsinchu County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Beipu 北埔
Leofoo Village Theme Park 六福村主题游乐园
Beipu Old Street and Jiang A-Xin Mansion 北埔老街与姜阿新洋楼
Smangus Village and Giant-Tree Trail 司马库斯预约参访线路
Neiwan Old Street 内湾老街
Zhubei City 竹北市
Zhudong Township 竹東鎮
Xinpu Township 新埔鎮
Guanxi Township 關西鎮
Hukou Township 湖口鄉
Xinfeng Township 新豐鄉
Qionglin Township 芎林鄉
Hengshan Township 橫山鄉
Beipu Township 北埔鄉
Baoshan Township 寶山鄉
Emei Township 峨眉鄉
Jianshi Township 尖石鄉
Wufeng Township 五峰鄉
Places to explore around Hsinchu County
Citian Temple on Beipu Old Street · 北埔老街的慈天宫 Source-recorded photograph date: 2024-05-13.Beipu北埔
Beipu’s historic centre brings Hakka food and architecture into a compact street walk. Citian Temple anchors the old-town streets, where traditional snacks, lei cha and small shops make a natural pause between buildings. The…
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Main entrance at Leofoo Village Theme Park · 六福村主题游乐园主入口 Source-recorded photograph date: Uploaded on 08:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC) , and Created on 2007.5.11.Leofoo Village Theme Park六福村主题游乐园
Leofoo Village is a large recreation park in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, combining animal-oriented areas with amusement rides and themed environments.
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Jiang A-Xin Mansion and its courtyard in Beipu · 北埔姜阿新洋楼与庭院 Source-recorded photograph date: 2018-11-17.Beipu Old Street and Jiang A-Xin Mansion北埔老街与姜阿新洋楼
Beipu Old Street centres on Citian Temple in a Hakka settlement in Hsinchu County.
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Smangus village in Jianshi, Hsinchu County · 新竹县尖石乡司马库斯部落Smangus Village and Giant-Tree Trail司马库斯预约参访线路
Smangus is an Atayal mountain community in Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County, at roughly 1,600 metres above sea level.
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Street scene on Neiwan Old Street · 内湾老街街景 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-04-08.Neiwan Old Street内湾老街
Neiwan Old Street lies in Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County, beside the terminus of the Neiwan railway branch.
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Hsinchu County local specialties
新竹縣特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover
Beipu Hakka Ground Tea 北埔擂茶
Beipu Hakka Ground Tea (北埔擂茶) is a drink made by grinding tea leaves together with grains, beans and nuts and then pouring on hot water.
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Hakka Stir-Fry 客家小炒
Hakka Stir-Fry (客家小炒) is a stir-fry of pork belly, dried squid and pressed tofu with celery and spring onion, one of the 'four stews and four stir-fries' (四炆四炒) that HakkaNews (客新聞) calls the classic set of Hakka dishes.
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Hakka Flat Rice Noodles 客家粄条
Hakka Flat Rice Noodles (客家粄条) are strips cut from a steamed sheet of rice slurry, a Hakka food found across southern China that in Hsinchu County (新竹縣), Taiwan, is most closely tied to the township of Xinpu (新埔).
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Neiwan Ginger Lily Rice Dumplings 内湾野姜花粽AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Neiwan Ginger Lily Rice Dumplings (内湾野姜花粽) are a speciality of Neiwan (内湾), a Hakka settlement in Hengshan Township (横山乡), Hsinchu County (新竹县). Ginger lily supplies both the wrapping leaves and a powdered ingredient in the rice.
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Hakka Steamed Rice Buns 客家菜包AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Hakka Steamed Rice Buns (客家菜包) are a Taiwanese Hakka rice snack: a savoury radish filling wrapped in a skin of glutinous rice and steamed.
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Hakka Savory Rice Ball Soup 客家咸汤圆Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Hakka Savory Rice Ball Soup (客家咸汤圆) is small glutinous rice balls served in a savoury broth of pork, dried shiitake, dried shrimp and garland chrysanthemum greens, a Hakka dish that the Taoyuan (桃園) City Government features on its Meet Hakka (尋客) food site.
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Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly 关西仙草AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly (关西仙草) is the grass jelly, tea and other foods made from mesona (仙草) grown in Guanxi Township (关西镇), Hsinchu County (新竹县).
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Xinpu Dried Persimmon Chicken Soup 新埔柿饼鸡汤Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Xinpu Dried Persimmon Chicken Soup (新埔柿饼鸡汤) is listed among the local specialties of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads.
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)
- Beipu Hakka Ground Tea · 北埔擂茶
- Hakka Stir-Fry · 客家小炒
- Hakka Flat Rice Noodles · 客家粄条
- Neiwan Ginger Lily Rice Dumplings · 内湾野姜花粽
- Hakka Steamed Rice Buns · 客家菜包
- Hakka Savory Rice Ball Soup · 客家咸汤圆
- Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly · 关西仙草
- Xinpu Dried Persimmon Chicken Soup · 新埔柿饼鸡汤
- Zhudong Crispy Fried Pork Ribs · 竹东排骨酥
- Hakka White-Cut Chicken with Kumquat Sauce · 客家桔酱白斩鸡
More dishes from across Taiwan are in the Taiwan food guide.
Townships, districts & local cities in Hsinchu County
13 areas belong directly to Hsinchu County.
13 areas
Zhubei City 竹北市
Zhubei (Wade-Giles: Chupei; Hakka PFS: Chuk-pet; Hokkien POJ: Tek-pak) is a city in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is one of the country's fastest-growing settlements, with a population gain of 51,000 between…
Explore the area →TownshipZhudong Township 竹東鎮
Zhudong Township is an urban township in Asia, central Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Part of Hsinchu Science Park is in Zhudong.
Explore the area →TownshipXinpu Township 新埔鎮
Xinpu Township is an urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →TownshipGuanxi Township 關西鎮
Guanxi Township or Guansi Township is an urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The population of the township consists mainly of the Hakkas with a minority of the indigenous Atayal people.
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Hukou Township 湖口鄉
Hukou Township is a rural township of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. With an area of 58.43 km² (22.56 sq mi), it is the third largest township in the county.
Explore the area →Rural townshipXinfeng Township 新豐鄉
Xinfeng Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan. It had an estimated population of 58,614 as of February 2023.
Explore the area →Rural townshipQionglin Township 芎林鄉
Qionglin Township is a rural township in central Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Its population was estimated at 20,224 in March 2023.
Explore the area →Rural townshipHengshan Township 橫山鄉
Hengshan Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It had an estimated population of 12,208 as of March 2023.
Explore the area →Rural townshipBeipu Township 北埔鄉
Beipu Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Beipu is well known in Taiwan as a center of Hakka culture, especially for production of dongfang meiren tea and its special Hakkanese blends of…
Explore the area →Rural townshipBaoshan Township 寶山鄉
Baoshan Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is ostensibly a suburb of Hsinchu City to the north and west, and is also bounded by Zhudong City to the east, Beipu and Emei Towns to the…
Explore the area →Rural townshipEmei Township 峨眉鄉
Emei Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipJianshi Township 尖石鄉
Jianshi Township is a mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan. It had an estimated population of 9,532 as of February 2023. The main population is the indigenous Atayal people.
Explore the area →Rural townshipWufeng Township 五峰鄉
Wufeng Township is a mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
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Plan your visit
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Beipu and Leofoo Village Theme Park 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 County — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1369335015.
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