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Asia : East Asia : Taiwan : Northern Taiwan : Hsinchu County

Hsinchu County

Hsinchu County [1] (新竹縣) is in in the north of Taiwan. Although the county has many beautiful mountain areas, the area of Hsinchu is best known for the IT and semiconductor industry in neighbouring Hsinchu City.

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Cities

  • Chupei - the administrative capital of Hsinchu County
  • Chutung
  • Neiwan

Other destinations

  • Shei-pa National Park (雪霸國家公園) - a beautiful park spanning a mountain range
  • Smangus (司馬庫斯) - a remote area inhabited by an aboriginal tribe and famous for its ancient cypress trees.
  • Zhenxibao (鎮西堡) - a village in the mountains with peach farms and giant cypress trees

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This page was last edited at 16:04, on 22 July 2008 by Wikitravel user Mr.blonde. Based on work by Roderick Taylor, Michael Bauer and Colin Jensen, Wikitravel user(s) Cacahuate and WindHorse and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.