Hsinchu
Home to the Hsinchu Science Park — headquarters of TSMC, MediaTek, and United Microelectronics Corporation — this coastal city in northwestern Taiwan is also a cultural centre with a lively café and restaurant scene. The Chenghuang Temple, built in 1747, draws regular worshippers, and two major research universities sit near the park. Founded by Han Chinese colonists in 1711, the city earned the nickname "Windy City" for the strong northeastern monsoon that sweeps in each autumn and winter.
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- Population453,536
- Nearest water from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.1 km1.3 mi
Hsinchu: quick answers
Where is Hsinchu?
Hsinchu is in Taiwan, about 57 km35 miles in a straight line from New Taipei City.
How do you get to Hsinchu?
The nearest airport is Hsinchu City (HSZ), about 23 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Hsinchu?
The warmest month is July, averaging 28°C82°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 15°C59°F. The wettest month is August, with about 268 mm10.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Hsinchu?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 433 restaurants and 186 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Hsinchu?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Miaoli, Zhunan and Longtan District.