Northern Taiwan - Taiwan - page 288

1 City God Temple A2
2 Confucius Temple D3
3 Eastern Gate B2
4 Hsinchu City Hall B1
5 Municipal Glass Museum D3
6 Municipal Image Museum B2
7 Reclamation Hall B2
Sleeping
8 East City Hotel B2
9 Sol Hotel B2
Drinking & Nightlife
10 PAO B2
Information
11 Foreign Affairs Police B2
12 Hsinchu Foreigner Assistance Centre B2
Transport
13 Bus to Guqifeng B2
14 Bus to Nanliao Harbour C2
15 Public Bus Hub B2
Sights
At the time of writing Hsinchu was opening the NT$450 million Taiwan Pavilion (Shìbó
Táiwān Guǎn; day/evening NT$200/250; 10am-9pm) , taken from the 2010 Shanghai World
Expo and re-assembled in a location halfway between the train station and the High
Speed Rail (HSR) station. Shaped liked a futuristic sky lantern, the pavilion is a show-
case for Taiwan's cutting-edge technology and is the centerpiece of an emerging high-
tech industrial park. A taxi from the HSR or downtown will cost around NT$200.
Hsinchu was called Hsinchang by the early Chinese settlers, who built a hsinchang
(bamboo fence) around the city to protect themselves from Taiya, Saisha and Pingpu ab-