Chinshan

The Chinshan Chemical Plant of China Metal Company in Chinshan Township, Taipei County, has been discharging waste gas and sewage containing strong acid for years. On 30 September, 50 protesting townspeople descended upon the factory, posted slogans, and overturned tables and chairs in a fit of outrage.

1987 July 18 [1987 January], “Report on 1986 Human Rights Situation in Taiwan”, in China Report: Political, Sociological and Military Affairs, numbers 35-42, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 119

You can reach Chinshan very easily from Taipei by first taking the bus or train to either Keelung or Tanshui (Keelung is closer), then transferring to a local bus. Chinshan is on the loop road that takes you through Tanshui, Chinshan, Yehliu, Keelung and back to Taipei, making a fine trip for a day or two.

1994 July, Robert Storey, “North Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 180, column 1

The Atomic Energy Council (AEC) on Thursday confirmed that abnormally high emissions of radioactivity were recorded at the No. 2 nuclear power plant in Chinshan township, on Taiwan’s northeast coast, on Tuesday, but that the emissions were brought under control immediately.

1995 July 14 [1995 July 14], Debbie Kuo, “Nuclear Plant Has 'Abnormally High' Emissions”, in Daily Report: China, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 1

The next point of interest is Chinshan ⑥, which is worth pausing at for several reasons. For one. Chinpaoli Street, in the old town of Chinshan, is one of the few places in all of Taiwan where it is still possible to see some lingering Qing-era architecture, and is noted as one of the best-preserved old shopping streets on the island.

2003, “The North Coast”, in Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 165

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang speaks at an event in New Taipei City’s Chinshan District commemorating democracy activist Deng Nan-jung, who killed himself by self-immolation in his Taipei office in 1989 in protest against charges of sedition for his calls on the government to protect freedom expression.

2013 April 8, Rich Chang, “Freedom in Taiwan has regressed: DPP chairman”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2013, Taiwan News, page 3