Xinpu

alternative Hsinpu · alternative Sinpu

1. An urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

   The center of shibing production is the township of Hsinpu (新埔) in Hsinchu County (新竹), where the dry climate and northeasterly autumn wind (九降風) provides an optimal environment for gradually drying the fruit through the effects of wind and sun.

   [2015 February 14, Ian Bartholomew, “Candy from heaven”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2015, Features, page 12

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   A notch or two below those in the popularity stakes, but if anything even more interesting, is the town of Sinpu Township (新埔). Despite its name (which means “new village”), Sinpu has a relatively long history, and was already a commercial center during the early nineteenth century.

   [2018 February 9, Richard Saunders, “Off the Beaten Track: Historic Sinpu”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2018, Features, page 13

   Notable attractions along the route include Yimin Temple in Hsinchu County’s Xinpu Township. While all Hakka places of worship in the nation bear the name Yimin, the temple in Xinpu is considered the Hakka people’s foremost religious center. Built in 1788, it is Taiwan’s oldest Yimin temple.

   2018 September 16, “New travel route aims to spotlight vitality of Taiwan's Hakka culture”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2018, Culture