Hsinchu
Hsinchu is nicknamed the Windy City for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons.[4] The area was originally settled by the Austronesian Taiwanese indigenous peoples, with the settlement being named "Tek-kham" by the Hoklo immigrants.The headquarters of TSMC, a semiconductor foundry, MediaTek and United Microelectronics Corporation, are all located in the park.[citation needed] The same name is variously recorded as Teukcham,[11] Teuxham,[11] Tekcham,[12] and Teckcham;[13] its Mandarin pronunciation appears as Chuchien.[10] The area around Hsinchu City was inhabited by the Taokas aborigines[citation needed][15] when the Spanish occupied northern Taiwan in the 17th century.[10] Wang and his party of over 180 people were natives of Kinmen who first camped alongside what is now Dongqian Street in East District, Hsinchu.[16] As part of the reorganization of Taiwan by Shen Baozhen, the viceroy of Liangjiang, Zhuqian Subprefecture (i.e., Tek-kham) was raised to the level of a county and renamed Xinzhu (i.e., Sin-tek or Hsinchu) in 1878.[18] By June 1983, the new government consisted of three bureaus (Civil Service, Public Works, and Education), four departments (Finance, Social Welfare, Compulsory Military Service, and Land Affairs), four offices (Secretary, Planning, Personnel, and Auditing), and 49 various sections.From 1994 to 1999, as Taiwan made its transition from authoritarian rule to a representative democracy and the mostly pro forma provincial level of government began to be dissolved, regulations were established for the self-government of Hsinchu.The city is located in a part of the island that has a rainy season that lasts from February to September, with the heaviest time coming late April through August during the southwest monsoon, and also experiences heavy "plum rains" in May and early June.[20] The city succumbs to hot humid weather from June until September, while October to December are arguably the most pleasant times of year.In July 2024, then-Mayor Ann Kao was suspended from her duties and sentenced to prison for violating the Anti-Corruption Act and the Criminal Code.[citation needed] The semiconductor and related electronic businesses have faced competition from South Korea and the United States.
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