Xinpu

English

Alternative forms

• Hsinpu (Wade–Giles)
• Sinpu (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新埔 (Xīnpǔ).

Proper noun

Xinpu

1. An urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
   • [2018 February 9, Richard Saunders, “Off the Beaten Track: Historic Sinpu”, in Taipei Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 February 2018, Features, page 13‎^[2]:

     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 September 16, “New travel route aims to spotlight vitality of Taiwan's Hakka culture”, in Taiwan News‎^[3], archived from the original on 16 September 2018, Culture‎^[4]:

     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.

Translations

urban township

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新埔 (zh) (Xīnpǔ)

Further reading

• Xinpu, Hsinpu, Sinpu at Google Ngram Viewer