The Hsinchu Taiwan Pavilion Expo Park (traditional Chinese: 新竹市世博台灣館; simplified Chinese: 新竹市世博台湾馆; pinyin: Xīnzhú Shì Shìbó Táiwān Guǎn) was a pavilion in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
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The Aqueduct Museum of Hsinchu City is a museum in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
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Hsinchu Kuang-Fu Senior High School, also shortened to Kuang-Fu High School, is a private comprehensive high school in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Founded in 1953, it is located in the city's East District, adjacent to National Tsing Hua University. It has a senior high school, a junior high school, a further education school, a vocational school, and a kindergarten.
Kuang-Fu High School garnered international attention in late 2016, when students held a Nazi-themed parade to celebrate the school's anniversary. The incident was condemned by the Taiwanese government, as well as the Israeli and German missions to Taiwan.
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North Hsinchu is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line and Neiwan line located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
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Qianjia railway station is a railway station located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is located on the Neiwan line and is operated by the Taiwan Railway.
When the station opened in 2011, it was named Shibo railway station, after the Taiwanese pavilion from the Expo 2010 that was relocated nearby. However, the name was met with controversy from locals, who wanted the station name to reflect local culture. The name was changed to Qianjia in January 2013. The pavilion, which was turned into a shopping mall, closed on June 30, 2016.
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East District is a district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park.
History
The pavilion used to be the Taiwan Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai China in Shanghai in April–October 2010. It was moved and reopened in Hsinchu City on 21 February 2013. Afterwards, the Hsinchu City Government purchased the pavilion at a cost of more than NT$450 million. The building is now closed.
Architecture
The pavilion resembled a traditional sky lantern with a height of four stories. It consisted of City Theme Hall, Sky Lantern Platform and Sky Theater.
See also
List of tourist attractions in Taiwan