Xinzhuang
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新莊 (Xīnzhuāng).
Proper noun
Xinzhuang
- A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- [2016 March 18, Abraham Gerber, “Residents criticize Sinjhuang development plans”, in Taipei Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 March 2016, Taiwan News, page 4[2]:
- The New Taipei City Government’s development plans for Sinjhuang District (新莊) would see residents forced out of their homes, residents of the Wenzaizun (塭仔圳) area said yesterday, calling on the Ministry of the Interior to reject rezoning plans.]
- 2022 January 7, Teng Pei-ju, “New Taipei mayor vows to build Xinzhuang into Taiwan film hub”, in Focus Taiwan[3], archived from the original on 07 January 2022, Culture[4]:
- New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) pledged to build the city's Xinzhuang District into a hub for Taiwan cinema at a ceremony to mark the inauguration of a new permanent base for the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) Friday.
- [2025 January 22, “MRT section to open in 2031: Hou”, in Taipei Times[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 January 2025, Taiwan News, page 2[6]:
- The northern section of the New Taipei MRT Circular (Yellow) Line is expected to be completed by 2031, facilitating travel between Lujhou (蘆洲) and Sindian (新店) districts, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) said yesterday.
When the section from New Taipei Industrial Park Station in Sinjhuang District (新莊) to Jiannan Road Station in Taipei’s Zhongshan District (中山) is completed, people will be able to travel between Lujhou and Sindian without changing trains, Hou said during an inspection of the section’s depot, which is under construction. […]
The Circular Line’s western section was opened in 2020. It runs between Dapinglin Station in Sindian and New Taipei Industrial Park Station.]