Sinshih 新市區 Xinshi; Hsin Shih | |
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 View fromTainan Science Park in Sinshih District | |
 臺南市新市區公所 Sinshih District Office, Tainan City | |
 Sinshih District in Tainan City | |
| Location | Tainan,Taiwan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 37,435 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
Sinshih District[1][2][3][4][5][6] (Chinese:新市區;Hanyu Pinyin:Xīnshì Qū;Tongyong Pinyin:Sinshìh Cyu;Wade–Giles:Hsin1-shih4 Ch'ü1;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Sin-chhī-khu;lit. 'new market'), alternatively spelledXinshi, is a ruraldistrict in centralTainan,Taiwan, about 11 km north ofFort Provintia. AsSincan, it was one of the most important stations of theDutch East India Company (VOC) in the 17th century. Missionary work formally began and the largest amount of inland trade occurred at Sinkan.
The village name ofSincan has also been recorded as Sinckan, Cinckan, Xincan, and Zinckan.[7] The place shares the same namesake as theSinckan language andSinckan Manuscripts. After theKingdom of Tungning, the name was Sinicized intoSin-kang (Chinese:新港;pinyin:Xingang;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Sin-káng;lit. 'new harbor/new inlet').
Located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Sakam (seeFort Provintia),Sinkan was one of the most important stations of the Dutch during the 17th century.Sinkan was the smallest of four main aboriginal villages near the Dutch base at Tayouan, with around 1,000 inhabitants.[8] This fact led them to seek friendship and protection from the Dutch; Sinkan was the VOC's closest ally. During the governorship ofPieter Nuyts, Sinkan unsuccessfully pursued protection fromTokugawa Iemitsu.[9]
In 1861 ConsulRobert Swinhoe arrived at Taiwan-fu (modern-day Tainan) and became the first European writer to come into contact with theTaiwanese aborigines afterMaurice Benyovszky in 1771.[10] Swinhoe wrote that he was informed by a "thoroughly Chinese-looking" military officer that his ancestor was one of 3,000 Dutch soldiers remaining in the island during the reign ofKoxinga (and afterDutch rule), and that his village of Sinkang was chiefly composed of the soldiers' descendants.
Sinshih Township was created in 1945 as part ofSinhua District,Tainan County. In 1946, Sinshih Township was transferred to direct administration by Tainan County and in July, the villages of Dashe and Tanding, originally part ofShanshang, were transferred to the administration of Sinshih Township.[2]
The former Sinshih District Office at No. 3, Jhongsing Street was demolished in 1983. The current Sinshih District Office at No. 12, Jhongsing Street was completed in March 1984.[2]
On December 25, 2010, Tainan City and County were merged. At the same time, Sinshih Township was renamed as Sinshih District.[2]
In May 2019, theTaiwan Power Company announced plans to build a large solar energy power facility in Tainan. At that time, the Tainan city government had recently finished a bidding process to determine contracts in several areas including Sinshih District forroof-top solar power generation.[4]
The district consists of Xinshi, Xinhe, Shenei, Dazhou, Fenghua, Sanshe, Daying, Dashe,[2] Tanding,[2] Gangqi and Yongjiu Village.[11]
Part ofTainan Science Park, which was founded in 1996, lies within Sinshih.
Sinshih District Office
On December 25, 2010, Taipei County, Taichung County (and City), Tainan County (and City), and Kaohsiung County (and City) were restructured and elevated to municipalities. Siang, Jhen, and Shih (townships and cit- ies) were renamed as districts while Cun was renamed as Li (Village). Sinshih Township was therefore renamed as Sinshih District.
The city government just finished a bidding process to determine contracts in several areas such as Sinshih, West-central, Northern, Eastern, Southern, Anping and Annan districts for roof-top solar power generation, and total capacity is expected to reach 14,000 kilowatts, Hsu added.
In this paper, the liquefaction evaluation mainly focuses on the two most severely damaged areas in the Annan and Sinshih Districts.
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