Sinshih, Tainan
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Xinshi District is a rural district
in central Tainan City, Taiwan
. Its historical name was Sinckan (新港, Xingang, literally 'Newport') and shares the same namesake as the Sinckan language and Sinckan Manuscripts
.
Part of Tainan Science Park
, which was founded in 1996, lies within Xinshi.
District (Republic of China)
Districts refer to a type of administrative division in the Republic of China .- Municipal districts in the Republic of China:In the Republic of China, districts are the only subdivision of special municipalities and provincial cities....
in central Tainan City, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. Its historical name was Sinckan (新港, Xingang, literally 'Newport') and shares the same namesake as the Sinckan language and Sinckan Manuscripts
Sinckan Manuscripts
The Sinckan Manuscripts refers to a series of leases, mortgages, and other commerce contracts written in the Sinckan language; they are commonly referred to as the "fanzi contracts." Some are written only in a romanized script, while others were bilingual with adjacent Han writing...
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Part of Tainan Science Park
Tainan Science Park
Tainan Science Park of Taiwan is located in Xinshi, Shanhua and Anding Districts of Tainan City with a total area of , and is a part of the Southern Taiwan Science Park .-History:...
, which was founded in 1996, lies within Xinshi.
- AreaAreaArea is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
: 49.51 km²