Zhongxing New Village

Zhongxing New Village (Chinese: 中興新村) is an urban village located in Nantou City, Nantou County, Taiwan (ROC) and until 2018 was the seat of government of Taiwan Province.[1][2] The term zhōngxīng is from a Chinese legend (少康中興; Shàokāng Zhōngxīng), referring to the restoration of the Xia Dynasty by king Shao Kang, an allusion to the ROC government taking back mainland China.

Zhongxing

中興新村
New Village
Zhongxing New Village
The building of the Taiwan Provincial Government at Zhongxing New Village
Zhongxing
Location in the Republic of China
Coordinates: 23°57′32″N 120°41′13″E
CountryTaiwan (ROC)
ProvinceTaiwan Province
CountyNantou County
CityNantou City
FoundedJuly 5, 1956
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Zhongxing New Village
Traditional Chinese中興新村
Simplified Chinese中兴新村
The paifang at the entrance of the village.

It is a planned town with a population of 25,549 as of February 2010. With all the buildings owned by the government, development is strictly controlled and carefully planned.

History

Taipei, capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan), was also the capital of Taiwan Province from September 1945 until 1956. Ground was broken on the village on 4 November 1955, and branches of the government began moving in 5 July 1956.[3] The provincial government held its first meeting at Zhongxing New Village on 27 November 1957, and the provincial administration building began use on 1 July 1957.[3]

The People's Republic of China (PRC), which has ruled the Chinese mainland since 1949, who also claimed the island of Taiwan, does not recognize the move of the provincial government from Taipei to Zhongxing New Village as legitimate. Thus, the PRC publishes Taipei as the claimed provincial capital on its official maps.

Research development

There are plans for an industrial innovation park to be set up in the planned zone in the city; domestic research institutes have been invited to open innovation and incubation centers there.[4] In addition, a market intelligence technology center is also planned for the development of green intelligence mobile technologies through cloud computing.

The park is scheduled to begin construction after the completion of an environmental impact assessment in 2011.[1] It is estimated to cost NT$10.7 billion (US$367.5 million) to construct, and will house 250 research and development units and provide 13,000 new jobs.[1] No manufacturing activities will be conducted at the park, which will instead focus on emerging and advanced industrial technology.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Taiwan to build advanced tech development park". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2011-01-21. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  2. 中興新村活化專案辦公室揭牌
  3. 中興新村申請聯合國世界文化遺產計畫 (PDF) (in Chinese). Center for Taichung Studies. May 2005. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  4. "Plans for industrial innovation park to go ahead: CEPD". Taipei Times. 2010-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
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