The Maps of Hsinchu and Taiwan

In order to understand PVC Boating in Taiwan, you have to understand the people, their culture, and their land. So, today we are focusing on the latter part, their land.

More specifically, we are focusing on the shorelines of Hsinchu, which is is the 7th largest city in Taiwan (with a population around 440,000). Hsinchu City borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, which is where we have been focusing our current PVC Boat research.  Hsinchu is Chinese for New Bamboo, which is interesting considering that before PVC Piping, they would make the boats with Bamboo.  According to Wikipedia, this name refers to the settlement's original Hokkien name Tek-khàm, meaning "Bamboo Barrier".  The name may transcribe an aboriginal name meaning "Seashore".  (On a side note, Hsinchu is also known as the "Windy City", which is also what my hometown of Chicago is popularly nicknamed.)

 In future articles, we will be talking about the ancient methods of boat building with bamboo was suddenly replaced with new materials such as PVC Piping, while still using the same construction methods.  However, right now we will examine the Maps of Hsinchu and Taiwan, so we can get a better understanding of their coastlines.

 Above is a map of Taiwan's counties.  As you can see, Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County are in the northern part of Taiwan. 

As you can see in this basic map, Hsinchu in right next to the Taiwan Strait and is facing directly with China.

Above is a map of Hsinchu County, which borders Hsinchu City.  We are more concerned about the Western most areas which border the Taiwan Strait.

Finally, we have an example of a local map showing some of the Hsinchu Coastline and Harbours, which will help us navigate the different beaches in search of PVC Boats large and small.  These local map stands will come in handy navigating the areas in English.  They always have valuable information you can't find in Google Maps or online.

As we gather more information, we will continue to update our maps, and may even come up with a map resource to add to our site.