Xinshe District () is a rural
district
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in
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of T ...
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Taiwan
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It is also called "Taichung's
back garden
A back garden is a residential garden located at the rear of a property, on the other side of the house from the front garden. Such gardens have a special place in English suburban and gardening culture.
Overview
A back garden arises when the m ...
". The city is home to many military bases. However, the district's hillside houses were destroyed by
1999 Chi-Chi earthquake
The Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake) (), also known as the great earthquake of September 21 (), was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on Tuesday, 21 ...
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Administrative divisions
Danan, Yuehu, Zhongzheng, Zhonghe, Zhongxing, Yongyuan, Dongxing, Xiecheng, Kunshan, Xinshe, Fuxing, Fusheng and Qixi Village.
Education
Senior High School
* Taichung Municipal Xinshe Senior High Schoo
Native products
Xinshe township
fruit
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Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in partic ...
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Citrus
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Grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus '' Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years a ...
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Carambola
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Pear
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Loquats,
Mushroom
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The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
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Sugar-apple
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flower
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Bonsai
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Tourist attractions
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Fuxing Suspension Bridge
Transport
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Provincial Highway No.21
* County Road 129 (Shigang - Xinshe - Beitun - Taiping, Taichung City)
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References
External links
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Districts of Taichung
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