Xinbei
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Hsinpei
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新北 (Xīnběi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɪnˈbeɪ/
Proper noun
Xinbei
- Synonym of New Taipei
- 2009 October 6, “Blue Camp Needs to Overcome Crisis in Six Local Elections”, in Kuomintang Official Website, archived from the original on 06 March 2023, General News:
- Editor’s note: Five special municipalities are Taipei City, Hsinpei (Xinbei) City (two tentative transliterations), Taichung City, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City. Registration for the local elections 2009 will close on Friday.
- 2010, Crook, Steven, Taiwan: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides), →ISBN, OCLC 651076403, page 115:
- Xinbei, which until late 2010 was known as Taipei County, is a microcosm of Taiwan. It has densely populated urban areas, steep uplands dotted with tiny aboriginal villages and everything in between. Danshui and Sanxia in Xinbei are towns rich in history.
- 2010 December 25, “Chu sworn in as Xinbei mayor”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 05 March 2023, Politics:
- Eric Liluan Chu assumed office Saturday as the first mayor of the new special municipality of Xinbei, an upgrade of Taipei County.
- 2018 October 6, “Houdong Town attracts tourists for friendly relations with cats in China's Taiwan”, in Yurou, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 01 September 2020:
- A girl plays with a cat in Houdong Town of Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan, Oct. 6, 2018. Once a town known for coal production, Houdong has now become a new tourist attraction due to its friendly relations with cats.
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