Chupei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 竹北 (Zhúběi), Wade–Giles romanization: Chu²-pei³.
Senses: examples: text: A push-car railway passes from Mawnto to Kuansi for a total distance of 9 km. A highway, 20 km in length, links Kuansi and Chupei which is another station on the main railway.
The part in the Tachi region embraces all the northeastern part of the coal field.
ref: 1947, Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Taiwan, numbers 1-7, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:
text: In other actions, the Board[…]
• Met an emergency situation in Taiwan by authorizing the mission to purchase land outside Chupei and construct temporary buildings for the Chupei Bible School forced out of its present quarters by government expansion. Approval is contingent on similar action of the UPUSA and Canadian Presbyterian Churches which co-operate in the school.
ref: 1959 July, “Nine new missionaries appointed, W. M. Elliott named chairman”, in Presbyterian Survey, volume 49, number 7, Presbyterian Church in the United States, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33, column 3:
text: Taipei No. 2 and Contender were early bearing varieties. The production in Chupei was higher than other localities.
ref: 1966, Excerpts of Papers on Vegetable Science in Taiwan, 1946-1965, Taiwan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry and Chinese-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, →OCLC, page 9, column 1:
text: A new plant will be added at the Chupei, Hsinchu County, plant of the Philips Electronic Industries (Taiwan) Ltd. The construction is expected to begin in December, and to be completed in two years.
ref: 1976 August 29, “Philips to invest US$21.9 million in color tubes”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XVII, number 34, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1:
english: Free China Weekly
translation: Free China Weekly
text: In the meantime, the island could take satisfaction from the decision of Philips to concentrate the production of all of its monochrome tubes in Taiwan; an action undertaken on account of the TNC's desire to locate supply capacity alongside the principal customers; in this case, the acclaimed monitor makers (and, fully alive to all opportunities, Philips' Chupei plant in Hsinchu is also embarking on the production of colour monitor tubes).
ref: 1990, Daniel Todd, “The NIC Challenge”, in The World Electronics Industry, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 255:
text: Following the route of the moat is like viewing the charm of Hsinchu through a row of display windows, portals in time and space.
Around 10 km away, the administrative seat of Hsinchu County at the town of Chupei presents an altogether different appearance.
ref: 1999 August, Daisy Hsieh, “Twin Stars of the Northwest Coast- Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County are Shining Out”, in Christopher MacDonald, transl., Taiwan Panorama, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2023, 島嶼行旅:
text: "And the blueprint will highlight two key principles—diversified industrial development and regional balance," Chen said during an inspection tour of a land lot reserved for construction of a biotech and medical industry park in Chupei in northern Taiwan's Hsinchu County.
ref: 2001 March 27, “President Chen Inspects Hsinchu County”, in Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan), archived from the original on 20 Sep 2022:
text: Table 13.7 displays the U.S. EPA oral reference doses, the exposure doses measured at the dumping site in Taoyuan and Chupei, and the corresponding U.S. EPA-derived HI values for the ten toxic chemicals.
ref: 2002, Jung-Der Wang, “Application of epidemiological methods in health service research and policy”, in Basic Principles and Practical Applications in Epidemiological Research, World Scientific, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 334:
text: The magazine said the oversupply of finished homes in the north of the country is most evident in the Linkou, Sansia and Danshui districts in New Taipei City and near the expressways leading to Nankang Science Park in Taoyuan County and Jhongli City. The situation also exists in Hsinchu City and Chupei City, it said.
ref: 2011 December 29, “Pre-sales of homes in northern Taiwan fall 11.7%: report”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2021, Business:
text: In 1970, RCA founded two factories in Taiwan for the production of television sets, both to the south of Taipei, one in Taoyuan and the other one in Chupei.
ref: 2014, Paul Jobin, Yu-Hwei Tseng, “Guinea Pigs Go to Court”, in Powerless Science? Science and Politics in a Toxic World, Berghahn, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 171:
text: EirGenix Inc :
* Says it plans to build factory in Chupei city
* Says it signs mechatronics engineering contract with China Ecotek Corp worth T$500 million on Sept. 30
ref: 2017 October 2, “BRIEF-EirGenix signs mechatronics engineering contract worth T$500 mln”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2023, Healthcare Sector:
text: In 1919, GE and AT&T jointly established RCA. In the late 1960s, when Taiwan’s economy took off, RCA established RCA Taiwan to set up factories in Taoyuan, Chupei and Yilan to produce components for TV sets and various electronic and electrical products.[…]
Even more odious is that during the transaction between GE and TCE, these two well-known multinational companies hired environmental consultants to investigate pollution on the Taoyuan and Chupei sites and found that the soil and groundwater contained various types of organic solvents.
ref: 2018 June 20, Yi-ping (林宜平) Lin, 陳信行 [Chen Hsin-hsing], 彭保羅 [Paul Jobin], “The real ‘best friend of the court’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2018, Editorials, page 8:
english: Paul Jobin
translation: Paul Jobin
text: Hsinchu County: includes 13 rural and urban townships and cities (Chupei City, Kuantu, Hsinpu, and Chutung urban townships, and Hsinfeng, Hukou, Peipu, Paoshan, Omei, Chiunglin, Hengshan, Wufeng and Chienshih rural townships), covering an area of 1,427.6 sq. km., and with a population of 500,595 as of February 28, 2015.
ref: 2019 January 3, “Jurisdiction”, in 臺灣新竹地方檢察署 [Taiwan Hsinchu Prosectuors Office], archived from the original on 08 Aug 2020:
english: Taiwan Hsinchu Prosectuors Office
translation: Taiwan Hsinchu Prosectuors Office
text: I also recommend visiting Chupei City in Hsinchu County. This up-and-coming area has been absorbing much of Hsinchu growing population and has attracted many independent bookstores, shops and restaurants.
ref: 2020, Pei-Ling (郭佩伶) Guo, GOOD EYE台灣挑剔指南：第一本讓世界認識台灣的中英文風格旅遊書（中英雙語）, volume I, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70:
text: Baoshan Township Chief Chiu Kun-tung’s spirits are buoyed. “A lot of development projects put on hold are finally getting started,” he says. The development of Baoshan has long lagged behind that of neighboring Chupei and Chutung. However, sanguine on the 2nm R&D personnel and job opportunities, builders are starting to offer new developments.
ref: 2020 September 25, Hannah Chang, “TSMC’s Expansion Challenges Boundaries”, in CommonWealth Magazine, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020:
text: The demand-oriented cooling channel layout is analysed for residual stress and birefringence by means of an injection molding simulation using Modlex 3D (CoreTech System Co., LTD., Chupei City, Taiwan).
ref: 2021, “Reduction of Internal Stresses in Optics”, in Enhanced Material, Parts Optimization and Process Intensification, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 251:
text: 2. Chupei Summary Court：
Xianzheng 2nd Rd., Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 302, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Located at 202, Chungcheng Road Chutong Township, its jurisdiction covers the five Townships of Chupei, Hukou, Sinfong, Sinpu and Guansi
ref: 2021 April 29, “Introduction & Jurisdiction”, in Taiwan Hsinchu District Court, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2021:
text: This study investigated the water quality of aquaculture ponds with and without simulated FPV systems (40% surface area shading) at three sites: Chupei, Lukang and Cigu. Results indicated the FPV-covered ponds exhibited lower mean values in biochemical oxygen demand and plankton biomass but higher oxidation–reduction potential relative to the control ponds. The FPV-covered ponds exhibited lower pH, water temperature and level of dissolved oxygen relative to the control ponds in Chupei and Lukang.
ref: 2021 November 16, Teng-Wei Wang et al., “Effects of floating photovoltaic systems on water quality of aquaculture ponds”, in Aquaculture Research, volume 53, number 4, published 2022, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:
text: It is located within the territory of Hsinchu, and connects Kuanhsi town in the east, and facing to the Taiwan Straits in the west. It is limited from the north of Chupei to Fengshan stream, and from the south to Hsiangshan Yenshui harbor to the north, including Hsinchu city and Chupei city, Hsinpu, Kuanshi, Chutung town, Chiunglin and Hengshan Hsiang of Hsinchu county.
ref: n.d., “Hsinchu Irrigation Association”, in Irrigation Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2022:
text: IP International was founded by Kun-Kuang, Hsu C.P.A.in 2001 in Chupei city, Hsinchu, Taiwan close to the Hsinchu Science Park、Hsinchu Industrial Park and Tai Yuen Hi-Tech Industrial Park.
ref: (Can we date this quote?), “About Us”, in IP International, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022:
text: ChipMOS' testing facilities are located in Hsinchu, Southern Taiwan Science Park, Chupei and Hukou, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.[…]
Chupei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan:
The Chupei facility is located 15 minutes away from either Hsinchu Science Park or Hsinchu Industrial Park. Chupei facility currently has floor area of around 15,000 square meters and has more than 300 employees.
ref: (Can we date this quote?), “Facilities”, in ChipMOS, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022:
text: Still, there were several road sections that saw travel speeds under 40 kilometers per hour in the morning, including Freeway No. 1's southbound lanes in northern Taiwan between the Yangmei and Chupei interchanges and between the Hsinchu and Toufen interchanges.
ref: 2023 January 22, Bao-er Wang, Lee Hsin-Yin, “Multiple traffic surges reported on Taiwan's freeways”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2023, Society:
glosses: Alternative form of Zhubei.