Shitou
Shitou is a hamlet in Dongxiang Village, Xiangshan District, Taiwan Province. Shitou is situated nearby to the hamlet Xiangshankeng, as well as near Jiucaikeng.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanxingqiao and National Tsing Hua University Nanda Campus.
Sanxingqiao
Railway station
Photo: 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanxingqiao railway station, previously known as South Hsinchu railway station, is a railway station located in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is located on the West Coast line and is operated by Taiwan Railway.
National Tsing Hua University Nanda Campus
University
Photo: KOKUYO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Tsing Hua University Nanda Campus, formerly the National Hsinchu University of Education, is a university campus on Nanda Road in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan of National Tsing Hua University. National Tsing Hua University Nanda Campus is situated 3 km northeast of Shitou.
Xiangshan
Railway station
Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xiangshan railway station is a railway station located in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is located on the West Coast line and is operated by Taiwan Railway. The wooden station building is a city-designated historical monument. Xiangshan is situated 3½ km southwest of Shitou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include E. District and Baoshan.
E. District
Town
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East District is a district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. E. District is situated 4½ km northeast of Shitou.
Baoshan
Town
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Baoshan Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is ostensibly a suburb of Hsinchu City to the north and west, and is also bounded by Zhudong City to the east, Beipu and Emei Towns to the south, and Miaoli County to the west. Baoshan is situated 5 km east of Shitou.
North District
Town
Photo: Vegafish, CC BY-SA 2.5.
North District is a district in north Hsinchu City, Taiwan. North District is the city seat of Hsinchu City. It is the smallest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. North District is situated 5 km northeast of Shitou.
Shitou
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Shih-t’ou” and “Shihtou”
- Category: locality
- Location: Dongxiang Village, Xiangshan District, Hsinchu, Taiwan Province, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.77556° or 24° 46′ 32″ northLongitude
120.945° or 120° 56′ 42″ eastElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
7QP2QWGV+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4050099797OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6600648
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In Other Languages
“Shitou” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “獅頭”
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