Xinbei
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新北 (Xīnběi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Xinbei
- Synonym of New Taipei
- 2008 July 24, “Taipei County councilors frown at 'quasi' labeling”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 July 2008, Taiwan News, page 2:
- The councilors were divided, however, over what the county should be called after it becomes a municipality. Some favor “Xinbei City” (新北市) or “New Taipei City,” while others said that county residents should be allowed to decide the new name.
- 2010, Steven Crook, Taiwan: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, 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 November 27, “Taiwan Ruling Party Wins 3 of 5 Votes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 June 2022, Asia Pacific:
- One Democratic Progressive politician considered a leading presidential contender, Su Tseng-chang, was soundly defeated in his bid to become mayor of Taipei by the incumbent, Hau Lung-bin. Mr. Hau took 56 percent of the vote in a race that many had said earlier was too close to call. The Kuomintang also won races in Xinbei City and Taichung.
- 2013, John F. Copper, “Taiwan's 2010 Metropolitan City Elections”, in The KMT Returns to Power: Elections in Taiwan 2008 to 2012 (Asian Studies; Political Science), Lexington Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 119:
- In 2009, President Ma appointed Chu deputy premier. In 2010, Chu resigned from that position to run for mayor of Xinbei. […]
During the campaign analysts looking at the two candidates for mayor of Xinbei noted that they were very similar in many ways.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Xinbei.
- A district of Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
References
- ^ New Taipei City, Pinyin Xinbei, in Encyclopædia Britannica