• Local Tour 1: TSMC Museum of Innovation

The TSMC Museum of Innovation is located next to TSMC's global headquarters and Fab 12A (Morris Chang Building) in the Hsinchu Science Park. Its floor area is approximately 660 square meters.

The TSMC Museum of Innovation encompasses three exhibition galleries: "A World of Innovation", "Unleashing Innovation", and "Dr. Morris Chang, TSMC Founder". Through interactive technology, digital content, and historical documents we will learn about the pervasiveness of ICs in our daily lives and about their continued advancement. In addition, we will learn how ICs are making our lives more fulfilling and how they are driving technology beyond our imagination. We will also learn how TSMC contributes to global IC innovation and to Taiwan's economy.

• Local Tour 2: Science Park Exploration Museum

The Science Park Exploration Museum, established in 2007 by the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau, was originally a first-generation factory until its conversion into a modern exhibit. Science Park Exploration Museum’s mission is to explore where science met industry and the modern world began, and to understand the impact that technology and innovation continues to have on all our lives.

• Local Tour 3: Hsinchu City Tour

　The city of Hsinchu was originally known as Zhuqian. In 1733, a bamboo wall was built around the city under Danshui(Tamsui) vice prefect Xu Zhi-Min. In 1826, Zheng Yong-Xi and other members of the local gentry successfully petitioned the Ching emperor for permission to rebuild the wall, work on which began the following year. The new wall was 2,838 meters in circumference, 4.6 meters high and 4.9 meters wide. It had four gates: the Yin Hsi Gate in the east, the Yishuang Gate in the west, the Gexun Gate in the south, and the Gongchen Gate in the north. All but the eastern gate were torn down in 1902 to make way for road construction.

　Once marking the main entry to Hsinchu, the East Gate sits on a granite base pierced by an arched walkway. On the upper half of the gate is a building originally constructed of wood and later rebuilt in concrete. The building is supported by 24 columns on which sit a double-eaved roof with a short upturned ridge that adds to the power of the design. In front of the gate is a stone stele recounting the history of the construction of the Hsinchu City wall. There is also a public square that joins both traditional and modern elements at the front of this major Hsinchu landmark.

　Hsinchu City God Temple (Cheng Huang Temple) is regarded as the highest-ranking of all City God temples in Taiwan, due to the superior spiritual power of its City God in protecting the town.

　In front of the temple is a market with a lot of small stalls selling delicious taiwanese snacks, including rice noodles, meat balls, thick cuttlefish broth, and Zhuqian Biscuit (Zhuqian is the original name of Hsinchu).

• Registration

The registration links will open on early July and quotas for each tour will be on a first come first serve basis. The links will be announced via an email and will be closed if the capacity is filled up earlier. Please wait patiently and pay close attention to relevant information.