# Is Tainan becoming more like Hsinchu (northern town with science park)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Living in Taiwan\ **Tags:** tainan, hsinchu\ **Created:** [June 30, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-tainan-becoming-more-like-hsinchu-northern-town-with-science-park/231550 "2023-06-30T05:12:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-tainan-becoming-more-like-hsinchu-northern-town-with-science-park/231550/19 "2024-11-10T05:52:36Z")
And about five minutes away, you can enjoy coffee at this exceptionally beautiful Starbucks store on Hsinchu City’s Wenhua Street: ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/8/2/82ff3bbcd179d7536991bd4934cc8e92d29077a1.jpeg) Also discussed here: > [@The Most Beautiful Coffee Shop in Taipei](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-most-beautiful-coffee-shop-in-taipei/189530/53): > > I spent the day in Hsinchu City, enjoying some lovely breezy sunny weather—and yes I know this is techinically outside the geographical bounds of the topic of this thread, but I didn’t know where else to share this. Mods: feel free to move if desired. As I rode a youbike around the old city center, I spotted something new: a Starbucks has opened in the old Shinchiku Prefecture Library Building (新竹州圖書館; built in 1925)—and wow is it a beauty! Located steps from the old East Gate (the focal point… Guy --- _[View the full topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/is-tainan-becoming-more-like-hsinchu-northern-town-with-science-park/231550)._