Beipu
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Beipu (Chinese:北埔鄉; pinyin: bei3pu3xiang1) is a town in Hsinchu County in Northern Taiwan.
Beipu is well known in Taiwan as a center of Hakka culture, especially for its special Hakkanese blends of tea and nuts called leicha (Chinese:擂茶; pinyin: lei1cha1).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2004 Beipu had a population of 10,514, of which 98 percent were Hakka[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Beipu offers glimpse into hard-fought Hakka way of life". The China Post. 2004-08-23. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/2004/08/23/51788/Beipu-offers.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-17.
Coordinates: 24°39′50″N 121°4′5″E / 24.66389°N 121.06806°E
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