Ever since the Japanese colonial period Hsinchu has been stronghold of the glass industry, and during the 1970s nearly 80 % of the strings of Christmas lights that American families decorated their homes with in the festive season originated from "family factories" in the Hsinchu area.
從日據時期起，這裡就成為玻璃工業的重鎮，在民國六十年的外銷年代，美國聖誕節家家戶戶點的聖誕燈串，將近八成是從這兒的「家庭工廠」製造出來的。