"There are many Hakka in the surrounding towns-maybe that's why Hsinchu people are mistaken for Hakka." Hsinchu was founded during the 17th century by settlers from Chuanchow in Fukien Province under the leadership of a Ming Dynasty general.
或許這就是新竹人常被誤為客家人的原因吧！」新竹開發於明鄭時期，鄭克因部將王世傑運糧有功，劃「竹塹」給他作獎賞。