The Cheng Huang Temple, also known as the City God Temple, has the highest ranking of all the city god temples in Taiwan. It was founded in 1748, a masterly restored in 1924. Cheng Huang, the city god of justice and the ruler of the under world, is responsible for the judgement of every soul.

The East Gate, also known as the Yingxi Gate, was part of the former fort of Tekchem( 竹塹城; Hsinchu roughli means New Tekchem). It is a nationally designated historic site now.

The Prefecture Government Hall, also called municipal government hall, is a national historic site. The infrastructure were mainly left by Qing Dynasty when Japanese troops occupied the place in 1895. In 1904, the official Jeng Zoolane( 鄭如蘭), along with other 22 local gentlemen, raised funds to build the new government hall. However, the building...