Hsin Wen-bing

Hsin Wen-bing (1 February 1912 – 20 March 1999) was a Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Tainan from 1960 to 1964, and a member of the Legislative Yuan between 1973 and 1981. After retiring from the public office, he became the first elected president of the South Taiwan Artisan School (ATAS) on December 15, 1969, later renamed the Southern Taiwan University of Technology (STUT). Hsin retired in 1988.

Hsin Wen-bing

辛文炳
Mayor of Tainan City
In office
2 June 1960  2 June 1964
Preceded byYeh Ting-kuei
Succeeded byYeh Ting-kuei
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1973  31 January 1981
ConstituencyTaiwan 4th
Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Tainan County, Tainan City
Personal details
Born(1912-02-01)1 February 1912
Tainan Chō, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died20 March 1999(1999-03-20) (aged 87)
NationalityEmpire of Japan (1912–1945)
Republic of China (1945–1999)
RelationsHsin Yung-ching (sister)
FatherHsin Hsi-huai
Alma materMeiji University

To commemorate Hsin, an avid proponent of reading, STUT established an exhibition room, the Hsin Wen-Bing Museum, to display his collection of books.


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