Pinglin
Pinglin[dead link] (坪林區) is a district of New Taipei.
Understand
[edit]Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong tea with over 80% of the population of the district employed in the tea trade. The Pinglin Tea Museum is the world's largest tea museum.
Get in
[edit]By bus
[edit]From Taipei City (Xindian MRT) take bus 923 (weekdays: leaves hourly at half-past the hour; weekends: on the hour and half-past) or Bus Green 12 (綠12) weekdays: leaves at quarter-past and quarter-to each hour.
Get around
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Map of Pinglin
See
[edit]Historical sites
[edit]- 1 Pinglin Old Street (坪林老街), ☏ +886 2 2665 6362.
- 2 Chen Family's Old House (老厝陳吉記). A historic old house built by Chen Jie Sheng. The house is made of bricks sitting on top of a stone foundation, which was common of houses of wealthier residents at the time.
- 3 Old Japanese Style Police Station (金瓜寮日本老派出所). The police station was built during the period of Japanese occupation and is over a century old.
Temples
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- 4 Nanshan Temple (南山寺), ☏ +886 2 2665 6697. 07:00-18:00.
- 5 Baoping Temple (保坪宮), No. 79, Pinglin Street, ☏ +886 2 2665 8172. 08:00-17:00.
Do
[edit]Museums
[edit]- 1 Ping-Lin Tea Museum (坪林茶業博物館), ☏ +886 2 2665 6035. 09:00-17:00. One of the world's largest tea museums.
Outdoor and nature
[edit]- 2 Jingualiao Creek Fern Trail (金瓜寮魚蕨步道), ☏ +886 3 954 5115. A pleasant hiking trail that follows a creek.
- 3 Jiuqionggen Riverside Park (九芎根親水公園).
- 4 Pinglin Ecological Park (坪林生態園區), ☏ +886 2 2665 7251. 08:00-17:00.
- 5 Stone Carving Park (坪林石雕公園), ☏ +886 2 2665 7251. A park on a hillside containing a number of carved stone statues.
Pinglin is also a popular site for camping in Taiwan and there are a number of campsites dotted around the district.