Pinglin District

Pinglin District (a.k.a. Ping-Lin, Chinese: 坪林區; pinyin: Pínglín Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phiâⁿ-lîm-khu) is a rural district of southeastern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the third-largest district of New Taipei City and it is located in the mountainous area bordering Yilan County.

Pinglin 坪林區
District
Pinglin District
Location in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 24°55′28″N 121°43′36″E
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipality	New Taipei City
Population  (January 2016)
• Total	6,503
Time zone	+8

Pinglin District Office

Overview

Pinglin is part of the water district of the greater Taipei area as the Feicui Dam is located in the neighboring Shiding District, so land development is restricted. Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong tea. The Pinglin Tea Museum is the world's largest tea museum.[1] Over 80% of its residents are tea growers or are involved in the tea business.[2]

Geography

• Area: 170.84 km³
• Population: 6,503 people (2016)

Tourist attractions

• Beishi River Historical Trail
• Ping-Lin Tea Museum
• Jingualiao River Fish-Watching Trails
• Jingualiao Tiema Recreation Park
• Jiuchionggen Mountain Trails

Transportation

Roads

• National Highway No. 5, also known as Beiyi or the Chiang Wei-shui Freeway.
• Highway No. 9, also known as Beiyi Highway.

Bus

• Bus 923- from Xindian metro station (weekdays: leaves hourly at half-past the hour, weekends: on the hour and half-past)
• Bus Green 12 (綠12)- from Xindian metro station (weekdays: leaves at :15 and :45)

See also

• New Taipei City

References

1. Christopher Logan and Tereesa Hsu,The World's Largest Tea Museum, Taiwan.
2. "Premier looks at 'green' aspects of Pinglin township". Focus Taiwan. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

External links

• Government website
• Travel guide website