Jingtong () is a locale in

Pingxi District Pingxi District (; also spelled Pinghsi), is a rural district in New Taipei, Taiwan. The source of the Keelung River is in Jingtong, which is inside Pingxi District. It was an important coal mining town in the early 20th century. Its population ...

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. Originally a

coal mining Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry.

Tourist attractions

Jingtong Coal Memorial Park The Jingtong Coal Memorial Park () is a former coal mine in Jingtong, Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The area used to be the underground coal mining site. The coal used to be transported to the surface through an inclined tunne ...

Jingtong Mining Industry Museum The Jingtong Mining Industry Museum () is a museum in Jingtong Borough, Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally the dormitory of Taiwan Railways Administration employees. In 2001, the building underw ...

Jingtong Old Street Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Touris ...

Jingtong Railway Story House Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Tourist ...

Transportation

Jingtong Station was built by the

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in the 1930s. The town is a terminus of the

Pingxi Line The Pingxi Line () is a 12.9 km long, single-track railway branch line of the Taiwan Railways Administration. It runs through Ruifang and Pingxi Districts in New Taipei City. History The railroad was originally built to transport coal. It w ...

of the

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Tourist attractions

Transportation

See also

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