Pinglin District (a.k.a. Ping-Lin, ) is a rural

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of southeastern

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. It is the third-largest district of New Taipei City and it is located in the mountainous area bordering Yilan County.

Overview

Pinglin is part of the water district of the greater Taipei area as the

Feicui Dam Feicui Dam () is a double curvature concrete arch dam on the Beishi River in Shiding District, New Taipei, Taiwan, forming Feicui Reservoir (). The dam is located in Shiding District, New Taipei City, and is usually misunderstood as the principal ...

is located in the neighboring

Shiding District Shiding District () is a rural district in southern New Taipei City, Taiwan. History Shiding used to be a thriving town during the Qing Dynasty due to its geographically favorable condition as a resting place on the way to Yilan and its coal mi ...

, so land development is restricted. Pinglin is most known for producing

pouchong Baozhong tea, sometimes romanized as pouchong, is a lightly oxidized tea, twist shape, with floral notes, and usually not roasted, somewhere between green tea and what is usually considered oolong tea, though often classified with the latter du ...

tea. The

Pinglin Tea Museum The Ping-Lin Tea Museum (), also spelled Pinglin Tea Museum, is a museum located in the hills of Pinglin District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is one of the world's largest tea museums. Ping-Lin is renowned for producing Pouchong tea. The picking of ...

is the world's largest tea museum. Over 80% of its residents are tea growers or are involved in the tea business.

Geography

Area Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-di ...

: 170.84 km² *

Population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

: 6,547 people (February 2023)

Tourist attractions

Beishi River Historical Trail Beishi River Historical Trail () is a trail in Pinglin District and Shuangxi District in New Taipei, Taiwan. Geology The trail follows the paths along Beishi River for a distance of 2.6 km. It has two entrances, one located near Heilongtan ...

Ping-Lin Tea Museum The Ping-Lin Tea Museum (), also spelled Pinglin Tea Museum, is a museum located in the hills of Pinglin District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is one of the world's largest tea museums. Ping-Lin is renowned for producing Pouchong tea. The picking ...

* 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 Chiang Wei-shui (; 6 August 1890 – 5 August 1931) was a Taiwanese physician and activist. He was a founding member of the Taiwanese Cultural Association and the Taiwanese People's Party. He is seen as one of the most important figures in Ta ...

Freeway. * Highway No. 9, also known as Beiyi Highway.

Bus

*Bus 923- from

Xindian metro station The Taipei Metro Xindian station (formerly transliterated as Hsintien Station until 2003) is the southern terminus of the Songshan–Xindian line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This one-level, underground st ...

(weekdays: leaves hourly at half-past the hour, weekends: on the hour and half-past) *Bus Green 12 (綠12)- from

(weekdays: leaves at :15 and :45)

References

External links

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Travel guide website
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