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Pingxi District (; also spelled Pinghsi), 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

New Taipei New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest s ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. The source of the

Keelung River The Keelung River () is a river in northern Taiwan. The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-northwest of the town of Jingtong in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, flows down to a rift valley and then flows ENE to Sandiaoling. Then i ...

is in

Jingtong 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 ...

, which is inside Pingxi District. It was an important coal mining town in the early 20th century. Its population of 4,872 as of January 2016 is the smallest among the districts of New Taipei City.

Tourist attractions

* Sky Lantern Festival: In Pingxi, every year during the

Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival ( zh, t=元宵節, s=元宵节, first=t, hp=Yuánxiāo jié), also called Shangyuan Festival ( zh, t=上元節, s=上元节, first=t, hp=Shàngyuán jié), is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth d ...

, people have their wishes written on

sky lanterns A sky lantern (), also known as Kǒngmíng lantern (), or Chinese lantern, is a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended. In Asia and elsewhere around the world, sky lanterns have bee ...

, and release them to the skies during the Pingxi International Sky Lantern Festival."Prayers on a lantern from earth to heaven " by Eva Tang, 11 March 2009, Taiwan Culture Portal , *

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 ...

Lingjiao Waterfall The Lingjiao Waterfall () is a waterfall in Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History In October 2020, the New Taipei City Government banned water sports from the water around the waterfall following the death of a college student during th ...

* Shifen Waterfall *

Taiwan Coal Mine Museum The Taiwan Coal Mine Museum () is a museum about coal mining in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. History The museum used to be the coal mining site during the later stage of Pingxi Era of Tai-Yiang Mining Inc called the New Pingxi Mi ...

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 ...

* Shifen Old Street

Transportation

Pingxi is served by 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 Taiwan Railways, which includes: * Dahua Station * Shifen Station * Wanggu Station * Lingjiao Station * Pingxi Station * Jingtong Station

Notable natives

Lin Hung-chih Lin Hung-chih (; born 22 August 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Lin earned a bachelor's degree in transportation and communications management from National Cheng Kung University, before obtaining his master's in political science at ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(2005–2016)

References

External links

* Districts of New Taipei {{Taiwan-geo-stub

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Notable natives

See also

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