Pinglin District

Pinglin District in New Taipei City

Tea plantation in Pinglin District.

Pinglin District (aka Ping-Lin, Chinese: 坪林區; pinyin: Pínglín Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phiâⁿ-lîm-khu) is a rural district in southeastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the third largest district in New Taipei City and it is located in the mountain area connecting to the Yilan County on the east coast.

Overview

Pinglin is part of the water district of Taipei area as the Feitsui Dam is located just at the neighboring Shiding District, so land development is restricted. Pinglin is the most famous place for producing Pouchong tea. The Pinglin Tea Museum is the world's largest tea museum.^[1] Over 80% of residents are tea growers or involved in the tea business.^[2]

Geography

• Area: 170.84 km³
• Population: 6,526 people (2005)

Tourist attractions

• Jingualiao River Fish Watching Trails
• Jingualiao Tiema Recreation Park
• Jiuchionggen Mountaineering Trails
• Ping-Lin Tea Museum

Transportation

• National Highway No.5, called Beiyi or Chiang Weishui Freeway.
• Tai 9 line, named Beiyi Highway.

See also

• New Taipei City

References

External links

• Government website
• Travel guide website

v t e Districts of New Taipei City seat: Banqiao Northern Bali Jinshan Linkou Sanzhi Shimen Tamsui Wanli Eastern Gongliao Pinglin Pingxi Ruifang Shenkeng Shiding Shuangxi Xizhi Western Banqiao Luzhou Sanchong Shulin Taishan Tucheng Wugu Xinzhuang Yingge Yonghe Zhonghe Southern Sanxia Wulai Xindian Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, the municipal government endorses and uses "New Taipei" instead of "Xinbei" and "Tamsui" instead of "Danshui".

Coordinates: 24°55′28″N 121°43′36″E / 24.92444°N 121.72667°E / 24.92444; 121.72667