Pingxi District

Pingxi District in New Taipei City

Pingxi District

Pingxi District (Chinese: 平溪區; pinyin: Píngxī Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-khoe khu; historically spelled Pinghsi), is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan (ROC). 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.

• Area: 71.34 km²
• Population: 5,845 people (2003)

Tourist attractions

• Sky lanterns (天燈)

In Pingxi, every year during the Lantern Festival, people have their wishes written on sky lanterns, and release them to the skies.In 2009, the Lantern Festival had the presence of sky lanterns from Japan and Mexico on February 7th, and ones from China on February 9th.^[1]

• Coal Memorial Park
• Jingtong Mineral Museum
• Jingtong Old Street
• Shifen Old Street
• Shifen Waterfall
• Taiwan Coal Mine Museum

Transportation

Pingxi is served by the Pingxi Line of Taiwan Railway Administration.

Notes

1. ↑ "Prayers on a lantern from earth to heaven " by Eva Tang, 11 March 2009, Taiwan Culture Portal http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1144&Itemid=157,

External links

• Government website

Coordinates: 24°55′N 121°50′E / 24.917°N 121.833°E / 24.917; 121.833

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".