Ruifang District

Ruifang District in New Taipei City

Ruifang District

Ruifang District (Chinese: 瑞芳區; Hanyu Pinyin: Ruìfāng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Rueìfang Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sūi-hong-khu) is a suburban district in eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Mining was an important industry in Ruifang in the early 20th century. Gold was mined in Jiufen (九份) and Jinguashi (金瓜石) while coal was mined in Houtong (猴硐). The mining sites became popular tourist destinations after 1990.

• Area: 70.73 km²
• Population: 41,690 people (Sep, 2012)

In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.^[1]

Transportation

Ruifang is served by the Yilan Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. There are three stations in Ruifang Township: Ruifang Station, Houtong Station, Sijiaoting Station and Sandiaoling Station.

Provincial Highway No. 62 passes Ruifen and will provide convenient connection to Keelung City when it is completed.

Tourist attractions

• Gold Ecological Park
• Gold Museum
• Houtong Cat Village
• Jiufen
• Jiufen Kite Museum
• Yin Yang Sea

See also

• New Taipei City

References

External links

• Government website
• Gold Ecological Park official website (Chinese)

Coordinates: 25°07′N 121°48′E / 25.117°N 121.800°E / 25.117; 121.800

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".