Pinglin District Explained

Pinglin
Official Name:	Pinglin District
Other Name:	Heirin
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Coordinates:	24.9244°N 121.7267°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Subdivision Type2:	Special municipality
Subdivision Name2:	New Taipei City
Population Total:	6547
Population As Of:	February 2023
Timezone:	+8

Pinglin District (a.k.a. Ping-Lin,) is a rural district of southeastern New Taipei, Taiwan. 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 is located in the neighboring Shiding District, so land development is restricted. Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong tea. The Pinglin Tea Museum is the world's largest tea museum.^[1] Over 80% of its residents are tea growers or are involved in the tea business.^[2]

Geography

• Area

170.84 km²

• Population

6,547 people (February 2023)

Tourist attractions

• Beishi River Historical Trail
• Ping-Lin Tea Museum
• 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 Freeway.
• Highway No. 9, also known as Beiyi Highway.

Bus

• Bus 923- from Xindian metro station (weekdays: leaves hourly at half-past the hour, weekends: on the hour and half-past)
• Bus Green 12 (綠12)- from Xindian metro station (weekdays: leaves at :15 and :45)

See also

• New Taipei City

External links

• • Travel guide website

Notes and References

1. Christopher Logan and Tereesa Hsu,The World's Largest Tea Museum, Taiwan.
2. Web site: Premier looks at 'green' aspects of Pinglin township. Focus Taiwan. 2010-06-27. 2010-06-28.