Pingxi District Explained

Pingxi
Official Name:	Pingxi District
Other Name:	Heikei
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Coordinates:	25.0258°N 121.7391°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Subdivision Type2:	Special municipality
Subdivision Name2:	New Taipei City
Area Total Km2:	71.34
Population Total:	4253
Population As Of:	February 2023
Timezone:	+8

Pingxi District (; also spelled Pinghsi), is a rural district in New Taipei, Taiwan. 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. Its population of 4,253 as of February 2023 is the smallest among the districts of New Taipei City.

Tourist attractions

• Sky Lantern Festival: In Pingxi, every year during the Lantern Festival, people have their wishes written on sky lanterns, and release them to the skies during the Pingxi International Sky Lantern Festival.^[1]
• Jingtong Coal Memorial Park
• Jingtong Mining Industry Museum
• Lingjiao Waterfall
• Shifen Waterfall
• Taiwan Coal Mine Museum
• Jingtong Old Street
• Shifen Old Street

Transportation

Pingxi is served by the Pingxi Line of Taiwan Railways, which includes:

• Dahua Station
• Shifen Station
• Wanggu Station
• Lingjiao Station
• Pingxi Station
• Jingtong Station

Notable natives

• Lin Hung-chih, member of Legislative Yuan (2005–2016)

See also

• New Taipei

Notes and References

1. "Prayers on a lantern from earth to heaven " by Eva Tang, 11 March 2009, Taiwan Culture Portal Web site: Taiwan Culture Portal - Prayers on a lantern from earth to heaven . 2010-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524130402/http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1144&Itemid=157 . 2011-05-24 .,