Pinglin

Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong tea with over 80% of the population of the district employed in the tea trade. The Pinglin Tea Museum is the world's largest tea museum.

By bus

From Taipei City (Xindian MRT) take bus 923 (weekdays: leaves hourly at half-past the hour; weekends: on the hour and half-past) or Bus Green 12 (綠12) weekdays: leaves at quarter-past and quarter-to each hour.

Historical sites

• Pinglin Old Street

  phone: +886 2 2665 6362

• Chen Family's Old HouseA historic old house built by Chen Jie Sheng. The house is made of bricks sitting on top of a stone foundation, which was common of houses of wealthier residents at the time.

• Old Japanese Style Police StationThe police station was built during the period of Japanese occupation and is over a century old.

Temples

• Nanshan Temple

  phone: +886 2 2665 6697

• Baoping Temple

  phone: +886 2 2665 8172
  address: No. 79, Pinglin Street

Museums

• Ping-Lin Tea Museum

  phone: +886 2 2665 6035
  One of the world's largest tea museums.

Outdoor and nature

• Jingualiao Creek Fern Trail

  phone: +886 3 954 5115
  A pleasant hiking trail that follows a creek.

• Jiuqionggen Riverside Park

• Pinglin Ecological Park

  phone: +886 2 2665 7251

• Stone Carving Park

  phone: +886 2 2665 7251
  A park on a hillside containing a number of carved stone statues.

Pinglin is also a popular site for camping in Taiwan and there are a number of campsites dotted around the district.

Local specialties

Restaurants