Pingxi (平溪) | pingxi festival
EveryyeararoundChineseNewYeartheSkyLanternFestival(平溪天燈節)drawsmassivecrowdsofpeopletogetherinPingxitoreleasetheirChineseLanternstogetherinasignofcelebrationofthenewyear,in2020heldon8February(元宵節,FirstFullMoon).VisitorsinterestedinTaiwanscoalminingheritageshoulddefinitelyvisitJingtongTown(菁桐)attheendofthePingxiLine.OthersmalltownsandattractionsalongthePingxiLineincludeJingtongTown(菁桐),RailwayStoryMuseum,ShidiPit,CoalMiningMemorialPark,andtheSiguangPool.OthermajorattractionsaroundP...
Every year around Chinese New Year the Sky Lantern Festival (平溪天燈節) draws massive crowds of people together in Pingxi to release their Chinese Lanterns together in a sign of celebration of the new year, in 2020 held on 8 February (元宵節, First Full Moon).
Visitors interested in Taiwans coal mining heritage should definitely visit Jingtong Town (菁桐) at the end of the Pingxi Line.
Other small towns and attractions along the Pingxi Line include Jingtong Town (菁桐), Railway Story Museum, Shidi Pit, Coal Mining Memorial Park, and the Siguang Pool.
Other major attractions around Pingxi include Ruifang[1] and Jiufen[2].
The Pingxi Line is a 13KM, single track mountain line that runs from Ruifang[3], Houtong (Cat Village)[4], and Sandiaoling (三貂嶺) along the Yilan Line up to the mountain stations of Dahua (大華), Shifen (十分), Wanggu (望古), Lingjiao (嶺腳), Pingxi (平溪), and terminating at Jingtong (菁桐).
Pingxi is commonly misspelled on English language signage, and ...