Pinglin is the heartland of Wenshan Pouchong tea. Its roughly 200 m old street is lined with tea shops and restaurants cooking with tea leaves. Once a rest stop on the road to Yilan, it keeps a small-town feel, and the nearby Pinglin Tea Museum is Taiwan's only museum dedicated to tea culture.
Architecture
Minnan red brickStone housesPost-war modern
Themes
TeaFarmingNature
Getting there
Where
Pinglin Street and around Beiyi Road Section 8, Pinglin District, New Taipei
Getting there
MRT Xindian Station, then bus 923 or Hsintien Bus to Pinglin stop
Time needed
1–2 hours
Best time
Tea aroma is strongest in the spring tea season (Apr–May)
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