Pingxi, once called Shidi, grew on coal and the Pingxi branch railway. Its long narrow shophouses climb the hillside, and the railway bridge crosses right over the street, a classic photo spot. The Lantern Festival sky-lantern release reportedly began as villagers' signal of safety from bandits, and the post office keeps one of Taiwan's oldest cast-iron postboxes.
Architecture
Minnan red brickTimber houses
Themes
MiningRailwaySky lanternsJapanese era
Getting there
Where
Pingxi Street and Jing'an Road, Pingxi District, New Taipei
Getting there
Right at Pingxi Station on the TRA Pingxi Line
Time needed
1–2 hours
Best time
Busiest during the Lantern Festival sky lantern event (plan ahead)
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