Pingxi District
{{Short description|District in Taiwan}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pingxi
| official_name = Pingxi District
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| other_name = Heikei
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = 【新北景點】平溪。菁桐。十分一日遊 (32703564416).jpg
| image_caption = Sky Lantern Festival in Pingxi District
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| image_map = Pingsi.png
| map_caption = Pingxi District in New Taipei City
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.025797|N|121.739144|E|region:TW|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| subdivision_type2 = Special municipality
| subdivision_name2 = New Taipei City
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| area_total_km2 = 71.34
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| population_total = 4253
| population_as_of = February 2023
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| timezone = +8
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| website = {{Official URL}} {{in lang|zh-tw}}
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File:Pingxi District Office 20220611.jpg
Pingxi District ({{zh|t=平溪區|hp=Píngxī Qū|w=P'ing2-hsi1 Ch'ü1|poj=Pêng-khoe-khu, Pêng-khe-khu}}; 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."Prayers on a lantern from earth to heaven " by Eva Tang, 11 March 2009, Taiwan Culture Portal {{cite web |url=http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1144&Itemid=157 |title=Taiwan Culture Portal - Prayers on a lantern from earth to heaven |access-date=2010-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524130402/http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1144&Itemid=157 |archive-date=2011-05-24 }},
- 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:
Notable natives
- Lin Hung-chih, member of Legislative Yuan (2005–2016)
See also
{{Commons category|Pingxi District, New Taipei}}
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage|Pingxi}}
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|zh-tw}}
{{Districts in Taiwan}}