Pinglin Voyage Tips and guide

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Pinglin (坪林區) is a district of New Taipei. Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong (baozhong) 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.

From Taipei City, take the MRT Green (Xindian) Line to Xindian MRT Station, the terminal stop. From there:

• Bus 923 weekdays: leaves hourly at half-past the hour; weekends: on the hour and half-past.
• Bus Green 12 (綠12) weekdays: leaves at quarter-past and quarter-to each hour.

• 24.936412121.7120071 Pinglin Old Street (坪林老街), ☏ +886 2 2665 6362. This pedestrian street is lined mostly with small tea stores. (updated Aug 2019)
• 24.917347121.6826782 Chen Family's Old House (老厝陳吉記). A 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. (updated Aug 2019)
• 24.91678121.6830683 Old Japanese Style Police Station (金瓜寮日本老派出所). The police station was built during the period of Japanese occupation and is over a century old. (updated Aug 2019)

• 24.9344121.7134 Pinglin Tea Museum (坪林茶業博物館), No.19-1, Shuisongqikeng, ☏ +886 2 2665 6035. M-F 09:00-17:00, Sa-Su 09:00-17:30. One of the world's largest tea museums. There are three main exhibition halls which show the history and process of growing tea, as well as an exhibition about tea leaves. NT$80. (updated Apr 2025)

• 24.967769121.7273315 Nanshan Temple (南山寺), ☏ +886 2 2665 6697. 07:00-18:00. (updated Aug 2019)
• 24.937074121.7115566 Baoping Temple (保坪宮), No. 79, Pinglin St, ☏ +886 2 2665 8172. 08:00-17:00. (updated Aug 2019)

• 24.899143121.672921 Jingualiao Creek Fern Trail (金瓜寮魚蕨步道), ☏ +886 3 954 5115. A pleasant hiking trail that follows a creek. (updated Aug 2019)
• 24.884824121.66492 Jiuqionggen Riverside Park (九芎根親水公園). (updated Aug 2019)
• 24.934723121.7133723 Pinglin Ecological Park (坪林生態園區), ☏ +886 2 2665 7251. 08:00-17:00. (updated Aug 2019)
• 24.935321121.7133464 Stone Carving Park (坪林石雕公園), ☏ +886 2 2665 7251. A park on a hillside containing a number of carved stone statues. (updated Aug 2019)

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

Pouchong (baozhong) tea is a lightly-oxidized (greener) oolong tea, produced in the hills south of Taipei. It's name means "the wrapped kind", as it was historically wrapped in paper while drying. Pinglin is the most famous growing region for this tea. In the tea stores throughout the district, you can find high grades of pouchong, as well as other varieties that are not widely distributed.

• Enjoyed the tea, and want more? Explore Taiwan's other tea-growing regions, such as Alishan and Maokong.