Pinglin Old Street

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Updates : 2025-12-19

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Travel tips

Taste a variety of creative snacks made with Baozhong tea
Worship at Baoping Temple, the local center of faith, to pray for peace
Take photos of various teapot decorations and arched bridges along the Beishi River bank
Pinglin's tea culture is reflected in the teapot-shaped installation art and neat green signboards
Also visit the Pinglin Tea Cultural Museum, Pinglin Tea Museum of New Taipei City, Pinglin Suspension Bridge, and Nanshan Temple Scenic Platform

Introduction

Pinglin, whose main industry is Baozhong tea, is located in the middle section of the Beiyi Highway. Before the opening of National Freeway 5, Pinglin was an important rest stop for those travelling between Taipei and Yilan. Pinglin Old Street is about 200 meters long, centered around the local faith center, Baoping Temple. Along the street are shops such as tea houses, joss paper stores, snack stalls selling tofu, and hardware and general stores. The Pinglin District Office and the Pinglin Farmers' Association are also located here.

Baozhong Tea and Creative Snacks
The products sold by the shops on Pinglin Old Street all incorporate the local tea culture. In addition to classics like Baozhong tea leaves and tea eggs, merchants cleverly incorporate Baozhong tea into various creative dishes: tea rice cake, tea steamed buns, tea nougat, camellia oil noodles, tea mochi, tea macarons, tea soaked rice (chazuke), tea ice cream, and tea celebratory wine. Every bite or sip is filled with the tea aroma of Pinglin. The tofu on the old street is also well-known. Made with sweet mountain spring water, the tofu produced is smooth, tender, and rich in flavor. Come to Pinglin Old Street, taste the tea cuisine and tofu, and experience the charm of the tea town with your taste buds.

Baoping Temple and Stone Houses
Baoping Temple, located in the center of Pinglin Old Street, was built in 1862 and primarily enshrines Xuantian Shangdi (Emperor of the Dark Heaven), serving as the center of faith for Pinglin Old Street. Several century-old stone houses remain on the old street. The stone materials were sourced from the Beishi River next to the old street. The stone walls were built using "人" (person) and "丁" (male) character masonry patterns, symbolizing the agricultural society's hope for a thriving population. The strong aroma of tea on the old street attracts many barn swallows to stay, and the presence of the swallows under the eaves has become a feature of the old street, adding vitality and interest.

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Tamsui Church

A fter Dr. Mackay arrived in Tamsui, he began missionary work and Tamsui became the origin of Presbyterian Church in Northern Taiwan. The church has a Gothic feel to it, with the glazed windows, bell tower, pointed arches and spires. The brickwork is exceptional, too. Since it was established in 1933, there has not been any dilapidation, and it is still a place where people go for service.

Teapot Mountain