Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District,

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. Originally a

coal mining Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry.

Tourist attractions

* Jingtong Coal Memorial Park *

Jingtong Mining Industry Museum The Jingtong Mining Industry Museum () is a museum in Jingtong Borough, Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally the dormitory of Taiwan Railways Administration employees. In 2001, the building unde ...

* Jingtong Old Street * Jingtong Railway Story House

Transportation

Jingtong Station was built by the Japanese in the 1930s. The town is a terminus of the Pingxi Line of the

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References

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Tourist attractions

Transportation

See also

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