TIME FOR TAIWAN -Pingxi Coal Mines
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Vanishing Coal Mines of Pingxi Valley youtube render.avi
Documents coal mining operations in the Pingxi Valley of Northern Taiwan in 1993 and tells the story of the hard physical work required of the men and women who worked in the industry. It also focuses on the railroad system that was essential for moving the product from mountain to market. The last of these mines closed in 1997 after nearly 90 years of operation.
Craig's Asian Rail Tours - Taiwan's Houtong Coal Mine
Houtong Village in the Pingxi Valley region of New Taipei is known locally as the 'Cat Village' but there's more to Houtong than our feline friends. Whilst some spend time across the river, we take a ride in renovated skips into the remains of the Japanese built Houtong Coal Mine.
Highlights of my Taiwan Narrow Gauge Railway tour is a visit to the spectacular Alishan Forest Railway which climbs from sea level to 2.200m in just 75 kilometers and on special occasions, still operates a Shay geared locomotive!
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Coal miners museum
This place has great potential, sadly, not well funded.
Shi fen Taiwan
台灣煤礦博物館 Taiwan Coal Mine Museum
台北縣平溪鄉。
Pingxi (平溪) Crags - Xiaozishan (孝子山) - Mt. Cimu (慈母山) - Putuoshan (普陀山) - Taiwan BMPCC
Subscribe for new video !!! Pingxi (平溪) Crags - Xiaozishan (孝子山) - Mt. Cimu (慈母山) - Putuoshan (普陀山) 4k
This movie will show you the Pingxi Crags trail 平溪區. Some part of the Pingxi Crags trail are difficult to access. You can see a lot of part is with rope. You should not also to feel dizzy / have vertigo because it's high.
There you will see also 3 montain : Xiaozishan (孝子山) - Mt. Cimu (慈母山) - Putuoshan (普陀山)
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台湾 猴硐煤礦博物園のトロッコ Houtong Coal-Mine Ecological Park
台湾の猴硐煤礦博物園に保存されている石炭トロッコに乗車
2017年8月19日撮影
Preserved coal mine train in Houtong Coal-Mine Ecological Park in Taiwan.
Filmed on 19/Aug/2017
Jingtong to Pingxi - Taiwan rail adventure
Riding the Pingxi Branch Line in Taiwan. This used to transport coal miners before the mines closed for good in the 1970s.
台湾 新平溪煤礦博物園のトロッコ New Pingxi Coal Mine Museum
新平溪煤礦博物園に保存されている石炭トロッコに乗車
2017年8月19日撮影
Preserved coal mine train in Pingxi, Taiwan. Filmed on 19/Aug/17
Looking around the bridge at the Houtong coal mine near Taipei, Taiwan
2015.5.30 新平溪煤礦博物園區 月台公園 - 館區 前側 路程景 Taiwan Coal Mine Museum トロッコ Toroko 遊客台車 獨眼小僧
2015.5.30 新北市平溪區 新平溪煤礦博物館 新平溪煤礦博物園區 Taiwan Coal Mine Museum トロッコ Toroko 遊客台車 獨眼小僧 月台公園 - 館區 前側 路程景
The Old Mines of Jiufen | Jiufen, New Taipei City | Taiwan | We.Are.Wanderful
The Old Mines of Jiufen
Jiufen, New Taipei City | Taiwan
DECEMBER 17, 2016—Jiufen was the first destination of our first tour on our very first day in Taiwan. We were to visit two tourist attractions in Jiufen. First is the old gold mine that stopped operation in 1971, which is what this video is about. the 2nd is the famous narrow alleyways, teahouses, and street food shacks in the center of the old town, which is covered in a separate YouTube video.
The gold rush in the late 19th century and which reached its peak during the Japanese occupation essentially built and defined the town of Jiufen. Traces of the old mining facility are still very much visible and, in fact, some old miners are still around. One of them, Mr. Chen, was our local guide for our tour of the old mines.
A big pleasant surprise for us was the Golden Falls (
The town of Jiufen is situated in northeastern Taiwan east of, and about 45-60 minutes from, Taipei. The ride/drive to the place is very pleasant, passing through a number of long and nicely built tunnels.
This is a short video presentation of our visit to the old mining town of Jiufen in northeastern Taiwan. Enjoy watching.
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Heels 2 Wheels: Taiwan - JingTong Railroad Station and Pingxi Old Street in New Taipei City (Ep27)
One of Taiwan's many old train stations that have turned into tourist attractions, Jingtong was originally a coal mining town as you might be able to see from the remnants that were left behind depicting the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Today, it is a popular tourist attraction, fronted by the train station (one of Taiwan's four remaining wooden stations) and Jingtong Old Street.
We then ventured up to Pingxi Train Station to explore the aged narrow street with well preserved, historic buildings stretching along each side evoking feelings of nostalgia. Most of the shops here are traditional grocery stores that still retain their original character from the 1950s.
Finally, this is also the place where many send sky lanterns floating up into the sky bearing prayers and wishes, and is also the perfect place for photo-taking and film-making, as evident in the highly popular Taiwanese film, Apple of My Eye.
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Pingshi old streets
In Taipei, if you wish to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Pingshi is where to go. In earlier years, coal mining was major industry in Pingshi. Nowadays people use the railway line that used to transport coal, combining it with local culture and history to create a nostalgic railway tour.
十分・台湾
十分は天燈上げで有名な小さな街。
平渓線というローカル線の沿線にあります。
天燈に願い事を書き、熱気球の原理で飛ばします。
この路線は1時間に1本だけ。
だから皆、線路上に繰り出して天燈上げや散策、食事を愉しみます。
この日は日曜日だったので、休日を愉しむ多くの人で賑わっていました。
最後のムービーは、線路ぎりぎりまで迫る商店の中を徐行しながら抜けていくディーゼルカーの様子です。
天燈上げと共に、この光景も十分ならではのものです。
BGM：「寶貝」/張懸
訪問日2012年9月9日
謝謝台湾。
Clever marketing turns Pingxi Branch Line into lifeblood of new international tourist destination
Pingxi in New Taipei CIty has become one of Taiwan''s top 10 tourist sites for independent travelers for the first time. It''s known for the Pingxi lantern festival, but more visitors mean trains serving the town are increasingly crowded. The Pingxi Branch Line has come a long way since 30 years ago when it was facing a shutdown. But thanks to some clever marketing by locals, the area has been reborn as an international tourist destination. Just how did they pull it off? Unlike any other train station in Taiwan, Shifen Station on the Pingxi Branch Line in New Taipei still uses antique signaling systems from the Japanese colonial era, rather than modern electronic train controls. The sight of humans dispatching trains at the station attracts plenty of railroad fans from at home and abroad.Liu Li-weiShifen Station Deputy StationmasterActually a lot of tour groups from Japan come to see our signaling block system and our semaphore signals because they are from the Japanese era. Lots of railroad fans will make a pilgrimage here just to see this system.These two Japanese travelers eagerly survey the scene, having come all the way to Pingxi to launch sky lanterns. Sky lantern sellers in the town offer all kinds of packages, with each color of lantern corresponding to a certain type of wish, whether for love, prosperity, or health. Just as these tourists are enjoying the charm of launching sky lanterns, their ears are greeted by a shrill whistle warning that a train is about to come. There’s about one departure per hour on the Pingxi Branch Line, which in many places forces trains to pass slowly between private houses and buildings close on both sides. Some get a real kick out of being able to stand right next to the passing trains.Risa NoichiJapanese TouristThere’s not many places in Japan where you can look at the train up close. I think it’s wonderful. It’s a totally new experience for me.Filipino TouristIt was actually new for me. I wasn’t this was ganna be on the railway. Actually when the train arrived, I was like “oh!”Though Pingxi District has the smallest population of any district in New Taipei, it has successfully managed to transform itself into an international tourist destination based on its famous sky lanterns and railroad. The whole length of Shifen Old Street bubbles with activity, as tourists write on their lanterns in English, Korean, and many other languages. It’s a stark contrast from 30 years ago, when the Pingxi Branch Line was so infrequently used that authorities were close to doing away with it.The final stop on the Pingxi Line is Jingtong Station, where the mottled wall of an old ore washing plant right next to the platform serves as a reminder of the mines that flourished here during the Japanese colonial period. By the 1980s, though, the coal industry was in terminal decline, and interest in the station dropped off.Li Wen-chuanJingtong Cultural HistorianIn the beginning, the Pingxi Line didn’t see any tourists, who only really went to Shifen Waterfall. Even on the weekends before there was any five-day work week, when the train arrived here on Sunday there would only be about three people onboard. As a cultural historian of Jingtong, Li Wen-chuan encouraged his fellow townspeople at that time to fight to preserve the Pingxi Line, which in the end was saved from demolition. But Li also realized that if the branch line were to maintain its lease on life, passenger loads would have to be increased significantly. So he decided to use the area’s history as a marketing tool.Li Wen-chuanJingtong Cultural HistorianBefore, there used to be a fruit ice shop on the left side of the tracks, and a young railroad worker inspecting the tracks used to peek over a wall at the pretty woman who worked in the shop. Later on, they became a couple!Li’s strategy seems to be working, given the many young couples who come to the area around Jingtong Station to write their wishes on bamboo tubes before hanging them on this wall. It’s become one of the most romantic sights along the Pingxi Line.It’s not just Shifen and Jingtong Stations that are driving tourism on the Pingxi Line. Each station on the line has its own unique qualities that together have made it the most profitable branch line in the whole Taiwan Railways network.Hsu Min-chiehTRA Transportation DepartmentThe Pingxi Line averages 1.59 million passengers per year, and brings in annual revenues of more than NT$40 million. Having been left behind by the decline of the coal industry, theseformerly silent mountain towns have been reborn as international tourist destinations, thanks to an effective marketing approach going back to the area’s history. The Pingxi Branch Line looks set to continue bringing tourists from far and wide to experience the region’s unique blend of nostalgia and slow living.
Pingxi to Lingjiao - Taiwan rail adventure
Riding the Pingxi Branch Line in Taiwan. This used to transport coal miners before the mines closed for good in the 1970s.