Jingtong Old Street Introduction
The most vibrant old street in Jing Tong is located at the exit of Jing Tong Station. In addition to being a Japanese-style wooden station, the area features the unique "Jing Tong Sky Lantern Museum," which is the only sky lantern-shaped building in the world. This structure combines the characteristics of Pingxi's sky lantern culture with the local landscape and skyline, standing like a lantern of blessings at the end of Jing Tong Old Street, gently glowing and offering wishes in Pingxi! Next to the old street, there are many wishing bamboo tubes and the must-visit "Railway Story Museum" for railway enthusiasts, which sells wooden postcards that can be inscribed with blessings and stamped with the store's unique seal as a souvenir! Previously, the Pingxi area flourished due to coal mining. Although the mines have all ceased operations, the Jing Tong Mining Life Museum, renovated from Taiwan Railways employee dormitories, still exists to showcase the development history of Jing Tong's mining industry. As for food, one can experience the unique lunch boxes (packed in stainless steel) eaten by early local miners, Taiwan's home-cooked dish of deep-fried pork wrapped in tofu skin called "Chicken Roll," and enjoy charcoal coffee.
