Jingtong Old Street Introduction
The busiest old street in Jingtong is located at the exit of Jingtong Station. Besides being a Japanese-style wooden train station, one of the unique attractions here is the "Jingtong Electric Sky Lantern Museum," the only sky lantern-shaped building in the world that integrates the sky lantern culture of Pingxi, blending with the local landscape and skyline, standing like a wishful sky lantern at the end of Jingtong Old Street, gently glowing with hope in Pingxi! Next to the old street, there are many wishing bamboo tubes and the "Railway Story Museum," which should not be missed by railway enthusiasts. It sells wooden postcards where you can write your blessings and stamp them with special stamps provided by the shop as a souvenir! In the past, the Pingxi area flourished due to coal mining; although the mines have since ceased operations, the Jingtong Mining Life Museum, renovated from the former Taiwan Railway employee dormitory, still remains, showcasing the complete history of Jingtong's mining industry. As for food, you can experience the special lunches that early local miners used to eat (packed in stainless steel boxes), try the Taiwanese home-cooked dish "Chicken Roll" made with deep-fried pork wrapped in tofu skin, and enjoy charcoal-brewed coffee.
