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Ping-Si byline

Introduction: About Ping-Si –

History and Geography.

It is started from Ching Dynasty; Fukien people were come here to developing here and living here. it was called Zhe-Dan’s burg during that time. When Japanese dominion Taiwan, they spare this one place to become two. One is called “under the stone” and the other is called “10%”’s flat. Later, Japanese are trying to manage this place easier. So they mix those two areas together again and called itPing-Shi, and now it is also called Ping-Si Township.

Ping-Shi is also called the waterfall’s town. It has 22 waterfalls in this area, and has the most waterfalls in this area in Taiwan. Keelung River is the most important to influence the land in this area. It erodes and mores the side of coast, to make this wonderful locations.

The Ping-Shi byline:

Ping-Shi is the one of the byline in Taiwan; they are 4 bylines in Taiwan, which is Ali byline, Gigi byline Nawan byline and Ping-Shi byline. The mean function of Ping-Shi was to transport the mines, but the mine industry is getting less now, so they move the ideal to become the traveling policy. For old people, they might remember the past; mine and all traditional things, but for new generation, this byline just for travel!!

Ping-Shi byline’s whole distance is 12.9Km. it might take 30 minute from Rui-Fun to Jing-Tong. It has really interested and traditional things here. Each station has the different individual style. Some stations don’t even have the office, just a station there. but the most special thing of this byline is a lot of tunnels. It is really interested.

The popular stations in Pong-Shi byline are Shi-Fen station, Ping-Si station and Jing-Tong station.

Shi-Fen station is the biggest station at Ping-Si byline. It has some interested point like the drawbridge, the Old Street, and Kongmine lantern. You can see all traditional things here.

Jing-Tong was start developing at Ching Dynasty. Lee-Da-Jing is the person who starts living here. Some people said that was many Jing-Tong trees around this area. So it called Jing-Tong here. This place is not that popular as Ping-Shi and Shi-Fen. But it had a good industry of mine at the past. So you can easy find out a lot of legacies there, like the Japanese hostel and the Mine factory. That’s a lot of drama which also take the act show here.

1.    Jing-Tong Station

Jing-Ting station’s history

Jing-Tong station built in 1929. This is the final station for Ping-Shi byline. This station has all made by wood. It is Japanese style station. That’s only 4 stations which made by wood, Jing-Tong station is the one. You can still see some old train’s implements there.

That is a lot of people who take the pictures there; you can see some marriage people who take picture here, and some bikers, backpackers or even foreign here. This station is not transport mine anymore, but it’s bringing some travelers to come here, and make some different functions……

This is my first time to be in Jing-Tong, I do actually find some thing interested here, like the old station or the old store. It is a nice place for people to look back their memory. The time is change to fast and the subjects have to change with whole environment. Jing-Tong station is a place where fight with the reality and keep the traditional memories for people. I am very interested about that.

Jing-Tong railway story house.

This place makes a lot of passengers who just there for a while. They always pay attends of the railway toy. This is the sign of Taiwanese railway, and also Jing-Tong station. This toy is belongs to Jing-Tong railway story house, Jing-Tong railway story house is a place where sells old things or some traditional things here. It also sells wooden post cards. It can really send out to your friends and family. It also has some thing that is traditional; but we have never seen it before. Like the post box. This shop is just next to the station. You can really find some special things there. 

The Wishes Baboons

That’s a lot of wishes baboons at the side of the rail way. People often write their wishes at the baboon, and hope their wishes will be come true. This is a lot of valentine who go there and wrote down their wishes, I read a baboon which was two names first and wrote: “we will be together forever”. It is really romantic. Some people also write some other wishes like have a great collage, or having the good healthy ext.

The miner’s restaurant.

It is quite interested restaurant here... The miner’s restaurant. It is just at the side of the railway. They are using the old style to build the restaurant. Their main is called “miner’s combo” which is include stewed meat rice, an egg, Do-Fu, Vegetables, baboon shoot, black tea and soup. It cost NTD 160, and can’t feels testing for anything, but really expensive price!!

Jing-Tong Elementary School

Jing-Tong elementary built in 1918. It was a Japanese school. After Taiwanese’s retrocession, Taiwanese starts own this school by 1945, until now on.

This is a Japanese style, mix with both old and new buildings. It is for the safety reason of the students. Some building has been rebuilt. Some old equipment has been changed. But they still keep some small things for keep their culture and histories.

This school has 20stuff. 16 people for infant school students. 2 people for grade 1, 8 people for grade 2, 2 people for grade 3, 7 people for grade 4, 3 people for grade 5 and 7 people for grade 6. So it is only few people to studying in this small and countryside school.  

Walking on the railway?

There are a lot of people who walks on the railway here at Ping-Si byline. It was the tradition way for local people to make connected outside here. But as you know, they are not taking any mine here now, so they change to the other way for their surviving, which is to developing the traveling. You can see some traditional way here, for example, you could see some houses which face to the railway. You may also see some stores face on the railway. They still sell some old traditional things there, to keep their culture, and the history.