Ping-Lin Tea Museum

The Ping-Lin Tea Museum (traditional Chinese: 坪林茶業博物館; simplified Chinese: 坪林茶业博物馆; pinyin: Pínglín Cháyè Bówùguǎn),^[1] also spelled Pinglin Tea Museum, is a museum located in the hills of Pinglin District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is one of the world's largest tea museums.^[2][3]

Ping-Lin Tea Museum

坪林茶業博物館
Established	12 January 1997
Location	Pinglin, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°56′04.0″N 121°42′45.0″E / 24.934444°N 121.712500°E / 24.934444; 121.712500
Type	museum

Ping-Lin is renowned for producing Pouchong tea.^{[citation needed][4]} The picking of the "spring tea" starts around the end of March.^[5]

History

The museum was opened on 12 January 1997.

Architecture

The museum is built in Fujianese architecture, with a large circular courtyard along with long halls and round doors.^[6]

Exhibitions

There are three main exhibition halls which show the history and process of growing tea, as well as an exhibition about tea leaves. There is also an experience center, Where people can appreciate tea through interactive installations, as well as a museum shop, where visitors can buy tea, And a tea room, where people can taste it. An ecological park and trail exists behind the museum, which features a carp pool, a waterfall, and a tea flower forest. Rare insects and cultivated plant life can also be seen. A statue of the sea goddess Mazu exists in the ecological park.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Opening time

The museum opens everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9.00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends. It closes on the first Monday of each month, as well as during the Chinese New Year or during natural disasters.^[11]

Admission fee

The museum will reinstitute an entry fee starting on 2016/7/1. The fee is NT$ 80 per person. Residents of New Taipei, those 65 and over or under 12, students, disabled people, low-income earners, and military veterans can enter free.^[12]

Transportation

The museum is accessible by buses Green 12 and 923 from the Xindian metro station.^[13][14]

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan
• Tenfu Tea Museum
• Tea Research and Extension Station

References

1. Ping-Lin Tea Museum, New Taipei City Museum Family, Taiwan.
2. "Introduction to Pinglin Tea Museum". www.tea.ntpc.gov.tw.
3. "Pinglin Tea Museum reopens after renovation". taipeitimes.com.
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5. Christopher Logan and Tereesa Hsu, The World's Largest Tea Museum.
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12. "票價" [Ticket Prices]. Pinglin Tea Museum (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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14. "Pinglin Tea Museum". Taiwan - The Heart of Asia. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

 

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