Window on Taiwan ─ Linnei Township, Yunlin County

Description：During 1976, the government popularized Post –Modern Agriculture and then the traditional corps like sweet potatoes, sugar cans, bamboo sprouts, longans, mangos and so on were weeded out. The resident, Syu, Cheng-Fa imported oolong tea from Nantou Luku and was the opening of the Pingding tea. In 1982, Lin, Dao established the first tea manufacture center in Pingding. On the basis of successful production of Pingding tea, farmers prompted their profits and then tea trees are filled with Chukou Pingding plateau. The area of tea garden was around 120 hectares. Most of them were mainly Jinsyuan, which has strong growth potentials, and then is Cingsinoolong. Chukou Mountains has around 120 hectares and located in the eastern mountains in Linnei. The Central Mountains are in the back. Right is Cishuei River. There are beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers here. From the past times, famous tea is born in the famous mountains. Not only famous tea in history but also modern famous tea is produced in the famous mountains and scenic spots with delicate scenery. Cingshuei River is a distant source and a long stream and flow together with large river, Jhuoshuei River here. The pretty landscape is along the riverbank. There are Gukeng Tea Area and Linnei Tea Area in Yunlin, Jhushan Tea Area and Luku Tea Area in Nantou and Pine-cypress summit Tea Area in the boundary between Nantou and Chenghua in the riverbank. They all have essential natural conditions to let tea grow up well. Therefore, this place formed as important origin place of tea. Drinking teas in Pingding can enjoy the beautiful scenery and this is the most gain.

Contact：
Address：Pingding Community in Linnei
Website：no
Opening Hours：Free Tour
Ticket：no admission ticket

Transportation：(By Bus) Taiwan passenger transport Take Taichung, Chiayi route joint operation bus, through Nantou Jhushan to Linnei bus stop. It takes about one hour.（By train）Fu-Hsing has one train to stop at Linnei station in the direct or opposite direction everyday. If taking electric multiple trains or ordinary express trains, all the trains stop at it.（By cars）National No.3 Freeway set up Touliu and Linnei Intersection. No.1 Freeway Siluo Intersection passes through Cihtong to Linnei and drive Provincial Highway 154 to Linnei. Provincial Highway from the North: drive to Provincial Highway 1 or Provincial Highway 3 through Touliu to Linnei; Provincial Highway from the South: Provincial Highway 1 through Siluo or Provincial Highway 3 through Nantou, Jhushan to Linnei

Accommodation：Linnei Hotel (in front of Linnei Train Station), Tianyuan Motel (near Linnei Jioucyonglin Main Road 3) Along the Main Road 3 to Touliu or to Jhushan has 10 kilometers. （Touliu City Hotel）Jincheng Hostel （05-5323954）, Huashih Hotel （05-5324178）, Huacheng Hotel（05-5324123）, Rongbin Hotel（05-5324168）, Asia Hotel（05-5322205）,Sindou Hotel（05-5323923）, Fusheng Hotel（05-5341666）, Dongfong Hostel（05-5322388）, Gueibin Hostel（05-5324188）Circle Hostel（05-5322637）, Yunshan Hostel（05-5322442）, Sun & Moon Hotel（05-5572627）HuShanYan Buddha Temple（05-5572323）

Food：There is a snack street in front of the Linnei Train Station. Almost all local food gathered up here. People can enjoy the food 24 hours a day. Besides, Wang, De-Syong Tourist orchard is located near Chonsing Elementary School in Chongsing Village. TEL: 05-5896497 People can enjoy thousand pieces of unique stones of Jhuoshuei River, ten thousands Taiwan original plants and the hundreds of clay sculpture of gods. Opening time:0900-2400 Yiadeng Tourist orchard Add: 131 Pingding Village, Linnei TEL 05-5890529 Opening time: 0900-2400 These two tourist orchards in the Pingding Village is very simple and honest. The air is fresh and the scenery is beautiful. Drinking coffee or tea, enjoying special dishes, looking down from above to view the day and night scenery of Chiayi, Yunlin, Chenghua and Nantou on the observatory is inexpensive and high enjoyment of ease and comfort.

Gas Station：(Chinese Petroleum Corp Linnei Gas Station) 532, Jhongjheng Road, Linnei (Jindingshan Gas Station) the opposite side of the CPC (Cinghong Gas Staion) Touliu South Circle Station- 522 Wunhua Road 055-337027; Dounan Station-165 Yingping Road 2nd Section 055-972320; Dounan Intersection Station-114 Dayie Road055-974283; Cihtong Yihe Station- 37-5 Shanhe Road Yihe Village

Parking Lot：Free parking in the park and the space is very wide. Large Sightseeing bus can arrive at it.

Surroundings ：Cingshuei River Integrated Tour Orchard 2 kilometers; Pingding Tourist orchard the origin place of Yunding Tea 3 kilometers, The hometown of Pitta brachyura Huben Village 4 kilometer; The HuShanYan Buddha Temple 6 kilometers; JanFuSan Theme Park 34 kilometers

Advice：Linnei-Jhushan-Chichi Knowledge Two-days trip: (First day small family car trip) Linnei Train Station→Taiwan Shensian Tourist orchard→Jhuoshuei River Power Plant→Agricultural Water Conservancy Antique Gallery→Chengyun Bridge Strawberry Tour Orchard→Cingshuei River Integrated Tourist orchard→Pingding Tea Park (There are lunch provided in the leisure park in Pingding) →The hometown of Pitta brachyura Huben Village→ Huben Village BaiMa Temple→Jhenan Temple; Shennong Ruler Temple→Linnei Hostel or Tianyuan Motel (taste Linnei local food at night) (The second day car & bike trip) Linnei Train Station→Jhushan Park→starting point of Batongguang-99 Kan→stele of Cianshan→3rd standard historic conservation Lin, Sih’s Grave→Kuosing Temple Mirror stand→Li, Yong Temple→921 Earthquake Remains→Chichi Diversion Dam→Chichi Train Station (rent bikes to ride around Chichi Township) →Chichi Train Staion→Recall in the Chichi experienced street→3rd standard Mingsih Academy→Council of Agriculture Unique Animal and Plants Conservation Center→Dajhong Guang Temple→Green Tunnel→Tiansing Factory (add/delete schedule as you like)

Notice：Linnei's climate is temperate, beautiful scenery, the natural resources and the cultural onnotation all enriches, but still was goes sightseeing the virgin land, all goes sightseeing the scenic spot all to wait for strengthens the development, but not yet develops primitive appearance, also is one kind of characteristic, moreover completely exempts the admission ticket, why not the gentlemen reaches this point as soon as swims! But the basic traveling notice still please did not forget: [ Credential ] the identification card, the national travel the card, the health insurance card, driving license. [ Insurance ] has guarantees without the danger. [ Cash ] the domestic hotel store brushed the card still not to be popular. [ Transportation ] should first read the transportation information, drives should pay attention to the security, the Yunlin County mountainous area does not have the gas station, the automobile must add the full fuel tank to climb mountains again. [ Drugs ] please bring along the commonly used drugs or obey the doctor's advice. Long-term patient, should carry medical record, provides against contingencies. [ Thing ] the common daily necessities hotel has provides, but may according to individual need, right amount bring to use for oneself. [ Receipt ] expends remembered demands the receipt, the national travels the card to be able to cancel after verification. [ Attention ] the seashore wind is big, should many clothes; The mountainous area torrential rain, must guard against falls the stone landslide traffic interruption. Should take care of individual belongings as necessary, in the vehicle nobody do not put the valuables.

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