Banpingshan

Banpingshan is a peak in Nanya Village, Ruifang, Taipei and has an elevation of 674 metres. Banpingshan is situated nearby to the hamlet Shumeikeng, as well as near 草山.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 674 metres
Description: mountain in Ruifang District, New Taipei.
Also known as: “Banping Mountain” and “Pan-p’ing Shan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teapot Mountain and Ōgon Shrine.

Teapot Mountain

Peak

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Teapot Mountain is a peak.

Ōgon Shrine

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Koika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ōgon Shrine also known as the Jinguashi Shinto Shrine, Gold Temple or Spirits of the Mountain Shrine is a Shinto shrine located halfway up a mountain in the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Gold Museum

Museum

Photo: CT Snow, CC BY 2.0.

The New Taipei City Gold Museum, formerly known as the Gold Ecological Park, is a museum of the gold mining industry in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jinguashi and Jiufen.

Jinguashi

Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jinguashi is a village in the Ruifang District of eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. The area became famous for its gold mines, and is considered a potential World Heritage Site by the Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage.

Jiufen

Photo: TianyinLee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jiufen or Jioufen, historically spelled Chiufen, is a small town in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City, in the hills overlooking the northeast coast of Taiwan.