Xishikeng
Xishikeng is a hamlet in Fengtian Village, Shiding, Taipei. Xishikeng is situated nearby to the hamlet Jiuxiongkeng, as well as near Yuguiling.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jingtong and 石碇姑娘廟.
Jingtong
Railway station
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Jingtong railway station is a railway station located in Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is located on the Pingxi line and is operated by the Taiwan Railway. It serves Jingtong, an old coal-mining town and popular tourist attraction. Jingtong is situated 3½ km northeast of Xishikeng.
集慶宮
Place of worship
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集慶宮 is a place of worship, which is situated 3½ km west of Xishikeng.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pingxi and Pinglin.
Pingxi
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Pingxi District, is a rural district in New Taipei, Taiwan. The source of the Keelung River is in Jingtong, which is inside Pingxi District. It was an important coal mining town in the early 20th century.
Pinglin
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Pinglin is a district of New Taipei. Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong tea, with over 80% of the population of the district employed in the tea trade.
Xizhi
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Xizhi is an inner city district in eastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan, and is located between Taipei City and Keelung City. Compared to most districts in eastern New Taipei, which are very sparsely populated, Xizhi is one of the more populated districts in New Taipei, with a population of 207,004 people as of February 2023.
Xishikeng
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Hsi-shih-k’eng” and “Sishihkeng”
- Category: locality
- Location: Fengtian Village, Shiding, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.99647° or 24° 59′ 47″ northLongitude
121.7065° or 121° 42′ 23″ eastElevation
233 metres (764 feet)Open location code
7QP3XPW4+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3507411024OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1674687
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In Other Languages
“Xishikeng” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西勢坑”
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