Jinguashi

Jinguashi is a village in the District of eastern New Taipei City, . The area became famous for its gold mines, and is considered a potential World Heritage Site by the Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage.
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  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (830 feet)
  • Description: Historic mining town in northeastern Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Chin-kua-shih”
    “Chin-kwa-shih”
    “Jinguashih”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōgon Shrine and Gold Museum.
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The also known as the Jinguashi Shinto…
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The New Taipei City , formerly known as the…
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The is a theater in , , New Taipei, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jiufen.
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or Jioufen, historically spelled Chiufen…

Jinguashi

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Latitude
25.1084° or 25° 6′ 30″ north
Longitude
121.8561° or 121° 51′ 22″ east
Open location code
7QQ34V54+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2760133809
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1678023
Wiki­data ID
Q5365867

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Korean—“Jinguashi” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Jinguashi”
  • Chinese: “金瓜石”
  • German: “Jinguashi”
  • Indonesian: “Jinguashi”
  • Japanese: “金瓜石”
  • Japanese: “金瓜石鉱山”
  • Korean: “진과스”

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