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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  • Type: Village
  • Description: Historic mining town in northeastern Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Chin-kua-shih”, “Chin-kwa-shih”, “Chinkuashih”, and “Jinguashih”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōgon Shrine and Gold Museum.

Scenic viewpoint
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The 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, , , .

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

Movie theater
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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, is a small town in the of New Taipei City, in the hills overlooking the northeast coast of .

Jinguashi

Latitude
25.1084° or 25° 6′ 30″ north
Longitude
121.8561° or 121° 51′ 22″ east
Elevation
254 metres (833 feet)
Open location code
7QQ34V54+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2760133809
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1678023
Wiki­data ID
Q5365867
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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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