Xinpingxi Coal Mine Museum Park. The Pingxi Line railway, built 100 years ago for coal mining, was once Taiwan's most important coal-producing area. Xinpingxi Coal Mine established a museum in the original mining area in 2003. The Pingxi Line railway, built 100 years ago for coal mining, was once Taiwan's most important coal-producing area. Xinpingxi Coal Mine established a museum in the original mining area in 2003. In the same year, it was designated as a local cultural center by the Council for Cultural Affairs and has been operating ever since, dedicated to cultural heritage preservation, local regeneration, cultural pathways, and international exchange.
Xinpingxi Coal Mine retained its mining rights until 2019. In addition to mining facilities, it also possesses complete mining documents, blueprints, and tunnel data. The electrified railway system "Dokugan-kozo" (One-Eyed Monk), built for coal production at the time, is still operational today, bearing witness to Taiwan's early electrified railway systems.
This park began participating in the National Development Council's local regeneration plan in 2019 and has since assisted in promoting the Bureau of Cultural Heritage's mining cultural pathway plan. Recent developments include:
1. In 2016 and 2023, agreements were signed with the Tagawa City Coal History Museum (Japan) and the Kushiro City Museum (Japan) to become sister museums. In April 2024, the three museums signed a joint sister museum agreement.
2. In 2017-2018, participated in the Bureau of Cultural Heritage's "Industrial Cultural Heritage Regeneration Project." The project, titled "Xinpingxi Coal Mine Industrial Cultural Heritage Preservation and Utilization Plan," inventoried the park's circulation routes and scope. The current museum visitor flow and pathways are based on the original layout.
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