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Discover Ganxi in Taiwan

Ganxi in the region of Taipei is a town located in Taiwan - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) East of Taipei , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ganxi

Local time in Ganxi is now 07:31 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Douliu, Daxiqian, Yuguang, Yuhengzi, and Qianzhenkeng. When in this area, you might want to check out Douliu . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ganxi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lantern Festival in Taiwan: The Sky Lanterns at Pingxi 平溪天燈

2:37 min by clampuna
Views: 382324 Rating: 4.85

A trip to see the sky lanterns in Pingxi -- truly a unique Taiwan experience. The music is from a Heavenly Melody album: "Suzanne plays Heavenly Melody" favorites on Erhu (the Chinese erhu is that 2-s ..

2009年平渓天燈祭

1:01 min by seki1954
Views: 13198 Rating: 4.53

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Pingxi Line (平溪線) Train Front Cabin View (Full Trip)

48:47 min by VeRyLuNaTiC
Views: 1071 Rating: 5.00

Stations (Towards Ruifang Direction) 1. Jingtong (菁桐) Station 0:00 00:40 2. Pingxi (平溪) Station 3:39 3. Lingjiao (嶺腳) Station 6:45 4. Wanggu (望古) Station 11:50 5. Shifen (十分) Station 15:45 5a. people ..

Beautiful Pingxi Lantern festival Taiwan

1:26 min by Clifford Beddy
Views: 898 Rating: 5.00

On the 15th day of the Lunar (Chinese) new year, Taiwan celebrates the Lantern festival. Everybody writes there wishes on lanterns and sends them into the sky (closer to the Gods). It was really amazi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hsuehshan Tunnel

The Hsuehshan Tunnel or "Snow Mountain" tunnel, is the longest tunnel in Taiwan, located on the Taipei-Yilan Freeway. It opened on June 16, 2006.

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Located at 24.94 121.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Transport infrastructure completed in 2006, Tunnels completed in 2006, Tunnels in Taiwan

Pinglin District

Pinglin District is a rural district in southeastern New Taipei City in northern Republic of China. It is in the mountain area connecting to the Yilan County on the east coast.

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Located at 24.92 121.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of New Taipei

Huafan University

Huafan University (HFU, 華梵大學) is an institute of higher education founded by members of the Buddhist community in Taiwan. It is located in Shiding District, New Taipei City. The university consists of 4 colleges, 12 departments, 12 graduate institutes, and 5 research centers.

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Located at 24.98 121.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buddhist universities and colleges, Universities and colleges in New Taipei

Jingtong

Jingtong is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Jingtong Railway Station was built by the Japanese in the 1930s. The town is a terminus of the Pingxi Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

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Located at 25.02 121.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of New Taipei, Visitor attractions in New Taipei

Shuangxi District

Shuangxi District is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City in northern Republic of China (Taiwan). Area: 146.25 km² Population: 9,983 people (2004)

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Located at 25.01 121.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Districts of New Taipei

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