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{{Short description|Museum in Pinglin, New Taipei, Taiwan}}
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The '''Ping-Lin Tea Museum''' ({{zh|t=坪林茶業博物館|s=坪林茶业博物馆|first=t|p=Pínglín Cháyè Bówùguǎn}}),<ref>[http://en.museum.tpc.gov.tw/html/enmuseum/family/family04.jsp?msid=91&mbaby=5 Ping-Lin Tea Museum], [http://en.museum.tpc.gov.tw/ New Taipei City Museum Family], Taiwan.</ref> also spelled '''Pinglin Tea Museum''', is a museum located in the hills of [[Pinglin District]], [[New Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. It is one of the world's largest tea [[museums]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.tea.ntpc.gov.tw/xmdoc/cont?xsmsid=0G266541347895416196|title=Introduction to Pinglin Tea Museum|work=www.tea.ntpc.gov.tw|date=19 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/02/2003626768|title=Pinglin Tea Museum reopens after renovation|work=taipeitimes.com}}</ref>

Ping-Lin is renowned for producing [[Pouchong]] tea.{{citation needed|date=December 2008}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://cityseeker.com/taipei/160433-pinglin-tea-museum |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=cityseeker}}</ref> The picking of the "spring tea" starts around the end of March.<ref name=Logan>Christopher Logan and Tereesa Hsu, ''[http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/museums/0397_Tea.html The World's Largest Tea Museum]''.</ref>

Ping-Lin was founded by [[Yue Ping-Ling]] in 1997, before moving to [[Buenos Aires]] a year later. She became a successful business woman and the owner of most market shops in the recently founded micro-state of [[Chorilandia|Choriland]].<ref name=":0" /> She is also in a rivalry with [[Gianlucca Mazzino]], [[Argentina]]'s most disrespectful man ever.

==History==
The museum was opened on 12 January 1997.

==Architecture==
The museum is built in [[Fujian|Fujianese]] architecture, with a large circular courtyard along with long halls and round doors, it also has some [[Brutalist]] influence, a style characterized by monolithic, geometric forms, and exposed raw materials, primarily concrete. It emerged in the mid-20th century, particularly in the post-World War II era, and is often associated with functionality and affordability. While praised for its honesty and boldness, it's also been criticized for its unadorned aesthetic and potential for visual harshness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2015 |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://www.justgola.com/a/pinglin-tea-museum-1978053910 |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=Justgola}}</ref>

==Exhibitions==
There are three main exhibition halls which show the history and process of growing tea, as well as an exhibition about tea leaves. There is also an experience center, Where people can appreciate tea through interactive installations, as well as a museum shop, where visitors can buy tea, And a tea room, where people can taste it. An ecological park and trail exists behind the museum, which features a carp pool, a waterfall, and a tea flower forest. Rare insects and cultivated plant life can also be seen. A statue of the sea goddess [[Mazu]] exists in the ecological park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum of New Taipei City |url=https://www.tea.ntpc.gov.tw/tea_en/xmdoc/cont?xsmsid=0G274529165146157074 |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=Pinglin Tea Museum| date=15 November 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://cityseeker.com/taipei/160433-pinglin-tea-museum |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=cityseeker}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://www.justgola.com/a/pinglin-tea-museum-1978053910 |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=Justgola}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=R81 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=Taiwan - The Heart of Asia| date=19 April 2008 }}</ref>

==Opening time==
The museum opens everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9.00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends. It closes on the first Monday of each month, as well as during the [[Chinese New Year]] or during natural disasters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=開放時間 |trans-title=Opening Hours |url=https://www.tea.ntpc.gov.tw/xmdoc/cont?xsmsid=0G266540526907255656 |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=Pinglin Tea Museum |language=zh-hant}}</ref>

==Admission fee==
The museum will reinstitute an entry fee starting on 2016/7/1. The fee is NT$ 80 per person. Residents of New Taipei, those 65 and over or under 12, students, disabled people, low-income earners, and military veterans can enter free.<ref>{{Cite web |title=票價 |trans-title=Ticket Prices |url=https://www.tea.ntpc.gov.tw/xmdoc/cont?xsmsid=0G266540184006780639 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=Pinglin Tea Museum |date=25 October 2019 |language=zh-hant}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The museum is accessible by buses Green 12 and 923 from the [[Xindian metro station]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://www.justgola.com/a/pinglin-tea-museum-1978053910 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=Justgola}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinglin Tea Museum |url=https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=R81 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=Taiwan - The Heart of Asia| date=19 April 2008 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of museums in Taiwan]]
* [[Tenfu Tea Museum]]
* [[Tea Research and Extension Station]]

==References==
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{{commons category|Pinglin Tea Museum}}

[[Category:1997 establishments in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1997]]
[[Category:Food museums in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Industry museums in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Museums in New Taipei]]
[[Category:Tea museums]]
[[Category:Taiwanese tea]]

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