Get to know Pingtung City
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- Administrative area
- County-administered city · 市
- Part of
- Pingtung County
- Chinese name
- 屏東市
- Local areas
- County-administered city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 66.03 km²
- Administrative seat
- North West District (西北區)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
History
Pingtung Academy (屏東書院) began in 1814 on land now occupied by Zhongshan Park (中山公園). Originally arranged with 36 study rooms, a front lecture hall and a rear shrine, it became a Confucian temple in 1895. In 1937 it was dismantled and moved to its present site on Shengli Road (勝利路), following the original form.
What to see
The academy retains the spatial arrangement of lecture hall, shrine and study quarters. At Victory Star Village, an unwalled historic quarter, the Ruins Park (遺構公園) reuses old roof tiles, mosaic floor tiles, decorative window elements, screens and bathtubs. These fragments are incorporated into the site with art installations and lighting.
Sources for this guide
屏東書院 · Pingtung County Government
勝利星村 V.I.P Zone & 遺構公園 · Pingtung County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Pingtung City 屏東市
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Getting there
Pingtung City covers the centre of Pingtung County. Search for 屏東市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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