The old street of northern Taiwan's pottery town, selling ceramics, with hands-on pottery making too
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Yingge is known for its kiln clay and is called the pottery capital of northern Taiwan. In the old street's early days it was full of kilns and ceramic factories, and only gradually turned into a street selling art ceramics after the 1990s. Walking along Jianshanpu Road, Chongqing Street, and Yuying Street today, you'll find shops full of tea sets, tableware, and vases, plus places where you can try making pottery yourself. The street still has the old Chongqing Street tunnel kiln, and an ocarina specialty shop has moved in too. The old street is about 800 meters from Yingge Station, which sits to its east.
The train station is this neighborhood's biggest strength—public transit ranks 2nd out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods. Besides the TRA line, the Sanying Line's Yingge Station, Ceramics Old Street Station, and Guohua Station are all within the neighborhood. Daily errands are easy to reach on foot too—the District Office, Yingge Elementary School, Jianguo Elementary School, and Changfu Elementary School are all in the neighborhood, as are Yingge Public Market and Wufu Evening Market. There's also a 4.5-hectare Ceramics Art Park behind the Yingge Ceramics Museum, but it sits about 50 meters outside the neighborhood's southern boundary, so you'll need to walk a bit further.
Supermarkets and clinics are a bit scarce here—daily shopping ranks 63rd and medical care ranks 55th. In the Yongchang area, ceramic factories and homes are mixed together in the same block, so when house-hunting, check whether your neighbor happens to be a factory. On weekends the old street and Ceramics Museum draw big crowds, so if you live nearby, plan your outings around the rush.
Yingge was once called Yinggeshi, and when the train station was established in August 1901, it was named Yinggeshi Station. In 1920, Yingge Village was established, and that same year the station was renamed Yingge. The Ceramics Museum opened in November 2000, becoming Taiwan's first museum dedicated to ceramics. In 2003, Yingge Station was rebuilt into its current station building spanning the tracks. On June 30, 2026, the Sanying Line opened, giving Yingge a new MRT connection into Taipei via a transfer to the Bannan Line at Dingpu Station.
The Sanying Line's extension to Bade in Taoyuan was approved by the Executive Yuan in August 2025. The route will run 4.03 kilometers further west from the current terminus at LB12 Station, adding 3 stations and connecting to the Taoyuan MRT Green Line. The New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems expects completion by 2034.
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