Situated near the MRT and the East-West Expressway, Panchiao's Mingtsui Borough stretches over six hectares (18,000 ping). Along its two main streets and dozens of alleys there are mostly four- and five-story residential buildings constructed in the 1960s and 70s.
總面積高達 6 公頃（1 萬 8,000 坪）的明翠里，鄰近捷運和東西向快速道路，區塊以 2 條主要街道和數十條巷弄切割，幾乎全是民國 50、60 年代建成的 4/5 層樓公寓。