Point : Chi Chi Railway |
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Chi Chi Railway stretches from Ersui in Changhua County to Nantou. Completed in 1921, this 30 meters long railway passes through some of the most scenic fields in Taiwan. The trip takes about 50 minutes and is the very first railroad specially caters for tourists in Taiwan.
From Zhosui to Chi Chi, this 9 km trip passes the famous camphor trees dense woodland along the No 16 Provincial Route. This stretch is nicked named “The Green Tunnel”.
During holiday, hosts of visitors would take the small train ride to Suili for fun. When in Chi Chi, there are several interest points such as Mingshin Courtyard, Chi Chi Mountain, Tienshin Cave and Suilishir Cave, which are worth dropping by.
Chi Chin Railway various points of interest :
ErsuiStop : Cypress Pine Mountain, Piyin (bluish green cloud) Temple, Mr Lim Temple
Tosui Stop : Fushin Temple
Lungchian Stop : Tienshin Cave
Chi Chi Stop : Big Camphor Tree, Stone Tablet, Mingshin Academy, Yuzhir Hole
Suili Stop : Snake Cave, Lienyin Temple, Yifung Bridge
Chicheng Stop : Mingtang Power Plant, Minghu Power station, Kuanyin Suspension Bridge.
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By car :
South bound driver should exit at the Yuanlin Highway Interchange to No 148 County route to Yuanlin.
Turn to No 141 County Route passing Tienchung to Ersui. From here, you can start the Chi Chi train ride.
North bound driver should exit at the Shilo Highway Interchange to No 1, 1A Provincial Route passing Litung to Touliu.
Turn to No 3 Provincial Route passing Linnea. Soon, left turn to No 141 Provincial Route passing Changnan Bridge and you will reach Ersui. |
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