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The Jiji Branch Line of Taiwan Railway is an important tourist railway in Nantou County. It was suspended due to maintenance in the past, but has now been restored and opened to traffic. The county government uses this to promote the recovery of local tourism.
The Jiji branch line of the Taiwan Railways has resumed operation in its entirety. The Nantou County Government stated that the Jiji Railway connects towns along the line. In addition to promoting tourism through the existing "Hundred K Bike Town Roam" in the county, it will also invite social media celebrities to film "play with" marketing videos to let the public know new ways to play through different themed videos such as attractions and food. In addition, Taiwan Haoxing Passenger Transport is available at many stations on the branch line, and you can transfer to Sun Moon Lake and other places to experience low-carbon tourism.
The County Government Tourism Office pointed out that in order to promote tourism in Nantou, the Nantou Tourism "Hundred K Bike Town Tour" activity has been promoted in recent years. Through cycling, it leads the public to "ride into the town and go deep into the place". In addition to experiencing local routes suitable for slow cycling, you can also taste local snacks and special souvenirs.
The Tourism Office said that the Jiji branch line in Nantou connects Mingjian Township Zhuoshui Station, Jiji Town Jiji Station, as well as Shuili Township Shuili, Checheng and other stations. Each station has different special attractions. In the near future, it plans to invite Internet celebrities to each station to shoot videos and show them. The videos will be disseminated in the community through online videos, so that people of different ages and customer groups can re-understand local attractions and gameplay from different perspectives, thereby attracting tourism to towns along the railway.
In addition, there are Taiwan Haoxing passenger transport stations at Jiji, Shuili and Checheng stations on the Jiji branch line. Many tourists who like to take buses, or people who don’t like to drive long distances, will choose to travel with Taiwan Haoxing. For example, tourists can take the train to Shuili or Checheng. You can transfer to Taiwan Travel to Sun Moon Lake, or in the coming autumn and winter, when people come to Jiji Station, they can also take Taiwan Travel to Dongpu, Xinyi Township for a bath. At that time, online videos will also introduce the use of Taiwan Travel to plan travel, making it more convenient for people to enjoy Nantou.
(Photo by reporter Liu Binquan)

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