Taiwan High Speed Rail

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Prior to last weekend, I think I was the only Taiwan blogger not to have ridden the Taiwan High Speed Rail [台灣高速鐵路]. The ride from Taipei to Taichung was about an hour with three stops along the way. The ride was incredibly smooth and beats taking the bus hands down. If I had a better paying job I would take it every time.

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Alishan Train Station

Alishan Train Station - Panorama

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As you can see in the pan, the people on the left side of the pan had walked over to the right side by the time I had shot the final frames.

The original train station was severely damaged after the 921 Earthquake. The station reopened after years of reconstruction this month at a cost of NT$120 million (US$3.6 million). It is the largest railway station made of wood in Taiwan [China Post].
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Dexing Waterfall

De-xing Waterfall [德興瀑布]

Made a brief stop to the Dexing Waterfall [德興瀑布] in Lugu Township [鹿谷鄉]. It started raining as soon as we got there so I only took about a dozen photos. Here is the only shot not featuring someone (illegally) barbecuing on the path to the waterfall. Dexing is a short drive from the Xiaobantian Visitor’s Center [小半天旅遊中心].