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Since it rained heavily, we headed for Yuanlin Station by taxi.
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Yuanlin Station
From Yuanlin to Jiayi, we had to use local train.
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This station nameplate seems to be different from standard type of Taiwan Railway Administration
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Jiayi Station(for Alishan Forest Railway)
As soon as I arrived at Jiayi, a woman invited me to a shop near the station. Though I told her "I'd like to leave baggage at the station.", shae said "If you want to leave bigger one, please come to our shop".
Then, I left baggage there and she asked me to do something. But, I couldn't hear what she was saying in Chinese. So, she gave up requesting it and charged me 50NT$.
After that, we went to Peimen Station by taxi. The first purpose to get there was to see trains preserved near the station. But, it was not the only entertainment. There is a tourist attraction embodying traditional houses in Japan's colonization era.
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Small train for children was also operated near Peimen Station.
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Platform of Peimen Station
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Near Peimen Station
At first, we went to the depot of Alishan Forest Railway. By accident, a couple of elderly persons talked to my wife. After they noticed that we are from Japan, they began to speak Japanese fluently. Then, I asked them "Are you from Japan?"
They said "We are Taiwanese born in the era of Japan's colonization. We are a tourist group of doctors in Central and Southern part of Taiwan". He talked a lot about his occupation and his history. Finally, he told me "I don't want to talk about politics in Japan. But, I want to say that it's not good to rely heavily on US or to rely heavily on China. It would be better to keep good balance between them. You had better visit Mainland China."
As you see in this website, I've been to Mainland China several times.
Alishan Forest Railway 5th generation
Alishan Forest Railway 28t SHAY
Alishan Forest Railway Zhongxing
Alishan Forest Railway DL2
Alishan Forest Railway 5th generation
Alishan Forest Railway 18t SHAY
Alishan Forest Railway B type 7t series
Alishan Forest Railway 3rd generation
Alishan Forest Railway Alishan train 3rd generation
And then, we walked to Hinoki Village, which I mentioned above as traditional houses.
We found souvenir shop named "Fuyixuan" selling rice cracker, and bought 喀醬蘇打餅(Ka Jiang Su Da Bing).
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Hinoki Village
We went back to Jiayi Station.
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We ate lunch at San Shang Qiao Fu(Orange Signboard next to Subway)
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Chicken Rice Restaurant(Boasting "Air conditioning")
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Station Nameplate at Jiayi Station
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Station Nameplate of Alishan Railway
Alishan Forest Railway 7th generation
This train ran through Jiayi Station
and took Chukuang Train for Kaohsiung.
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Nameplate of Kaohsiung Station
When we tried to use Easy Card at the station to change trains, a problem happened. My Easy Card was barred from entry at the gate. To tell you the truth, on the platform of Jiayi Station, we noticed that we forgot picking up baggage, and exited the station. Then, my easy card didn't react the sensor at the gate. We returned to the platform with other tickets and got to Kaohsiung Station. So, I asked the station staff to erase entry record. But, he couldn't understand the situation, and finally erased the record without understanding the background.
Anyway, we changed trains get to Minzu Station, which is the nearest station to today's hotel.
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Minzu Station
