Jiji

Shuili (้›†้›†; also written as Chichi) is a township in Nantou County.

Understand

In September 1999, the Jiji area was heavily damaged by a large earthquake and over 2,400 people were killed with a further 11,000 injured. There are still a number of reminders of the disaster scattered around the area, such as the collapsed Wuchang Temple.

Get in

By train

The TRA Jiji line runs through the township, and the area can be accessed via the following stations:

  • ๐ŸŒ Jiji Station (้›†้›†่ปŠ็ซ™). The station was opened for operation on 14 January 1922, during Japanese rule. The station relocated to its current location on 2 February 1930. The station was severely damaged in the 1999 Jiji earthquake (921 earthquake) on 21 September 1999 and was reconstructed in 2001 (updated Jun 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Longquan Station (้พๆณ‰่ปŠ็ซ™). The station was opened for operation on 14 January 1922. (updated Jun 2019)

By bus

The area is served by the Yuanlin and All Day bus companies

Get around

Bicycles and scooters can be rented from rental stores near the train stations, such as:

  • ๐ŸŒ Taiwan Bike Rental (ๅฐ็ฃ็งŸ่ปŠ่กŒ), No. 180-200, Minsheng Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County, โ˜ +886 4 9276 3981. Directly across the street from Jiji station. (updated Jun 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Asia-wide Bike Rental (ไบžๅคง็งŸ่ปŠ่กŒ), No. 119, Minsheng Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

See

Nature
  • ๐ŸŒ Shenxian Falls (็ฅžไป™็€‘ๅธƒ). (updated Jun 2019)

Architecture
  • ๐ŸŒ Jiji Weir (้›†้›†ๆ””ๆฒณๅ ฐ). (updated Jun 2019)

Historical sites
  • ๐ŸŒ Mingxin Academy (ๆ˜Žๆ–ฐๆ›ธ้™ข). Built in 1885 during the Qing Dynasty rule as the first private school within the area, the complex is a well-preserved example of the pre-colonial educational system in Taiwan. (updated Jun 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Jiji Wuchang Temple (ๆญฆๆ˜Œๅฎฎ). The remains of a temple that collapsed during the earthquake in 1999. (updated Jun 2019)

Museums
  • ๐ŸŒ Jiji Military History Park (้›†้›†่ปๅฒๅ…ฌๅœ’). An open-air museum featuring examples of Republic of China military hardware. (updated Jun 2019)
  • Conservation Education Center. (updated Jun 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Taiwan Water Museum (ๅฐ็ฃๆฐด่ณ‡ๆบ้คจ), No. 2, Lanhe Rd, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

Do

Go-karting
  • ๐ŸŒ Lavender Go-kart (้ขจ่ปŠ่Šฑๅœ’ๅฐๅž‹่ณฝ่ปŠๅ ด), No. 507, Minquan Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Chi-Chi Jie Rims Kart Track (้›†้›†ๆท่ปจๅฐๅž‹่ณฝ่ปŠๅ ด), No. 400, Minquan Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

Eat

Local specialities
  • ๐ŸŒ Grandma's Stinky Tofu (้˜ฟๅฌค่‡ญ่ฑ†่…), 18, Jimin Street, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

Night market
  • ๐ŸŒ Jiji Night Market (้›†้›†ๅคœๅธ‚), No. 188, Yucai Street, Jiji Township, Nantou County. Tu Sa 17:30-22:30. (updated Jun 2019)

Vegetarian
  • ๐ŸŒ Natural Vegetarian (ๅคฉ็„ถ็ด ้ฃŸ), Minsheng Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. A vegetarian restaurant a short walk from Jiji Station. (updated Jun 2019)

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