Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The penultimate stop on the Jiji Small Rail Line, bland Shuili (Shuǐlǐ) serves mostly as a
base for travelling somewhere else.
The
Yushan National Park Headquarters
(Yùshān Guójiā Gōngyuán Guǎnlǐchù; 277
3121;
www.ysnp.gov.tw
; 515 Jungshan Rd, Sec 1, 515 '; 8.30am-5pm)
has English brochures
and films about the park, as well as the latest road and trail information. Usually you'll
find someone who speaks English.
Getting Away
Buses to Sun Moon Lake (NT$58, 30 minutes, hourly) are available with
Green Transit
minutes, eight buses daily). Note that buses to these places run during daylight hours
only (6am to 5pm or so). To reach the Yuanlin Bus Company, exit the train station and
turn left on Minquan Rd. The bus station is just opposite the 7-Eleven. The Fengrong
Bus Company is further down the road on the same side.
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Checheng
At the end of the Jiji Small Rail Line, Checheng's (Chēchéng) fortunes were closely tied
to the railway's functions as a supply stop for local hydroelectric development and log-
ging.
Sights & Activities
A few decades ago more than 2000 residents lived in Checheng, most working for the
Chen Chang Corporation, which had won the rights to log the region in 1959. A morator-
ium on logging in 1985 left Checheng nearly a ghost town. The remains of the logging
industry and the old wood and brick houses now form the backbone of this charming
little stop. The upper village exists more or less as it was, while the lower village has
been gentrified, with a nice mix of wooden walkways, grassy parks, open decks, new ce-
dar wood buildings, cafes and restaurants.
Checheng Wood Museum (Logging Exhibition Hall)
MUSEUM
(Chēchéng Mùyè Zhǎnshìguǎn; admission NT$40; 9am-5pm)
This stylish museum, under an
enormous wood A-frame, highlights the area's logging history.
