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Siang He elementary school (2015 CyberFair Project ID 7887)
Taiwan, Chiayi
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 6. Historical Landmarks

We estimate 8 student(s) from 9 to 10 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Alishan Forest Recreation Area is a famous logging area since Japanese area, especially junipers’quantity and quality is best in Taiwan, because of logging lead to the formation of village.The cause of logging decline that village was not prosperous anymore but scenery of Alishan is still attractive. Alishan’s Five “ Enchanted Moments”are sunrise, sea of clouds, high-mountion forest railway and glow at sunset so it attracts many toursts visit here.

Project Description: In order to deliver cypresses the Japanese had built an Alishan railway in Japanese era. Its length was 75 km.from Chiayi station to Zhaoping station. Alishan Forest Recreation Area was a well-known logging area at that time. Some lines were originally constructed by the Japanese Colonial Government to facilitate the logging. They led to Tashan, Mianyue and Tfuya even to Tatajia was furthest. The Chushan Railway was built to transfer tourists to the sunraise viewing platform area by R.O.C. Government. When logging was stopped, some routes have been stopped or removed just leave some traces. Our school is located in renowned Alishan Forest Recreation Area, so for us forest trains are very common.Therefore, we choose “ Railways in Aishan”to the theme.But the Alishan Mountain Railway is pretty long, and through some places where are remote. In order to conform the definition with community that we will delve into railways, stations and so on which in recreation area.

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