# Jiji

Shuili (集集; 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:
* 23.82644120.784881 Jiji Station (集集車站). 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)
* 23.83523120.750052 Longquan Station (龍泉車站). 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:
* 23.82711120.784671 Taiwan Bike Rental (台灣租車行), No. 180-200, Minsheng Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County, ☏ +886 4 9276 3981. Directly across the street from Jiji station. (updated Jun 2019)
* 23.82694120.783542 Asia-wide Bike Rental (亞大租車行), No. 119, Minsheng Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

## See
### Nature

* 23.835743120.7837711 Shenxian Falls (神仙瀑布). (updated Jun 2019)

### Architecture

* 23.81814120.76332 Jiji Weir (集集攔河堰). (updated Jun 2019)

### Historical sites

* 23.827939120.798563 Mingxin Academy (明新書院). 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)
* 23.830898120.792054 Jiji Wuchang Temple (武昌宮). The remains of a temple that collapsed during the earthquake in 1999. (updated Jun 2019)

### Museums

* 23.82714120.79545 Jiji Military History Park (集集軍史公園). An open-air museum featuring examples of Republic of China military hardware. (updated Jun 2019)
* Conservation Education Center. (updated Jun 2019)
* 23.82084120.765036 Taiwan Water Museum (台灣水資源館), No. 2, Lanhe Rd, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

## Do

* 23.828616120.7995051 Jiji Banana Cultivation History Centre, No. 70, Minsheng East Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County, ☏ +886 4 9276 4562. 09:00-17:00. (updated Jun 2019)

### Go-karting

* 23.8248120.787842 Lavender Go-kart (風車花園小型賽車場), No. 507, Minquan Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)
* 23.82671120.789363 Chi-Chi Jie Rims Kart Track (集集捷軨小型賽車場), No. 400, Minquan Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

## Eat
### Local specialities

* 23.82723120.7834761 Grandma's Stinky Tofu (阿嬤臭豆腐), 18, Jimin Street, Jiji Township, Nantou County. (updated Jun 2019)

### Night market

* 23.82833120.784592 Jiji Night Market (集集夜市), No. 188, Yucai Street, Jiji Township, Nantou County. Tu Sa 17:30-22:30. (updated Jun 2019)

### Vegetarian

* 23.826985120.7821223 Natural Vegetarian (天然素食), Minsheng Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County. A vegetarian restaurant a short walk from Jiji Station. (updated Jun 2019)