 In order to promote a national reading culture, since 2009, THSRC have organized the “ Ride THSR and Join the Book Exhibition for Free ” event. Since then, THSRC have offered more than 39,000 passengers free admission to the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), which is held in February of each year. In 2012, the “ THSR Reading Train ” was launched. This year ’ s TIBE spokesperson, singer Crowd Lu, read the classic novel “ The Old Man and the Sea ” for children aboard the train, allowing these students from remote areas to experience both the joy of reading and the marvel of high-speed rail travel.
