TAIPEI - The main route of Alishan Forest Railway, a popular tourist attraction in Taiwan, will be closed for another three months due to safety concerns, the island's railway authority announced.The 106-year-old railway which runs up to and through the mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County had four train derailments from Jan 18 to Feb 25, and the main route was immediately suspended after the fourth accident pending an investigation.At a press conference held Monday, the authority announced that the main route between Chiayi station and Shizilu station will be suspended from service for another three months, but the branch lines will continue to operate.The investigation team recommended the route remain closed until issues, including rotting sleepers and old trains, are resolved.A batch of newly designed trains are being tested for potential dangers, said investigation team.Apart from the derailments on Alishan Forest Railway, Taiwan's railway network has experienced 16 accidents so far this year. make rubber braceletscustom silicone bandsglastonbury wristbandrubber arm bandsflash drive wristbandmotivational wristbands for athletescustom fidget spinnerscustom rubber wristbandsblack rubber wristbands
The male giant panda Baxi is pictured in the wild at the Mount Tiantai or Tiantai Mountain in Chengdu city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, 25 July 2017. [Photo/IC] Chinese authorities have extended the search for logo designs for the country's first giant panda national park to the whole world for five months, and the top prize winner will be granted 100,000 yuan ($15,383.4), thepaper.cn reported. China initiated a pilot plan last January to establish the national park, covering 27,100 square kilometers and spanning parts of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. Authorities of the three provinces have finished boundary demarcations for the park over the past year, and now they want a logo design for the park when it is formally established. The logo should be themed based on the park's features and implicate state ownership, being shared by all people and inherited by future generations. It should embody the park's Chinese and English names, and should be original work and unpublished. Any organization or individual can submit their work through both standard mail and e-mail before the deadline May 31. The mail address is No 15 of Renmin North Road in Jinniu district, Chengdu, Sichuan province, Post code: 610081. The e-mail address is [email protected]. Besides the top prize of 100,000 yuan for the designer whose work is adopted, there will also be excellence awards for 10 other works, each winning 5,000 yuan.
