The "Visible and Invisible Sun Moon Lake - Sun Moon Lake Hydropower Project and Electric Railway" special exhibition site exhibited a replica model of the Sun Moon Lake electric locomotive.

(Provided by the Preparatory Office of the National Railway Museum)

[Reporter Tu Yingru/Report from Taipei] Under the sparkling Sun Moon Lake lies the largest hydropower project in Asia in the early 20th century that is still in operation today.

At that time, in order to transport the materials needed for the project, technicians even laid an electric railway around Sun Moon Lake, which was completed and opened to traffic in 1922. This is Taiwan's first electric-powered railway system.

Shares issued by Taiwan Electric Power Corporation.

(Provided by the Preparatory Office of the National Railway Museum)

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Sun Moon Lake Electric Railway, the Preparatory Office of the National Railway Museum will launch the special exhibition "Visible and Invisible Sun Moon Lake - Sun Moon Lake Hydropower Project and Electric Railway" from now on. With the help of historical documents, maps and other materials, As well as the comparison between the present and the past on the spot, introducing the construction of the Sun Moon Lake Hydropower Project and the planning reasons for the electric railway, and through the research of the few documents and materials, a 1:1 model of the Sun Moon Lake electric locomotive with a gauge of 610mm is reproduced, leading the audience Discover the now invisible electric railway through the visible hydroelectric project.

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The Sun Moon Lake Electric Railway, which opened to traffic in 1922, retired after the completion of the hydroelectric power project and was then demolished. Today, except for a few relics that can be vaguely identified, most of the traces of the route are gone. This line was once active in Taiwan a hundred years ago. The earliest electric railway, because of its short period of existence and limited information, is little known.

From now until April 30, 2012, it will be exhibited in the small auditorium of the Preparatory Office of the National Railway Museum, leading the public to understand Taiwan's electric railway a hundred years ago.

Opening hours are from Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00.

For details, please refer to the official website of the Preparatory Office of the National Railway Museum www.nrm.gov.tw.

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