The Nanzhuang Happiness Bus opens to Luchang, which is convenient for residents and hopes to improve sightseeing (photo by reporter Cai Zhengmin)

[Reporter Cai Zhengmin/Report from Miaoli] Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County is a well-known tourist attraction, but the Luchang tribe in Nanzhuang Township is located in a remote area, and transportation is inconvenient.

The General Administration of Highways promotes the happiness bus project through counseling Yuanxiang. Today, the happiness bus 2.0 in Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County officially opened to traffic, adding another township to the happiness bus.

The General Administration of Highways stated that Nanzhuang Township is an international slow city, and it is also the first hometown in Miaoli County to promote the Happy Bus 2.0. It provides 8 trips on weekdays and 16 trips on holidays without leaving the house. Phone (online) reservation service.

The General Administration of Highways pointed out that "Luchang" means a herd of wild deer in the Atayal language. When you need medical treatment, you can only ask your neighbors to pick you up or take a white-plate car. On the outskirts of the Luchang tribe, there are many tourists going to the Jialishan hiking trail every holiday. Apart from driving, about 10% of the tourists will take white car.

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Wu Jijuan, Director of the Hsinchu District Supervisory Office, pointed out that white-plate vehicles are illegal. Now that the "Luchang Line" of the Happy Bus has entered the tribe, it not only curbs the chaos of white-plate vehicles, but also improves the plight of the Luchang tribe without public transportation services. The tribal schoolchildren finally You can go home every day to reunite with your family, no need to stay in the house, and the tribal elders can also go to the market every day to buy.

In addition, the General Administration of Highways emphasized that there are many tourist attractions along the "Luchang Line". The Happiness Bus serves local residents on weekdays and tourists on holidays. The income from tourism is used to subsidize basic private transportation, and the public transportation will continue to operate.

In addition, the General Administration of Highways stated that due to the impact of the epidemic in recent years, Miaoli’s passenger capacity has been low and its operation has been difficult. The Hsinchu District Supervision Office and the Miaoli County Government have cooperated to plan to transform the Miaoli Passenger Transport Route 5824 into a happy bus. In addition to running fixed routes, It also provides flexible mileage services to pick up and drop off people to their homes, improving the last mile transportation service in Nanzhuang Township.