Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/30
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) A train carrying Taiwanese youth and foreign participants departed Taipei Monday on a "democracy tour" of five cities, which will end with a forum on modern global democracy.

The special charter "Taiwan democracy train" will take the approximately 200 passengers to landmark sites in western Taiwan that are symbolic of the country's democratic development, according to Transport Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), who initiated the three-day tour.

The train will stop in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung cities, allowing the passengers to visit, for example a museum in Taichung that is dedicated to Taiwan democracy pioneers Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂).

"Democracy can be as enjoyable as a tour, and tourism can involve many elements of democracy," Lin said at the launch ceremony.    [FULL  STORY]