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"In Taiwan, train travel has always been a big part of our life," Chiu tells CNN Travel.
"From on the way to joining the army (military service is compulsory for men in Taiwan) to going home for the Lunar New Year celebration, to meeting our girlfriends or grandmothers, train travel is in everyone's memories."
Hence, when the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), the island's governmental railway operating agency, released the first photos of "The Future" train in 2019 everyone was aghast.
How an open letter turned an 'aesthetic catastrophe' into an award-winning Taiwan tourist train
"From on the way to joining the army (military service is compulsory for men in Taiwan) to going home for the Lunar New Year celebration, to meeting our girlfriends or grandmothers, train travel is in everyone's memories."
Hence, when the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), the island's governmental railway operating agency, released the first photos of "The Future" train in 2019 everyone was aghast.
How an open letter turned an 'aesthetic catastrophe' into an award-winning Taiwan tourist train