2017 Meishan Tea Discovery Fun - Celebrating the Opening of Taiping Suspension Bridge

Meishan Township's Taiping Suspension Bridge will officially open at 1:30 pm on September 23. The Chiayi County Government has launched a series of events alongside the bridge's opening, including the Meishan Tea Discovery Fun Event, with street parades on the Han Road, tea ceremony experiences, limited-edition tea snacks, and guided tours. In January 2018, bicycle and road running events based on Meishan's Han Road culture will also be held, warming up for the Taiwan Lantern Festival that Chiayi is about to host. For details on these exciting events, please visit the Chiayi County Cultural and Tourism Bureau website or the "Chiayi Meishan Han Road Cultural Tourism Festival" Facebook fan page.

To experience the divine view overlooking the Taiwan Strait from the Central Mountain Range, you must purchase Taiping Suspension Bridge tickets online. The Alishan National Scenic Area Administration, in order to maintain visitor quality, has adopted pre-sale and crowd-diversion measures. No on-site ticket sales are available. A full-price ticket is 100 yuan, with a limit of 4 tickets per person per visit. Group or student tickets for 15 or more people are 80 yuan per person, half-price tickets are 50 yuan, Chiayi County (City) residents pay 30 yuan, and those registered in Meishan Township enter free.

Taiping Suspension Bridge operating hours: on weekdays, open from 9 am to 4:30 pm; on holidays, extended to 5:30 pm. The daily limit is 2,100 people, and it is closed every Wednesday. To encourage the public to use public transportation more, from now on, take the Taiping Line bus from Meishan Bus Station to Taiping Suspension Bridge and show your bus ticket proof at the ticket inspection to enjoy a discounted bridge ticket of 80 yuan. Those interested please check the Taiping Suspension Bridge ticketing system.

Chiayi County Magistrate Zhang Huaguan stated that the tourist attractions around the bridge are very rich, such as Meishan Township's Bamboo Forest Tea House, Green Tunnel, and Ruifeng Haishu Mountain; Zhuqi Township's Fenqihu Scenic Area and Qinshui Park; Dalin Township's International Slow City; Fanlu Township's Eryanping Trail and Xiding Cloud Sea; Alishan Township's Danaiku Ecological Park and Alishan Forest Recreation Area. All are the best choices for a side trip after visiting Taiping Suspension Bridge. All people across Taiwan are welcome to come to "Chiayi" and play together.