Railway Travel for 11 Yuan (15th Anniversary New Edition)

A timeless classic that leads the trend of railway roaming and local travel
　　●An alternative railway enthusiast's roaming writings
　　●Author's hand-drawn railway roaming maps
　　●Mogu + Wang Chun-tzu's art design
 
　　The train rushing by is a poem that never ends,
　　Constantly writing new lines on the manuscript paper of the earth.
　　Railway enthusiasts are the same, generation after generation, continuing to enjoy the simple satisfaction and joy of discovering treasure.
　　──Liu Ka-shiang, Postscript to the New Edition
 
　　Always content with himself, always making a mountain out of a molehill.
　　No matter how the world turns, Liu Ka-shiang is accustomed to encountering local scenery with a simple, slow rhythm. So casual, yet he can discover fascinating aspects in ordinary things.
 
　　In bustling inns, his gaze penetrates the clamor; in lonely small stations, he allows desolation and solitude to quietly envelop him. In addition to the hard tickets and signal boxes that railway enthusiasts pursue, he also loves to involve content unrelated to railways. For example, what kind of plant was the shoulder pole carried by the old man on the coastal line made of? Is there still a bus stop in front of Kaohsiung Station, and a ticket booth with a window like a mouse hole?
 
　　It is these countless, indescribable thoughts, these insignificant small scenes and objects, that allow the soul to temporarily escape and the journey to be fruitful. Railways are not merely a means of transport, but an important element of travel.
 
　　Taking the new train – the HSR – the author's unique perspective remains unchanged. He says that taking the HSR is like watching an ecological documentary about Taiwan. In the ninety-minute journey, scenes of vitality and decay, civilization and wilderness, are successively presented. One can also fully enjoy "fluid bird's-eye views," from north to south, with the majestic towering peaks of mountains two to three thousand meters high, and the rugged, uneven low- and mid-altitude mountains, rising one after another before one's eyes. That interest can only be fully experienced by taking the HSR.
 
　　Local specialties and railway bento boxes are also meticulously researched by the author as if they were treasures, with an enthusiasm as if he were forever seventeen, still in the throes of first love.
 
　　This time, the equipment is still diverse: textual analysis, station maps, sketches of local customs, and travel photography. Through Liu Ka-shiang's words and pictures, it is as if we are taking a train for the first time, encountering another charming Taiwan.
 
Awards Received
 
　　This book has received:
　　★Golden Tripod Award (Literary Award, Book Category)
　　★Open Book Award
　　★Book of Taoyuan
　　★Book of Taichung

2024-01-26

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