Jiji Township
Jiji is a quaint railway town beside the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range. Besides being on a well-town tourist railway line, Jiji is known as the epicenter of "921", Taiwan's deadly earthquake of the century that shook the whole island in 1999.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chi-chi Station and Lung-ch’üan Station.
Chi-chi Station
Railway station
Jiji is a railway station in Jiji Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It lies along the Taiwan Railway-operated Jiji line, the longest branch line in Taiwan.
Lung-ch’üan Station
Railway station
Jiji Guang Cheng Temple (Taiwan)
Place of worship
Jiji Guang Cheng Temple (Taiwan) is a place of worship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhongliao.
Zhongliao
Town
Jiji Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Chi-chi”, “Chi-chi Chen”, “Jiji”, “Jiji Jhen”, and “Jiji Zhen”
- Location: Nantou County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.8333° or 23° 50′ north
Longitude
120.7833° or 120° 47′ east
Elevation
238 metres (781 feet)
Open location code
7QM2RQMM+88
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Jiji Township” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “集集鎮”
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