{"id":632,"date":"2010-03-15T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T23:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denniehoopingarner.com\/taiwanblog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2010-03-15T18:48:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T23:48:32","slug":"the-diudiudang-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denniehoopingarner.com\/taiwanblog\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"The DiuDiuDang Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Across the street from the train station in Yilan is a strange metal “tree” with this sign in front of it: The Diu Diu Dang Forest.<\/p>\n

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There is a Taiwanese children’s song called “diu diu dang.” Here is a nice rendition of the song:<\/p>\n

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When we moved to Yilan, several people mentioned that the song originated in Yilan, although we never could find out the exact origins of the song. Well, we found it!<\/p>\n

The lyrics of the song describe a train going through a tunnel. In the very north of Yilan County, at the border of Yilan and Taipei counties, there was an old train tunnel. The tunnel goes through a mountain to avoid an outcropping of the island.<\/p>\n

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It was constructed over a three-year period during the Japanese occupation.<\/p>\n

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It was subsequently replaced by a larger tunnel, and fell into disuse. A few years ago it was re-purposed as a bicycle path. The tunnel is two kilometers long, and biking through it is very cool.
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