Taipei Metro unveils zoo-themed train ahead of panda cub's public debut
12/16/2020 09:03 PM
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Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun and the city's mascot Bravo pose with the specially decorated train. CNA photo Dec. 16, 2020
Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) Taipei Metro unveiled a train decorated with various animals on its Brown Line Wednesday, as part of the city's tourism campaign to attract more visitors to Taipei Zoo and nearby Maokong, according to the city's Department of Information and Tourism.
Taipei Zoo welcomed several newborns this year, including a new giant panda named Yuan Bao, Malayan tapir Modou, a Eurasia otter and three jackass penguins, all of which feature in the special livery and interior of the newly decorated train, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) said at the unveiling ceremony.