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.