Various vehicles parked in the square in front of the Martyrs' Shrine every holiday. The most disturbing thing is that large tour buses often occupy half of the road. We have observed this problem for a long time. There are no large parking lots nearby. In addition, the tourists who visit the Martyrs' Shrine don't seem to linger long enough in the Dazhi District. We came to visit Mr. Bi Wu-Liang for these problems. He is the head of Jiantan Borough where the Marytrs' Shrine is located.

The head of Jiantan Borough, Mr. Bi Wu-Liang	Mr. Bi introducing Dazhi community	Discussing the problems concerning tourism development in Dazhi	Posing for the photo with Mr. Bi

Does the Martyrs' Shrine cause traffic congestion in Dazhi?
Mr. Bi said, “The Martyrs' Shrine is an international tourist spot. People from southern Taiwan and foreign countries all come to visit the shrine for the guard mounting in particular. Therefore, heavy traffic is inevitable after the shrine becomes popular.” Mr. Bi suggested that if the Ministry of National Defense is willing to open the camp west to the Martyrs' Shrine to public access as a large parking lot, it will help solve the traffic problem and then the quality of tourism in the region will improve as well.
How does Martyrs' Shrine help promote tourism and culture business?
Mr. Bi said, “The Martyr's Shrine has direct impacts on the occupancy rate of the Grand Hotel and the amount of people visiting Shih-lin night market. As for cultural and artistic activities, visitors who go to the Martyrs' Shrine will also consider visiting Taipei Fine Arts Museum and Taipei Story House. National Palace Museum is already a spot planned by most travel agencies. From a historical point of view, the Martyrs' Shrine surely has a high value on enlightening people.”
What else tourist spots near the Martyrs' Shrine will be included in the future?
Besides the Grand Hotel, Shih-lin night market and Taipei Fine Arts Museum, now there is Miramar Entertainment Park near the Martyrs' Shrine. The Department of Cultural Affairs in Taipei City Government is also going to list former president Chiang Ching-Kuo's residence, the Chi-hai Residence, as a historical site in the future. Maybe after it is open to the public, more tourists will explore this region more thoroughly. We believe that visitors who come to the Martyrs' Shrine will also have influence over the tourism of Dazhi, Shih-lin and Neihu districts gradually.
What will be affected by the emergence of more tourist spots?
More visitors can surely impact on our public security, environment, traffic and economy. The load of district administration will also become heavier. Taipei City Government has mapped out Keelung River as the “Blue Highway” in Taipei. If the supplementary measures and equipments are complete, if the greening is strengthened and there are places for leisure and sports nearby, Dazhi will inevitably become an important location for promoting outdoor family activities in Taipei.

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