The celebrations continue later at Taimali beach, with groups of hip-hop artists and street dancers performing through the night. Shuttle buses will run between the museum and the beach starting at 1am.
Instead of a countdown, there will be a concert held at sunrise at the Jhushan Sunrise Viewing Platform (祝山觀日平台). Scheduled acts include musicians from the Tsou tribe (鄒族), the Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir (台北愛樂室內樂團) and folk musicians The Southern Duo (南方二重唱).
For a more off-beat way to ring in the New Year, check out the retired steam locomotive at Alishan (阿里山) that will be briefly brought back into service from tomorrow until New Year's Day. In celebration of its 96th birthday, the antique train will run with four carriages made from Taiwanese cypress between the Alishan Station and Shenmu Station, from 8:30am to 3:30pm each day.
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