WATERSLIDE OPENS ON WEEKENDS ONLY DUE TO LACK OF VISITORS|南投信義亞洲最長滑水道 改週休開放

Last month, Nantou County's Xinyi Township set up a 700-meter-long waterslide, the longest in Asia. However, within less than a month, the number of visitors plummeted. The township office has now decided to operate the waterslide on weekends only. Sliding down the waterway and enjoying scenery, this is Nantou County, Xinyi Township's new waterslide, the longest in Asia, at 700 meters long. It attracted many fun-goers after its grand opening last month. ==TOURIST== Very nice and cool. It was hot walking up, but when you slide down, it feels very cool and comfortable. It was fast. After operating for a month, the number of visitors is decreasing. According to the township office, there were about 500 people at weekends and about 200 during the week. Therefore, its opening days will be cut to the weekend instead of seven days, until August 28th. ==SHIH CHIANG, Xinyi Township Mayor== It has been over 10 days, nearly 20 days without rain now. Water resources are limited, therefore we prioritize water resources for farmers. The Township Office said due the slides was halted due to the water shortage during the irrigation period for grapes, but number of visitors was already decreasing. Some speculate maybe because nearby towns such as Jiji and Shueili installed similar waterslides, there were less visitors. Visitors also complained about walking 700 meters for one slide, as just too tiresome. ==TOURIST== (It must be very hot when you walk like this) Yes, it's super hot. (Why don't you walk on canvas?) It's even hotter. The Township Office later used shuttle buses to transport visitors, but it did not seem helpful. The office said it will install more entertainment facilities, and operate at weekends in order to save budget. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 號稱亞洲最長的南投縣信義鄉滑水道，風光開幕不到一個月，卻因為附近類似的滑水設施越來越多，平日遊客變得稀稀落落、營運不佳，鄉公所決定改成只在周休二日開放。 拿起充氣板往下滑，欣賞山林美景還可以享受滑水快感，南投信義鄉滑水道上個月風光開幕，打著亞洲第一長，七百公尺的滑水道，一開始吸引不少遊客來嘗鮮。 ==遊客== 很涼爽 剛開始走上去的時候比較熱一點 可是你下來以後 你就會覺得很涼 很舒服 然後速度也夠快 但經過一個月營運，人潮也跟著退燒。公所統計，這幾週的週末頂多每天只有五百人上下，非假日更慘淡，頂多只有兩百人，不得不把每日開放，改成只週休二日開放，並把活動期延長一週到八月28日。 ==信義鄉長 史強== 有十幾天 快二十天都沒有下雨 所以水有時候就會用不夠 所以要優先給農民使用 由於事逢葡萄灌溉期，水源必須要調整給民生優先，缺水、加上周邊的集集和水里也出現類似的滑水設施，分散客源，不只人潮減退，來回長達七百公尺的水道，也常讓游客吃不消。 ==遊客== （這樣走路很燙吧）對呀 很燙 （你怎麼不走塑膠布） 塑膠布也很燙 雖然後來公所用小巴接駁，不過還是難抵人潮退燒，為國內遊樂設施常一窩蜂後、快速消退的現象、再添一筆。 記者 綜合報導