Shuili - rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan
Shuili (水里; also written as Shueli) is a township in Nantou County. The area has a population of approximately 20,000 spread out over 107 km<sup>2</sup>.
Understand
Get in
By train
The town is accessible by 2 TRA train stations:
- Shuili Station (車埕車站), 23.8324779°, 120.8659221°. 2019-06-04
- Checheng Station (水里車站), 23.8185042°, 120.8532773°. 2019-06-04
By bus
Shuili Township is served by Yuanlin Bus, All Day Bus, Green Transit Bus, and Nantou Bus.
Get around
See
Nature
- The Yushan National Park Headquarters (玉山國家公園管理), No. 515, Section 1, Zhongshan Road, 23.8126111°, 120.8501245°. 2019-06-04
- Shuili River (水里溪), 23.81316°, 120.84892°. The river that runs through the middle of Shuili town. 2019-06-04
Architecture
- Minghu Dam (明湖水壩), 23.85375°, 120.86952°. A concrete gravity dam on the Shuili River 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Shuili Township. Upon completion, it became Taiwan's first pumped-storage hydroelectricity power plant, officially named Takuan Power Plant. 2019-06-04
- Mingtan Dam (明潭壩), 23.83604°, 120.86827°. A dam that spans the Shuili River about 4 km downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake. 2019-06-04
- Stone Guanyin Suspension Bridge. 2019-06-04
- Daguan Tunnel (大觀古隧道), 23.84467°, 120.86616°. Built around 1919 as a railway tunnel and later converted into a road tunnel, this old brick tunnel was constructed to serve the Sun Moon Lake hydropower plant. 2019-06-04
Museums
- Shuili Snake Kiln Ceramics Cultural Park (水里蛇窯陶藝文化園區), No. 21, Lane 512, Section 1, Shuixin Road, 23.80146°, 120.86452°. Th-Tu 08:00-17:00. A ceramic kiln in Dingkan Village built in 1927. The park now has a workshop where visitors can try their hand at pottery-making. 2019-06-04
- Checheng Wood Museum. 2019-06-04
- Nitakayama Monument (新高登山口紀念碑), No. 33, Section 1, Shuixin Road, 23.7943019°, 120.8687041°. A boundry marker erected during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. 2019-06-04
Do
- Mei Agriculture Recreational Area. 2019-06-04
Buy
Eat
Night market
- Shuili Night Market (水里夜市), No. 236, Section 1, Zhongshan Road, 23.80971°, 120.85075°. Th 17:00-22:00. 2019-06-04
Drink
- Yiqing Winery. 2019-06-04