nantou

nantou is located in the middle of Taiwan Province island, which is the only mountainous county in the province that is not near the coast. The county covers an area of 4,16 square kilometers with a population of 542, (at the end of 21). In terms of population structure, there are fewer people from other provinces, mainly from southern Fujian, and the population of Gaoshan nationality is relatively concentrated. Gaoshan mainly includes Bunun, Atayal, Cao and Shao. It has jurisdiction over 1 city, 4 towns (Nantou and Puli, Caotun, Zhushan and Jiji) and 8 townships (Ren 'ai Township, Xinyi Township, Lugu Township, Shuili Township, Yuchi Township, Mingjian Township, Zhongliao Township and Guoxing Township). County is located in Nantou City.

Nantou is geographically divided into two parts: flat land and mountainous area. The flat land is centered on Nantou City, including Caotun, Zhushan and Jiji 3 towns and Mingjian Township. Taiwan provincial government agency is located in Zhongxing New Village, which is the administrative and commercial center of Nantou. The remaining towns and villages are mountainous areas. Caotun Town (with a population of nearly 1,, ranking second in the county), which is densely populated, is only separated from Taichung Metropolitan Area by a bridge, and is greatly influenced by Taichung City.

It is a typical agricultural county with inconvenient transportation, far from the port and underdeveloped economy, and its agricultural population still accounts for nearly 4%. Industry is mainly processing industry, including Nangang Industrial Zone, Nangang Expanded Industrial Zone and Zhushan Industrial Zone. By the end of 199s, the number of industrialists in Nantou Park was 12,. Education is relatively backward. In 1995, "Jinan University" was established in Puli, and another project was started in Caotun. There are 1 high schools and vocational schools, 31 junior high schools and 149 primary schools.

More than 8% of the territory of Nantou is mountainous. Looking back at the history of Nantou's development, we can find that all the human historical sites or natural resources are related to the mountains. It is really a "mountain county".

After hundreds of years of immigration and integration, although the local aborigines lived together with the later Pingpu people and Han people in the flat land, all ethnic groups still maintained their original settlements and customs, forming a unique and strong cultural landscape in Nantou. And the anti-Japanese heroic deeds that shocked Taiwan in the past-the Wushe incident, still has a monument in the old battlefield site for future generations to mourn.

There are many historical sites in Nantou, and Zhushan, known as "the first city in Qianshan", is the earliest developed place in China, including "Chongben Hall", "Dunben Hall" and Chen Fozhao Hall. When Wu Guangliang developed the Middle Road, he left a lot of anecdotes and historical sites, such as the Eight-Pass Ancient Road and the "Wan Nianheng Qu" beside the road, and the "opening up the wilderness", "culture" and "arrogance" in the market town. Others, such as "Mingxin Academy", "Lantian Academy" and "Dengying Academy", and the Phoenix Mountain Temple dedicated to local people who believe in gods and feel ashamed of their ancestors, have become precious cultural assets.

On the other hand, the unique natural resources in the county have created natural recreation areas such as Yushan Park, Xitou, Shanlinxi, Huisun Forest Farm and Sun Moon Lake, which have won many favorable comments for Nantou. Lushan Hot Springs, Dongpu Hot Springs, Shuanglong Waterfalls and Longfeng Waterfalls are also considerable. In addition, the nostalgic Jiji branch railway and the tea garden scenery around Lugu provide visitors with another theme tour. The climate of the mountain forest and the high-nutrient water quality of the turbid water stream make Nantou's specialty snacks rich and diverse. For example, bamboo products and sweet potatoes from Zhushan, banana from Jiji, Shaoxing wine from Puli, and ancient zhizaibing from Erping Mountain in the water have preserved a good taste for tradition. Beautiful scenery, rich cultural relics and historical sites, and simple and generous human flavor are all charming places in Nantou. After the earthquake, people are trying to restore the charming scenery of Nantou, and many reconstruction plans have been actively carried out to reproduce the former elegance of this "Swiss of Taiwan Province"