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Lugu Township
Lugu Township () is a rural township located in the southwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. Lugu is known as the home of Dongding Oolong Tea, which was first cultivated on Dong Ding Mountain in the area. Administrative divisions Lugu, Zhangya, Guangxing, Yonglong, Fenghuang, Neihu, Heya, Zhulin, Zhufeng, Chuxiang, Xiufeng, Qingshui and Ruitian Village Economy * Dong Ding tea Tourist attractions * Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park * Jiji Weir * Ming Shan Resort * Xitou Nature Education Area Transportation *County Road 139:Lugu － Shuili *County Road 151: Jhushan － Sun Link Sea Highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ... References External links Lugu Township Office, Nantou County Townships in Nantou County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of County (Taiwan), counties of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), along with County-administered city, county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945), administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is also the village (Taiwan), village as the base/fourth level of administration. As of 2022, there are in all 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantou County
Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese aboriginal word ''Ramtau''. Its mountainous area makes it a tourist destination. The largest natural lake in Taiwan, Sun Moon Lake, is located in this county. Other well-known tourist sites of the county including Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area, Aowanda, Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village, Hehuanshan, Paper Dome, Qingjing Farm, Shanlinxi Forest Recreation Area, Shanlinxi, Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge and Xitou Nature Education Area, Xitou. Notable cities in Nantou are Nantou City and Puli, Nantou, Puli Town. The official butterfly of Nantou County is the Papilio maraho, broad-tailed swallowtail butterfly (''Agehana maraho''). Nantou's tung-ting tea is one of the most famous and high-quality oolong teas grown in Taiwan. History Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotus Forest, Nantou (Taiwan)
Lotus or LOTUS may refer to: Plants * List of plants known as lotus, a list of various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: **''Nelumbonaceae'', a single-genus family of aquatic flowering plants, consisting of just two species; the American lotus and the better known sacred lotus, or the Indian lotus, a symbolically important Asian plant ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae * Lotus tree, a plant in Greek and Roman mythology Places * Lotus, California, an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States *Lotus, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana, United States *Lotus, Florida, a former village in Brevard County, Florida, United States * Lotus, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States Brands Cars and car racing *Lotus Cars, a British motor vehicle manufacturer **Lotus F1 Team, a British Formula One team that started competing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong Ding Tea
Dong Ding (; pronounced ), also spelled Tung-ting, is an oolong tea from Taiwan. A translation of Dong Ding is "Frozen Summit" or "Icy Peak", and is the name of the mountain in Taiwan where the tea is cultivated. Those plants were brought to Taiwan from the Wuyi Mountains in China's Fujian Province about 150 years ago. Origin The Qingxin variety was brought from the Chinese city of Wuyi to Mount Dong Ding about 150 years ago. According to reports, the scholar Ling Fong Chi, while studying in Fujian, brought tea plants to the Meadow as souvenirs for his relatives. The climatic conditions at Dong Ding, including sunny days and foggy afternoons, proved to be ideal for growing tea, which contributed to the rapid popularity of this variety in Taiwan. Similar to Darjeeling or Pu-erh tea ''Pu'er'' or ''pu-erh'' is a variety of fermented tea traditionally produced in Yunnan Province, China. Pu- erh tea is made from the leaves of the Yunnan tea plant ''Camellia sinensis var. assa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fonghuanggu Bird And Ecology Park
The Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park () is a bird park in Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. History In 1978, the Taiwan Provincial Government decided to build a bird park in Fonghuanggu Scenic Area located in Nantou County and named it Fonghuanggu Bird Park. In April 1979, the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council passed the proposal to establish the Fonghuanggu Bird Park Planning Committee which would be given task to collect information and conduct site surveys for the bird park construction. After several years the construction planning was completed. The construction was completed at the end of October 1982 and the park was opened on 18 December 1982. On 1 January 2013, the management of the bird park was given to National Museum of Natural Science and the bird park was renamed as Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park. Architecture Covering an area of 30 hectares, the bird park is located at the foothill of Mount Fonghuang at an altitude of 650–850 meters above sea l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiji Weir
The Jiji Weir () is a weir located in Nantou County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea .... The weir is located at the border of Jiji Township, Lugu Township and Zhushan Township. It is currently the biggest weir in Taiwan. History The construction of the weir started in July 1990, and was completed in December 2001. Architecture The weir features the Taiwan Water Museum () within Jiji Township border. Transportation The weir is accessible southwest of Jiji station of Taiwan Railways. See also * List of dams and reservoirs in Taiwan References 2001 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Nantou County Dams completed in 2001 Weirs {{Taiwan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Shan Resort
The Ming Shan Resort () is a tourist attraction resort in Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The resort houses the Xitou Monster Village (). See also * List of tourist attractions in Taiwan Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following: Attractions Historical buildings * Beihai Tunnel (Beigan), Beihai Tunnel, Beigan () * Beihai Tunnel (Nangan), Beihai Tunnel, Nangan () * Bopiliao Historic Block * Daxi Wude Hall () * E ... References External links * Buildings and structures in Nantou County Resorts in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Nantou County {{Taiwan-hotel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xitou Nature Education Area
Xitou Nature Education Area or Xitou Bamboo Forest () is a forest park in Lugu Village, Lugu, Nantou, Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. Name ''Xitou'' is derived from a Chinese word with the meaning of the origin of river. History During the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule of Taiwan, the forest was used as an experimental forest for University of Tokyo students. Later after the History of Taiwan since 1945, handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the forest was declared a nature reserve and named Xitou Nature Education Area in 1970. On 11 September 2016, a 2,800-year old giant tree fell after long heavy rain, injuring three visitors. File:Xitou Nature Education Area-26.2023-10-18.jpg, Viewing platform of the giant tree File:Xitou Nature Education Area-25.2023-10-18.jpg, The giant tree fell in September 2016 File:溪頭神木觀景平台-01.2023-10-18.jpg, Front of the viewing platform File:Xitou Nature Education Area-22.2023-10-18.jpg, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Road
A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Route numbering can be determined by each county alone, by mutual agreement among counties, or by a statewide pattern. Any county-maintained road, whether or not it is given a signed number, can be called a county road. Depending on the state or province and county, these roads can be named after geographic features, communities, or people. Or they may be assigned a name determined by a standardized grid reference: "East 2000" would be a north–south road running 20 blocks/miles/km east of the designated zero point. Many other variations are also used. Many locales have somewhat arbitrarily assigned numbers for all county roads, but with no number-signage at all or only on standard street name blades. County roads and highways vary greatly in design stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuili
Shuili Township Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March ''Minguo calendar, Minguo'' 104 (2015). Retrieved 15 September 2017. is a Township (Taiwan), rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. Geography It has a population total of 16,297 and an area of 106.8424 km2.Administrative divisions Shuili has 19 villages. Beipu, Chengzhong, Dingkan, Jucheng, Jugong, Junkeng, Minhe, Nanguang, Nongfu, Shangan, Shuili, Xincheng, Xinglong, Xinshan, Xinxing ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhushan
Zhushan Township () is an urban township in the southwest part of Nantou County, Taiwan, and off the south shore of Zhuoshui River. Geography Population: 51,800 people Administrative divisions Zhushan, Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, Yunlin, Zhuwei, Guilin, Xiaping, Zhonghe, Zhongqi, Xiulin, Daan, Yanhe, Yanxiang, Yanzheng, Yanping, Yanshan, Shanchong, Sheliao, Zhongyang, Fuzhou, Tianzi, Huiyao, Dexing, Fuxing, Liyu, Pingding, Ruizhu and Tongtou Village. Government agencies * Central Backup Center of Central Emergency Operation Center Education * National Zhushan Senior High School Tourist attractions * Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park * Jiji Weir * Shanlinxi Forest Recreation Area * Zhushan Zinan Temple * Beishi Xigu (north force creek valley) * Shadonggong National Earthquake Park * Stair Suspension Bridge * Sun Link Sea Forest Recreational Area * Xiaping Natural Education Park * Momotaro Village Events * Chien Chiao Ritual Transportation * Railway: no through here, but can b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
