Shuili
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 km2.
Understand
[edit]Get in
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Map of Shuili
By train
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The town is accessible by 2 TRA train stations:
By bus
[edit]Shuili Township is served by Yuanlin Bus, All Day Bus, Green Transit Bus, and Nantou Bus.
Get around
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Architecture
[edit]- 3 Minghu Dam (明湖水壩). 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.
- 4 Mingtan Dam (明潭壩). A dam that spans the Shuili River about 4 km downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake.
- Stone Guanyin Suspension Bridge.
- 5 Daguan Tunnel (大觀古隧道). 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.
Museums
[edit]- 6 Shuili Snake Kiln Ceramics Cultural Park (水里蛇窯陶藝文化園區), No. 21, Lane 512, Section 1, Shuixin Road. 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.
- Checheng Wood Museum.
- 7 Nitakayama Monument (新高登山口紀念碑), No. 33, Section 1, Shuixin Road. A boundry marker erected during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.
Do
[edit]- Mei Agriculture Recreational Area.
Buy
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[edit]Night market
[edit]- 1 Shuili Night Market (水里夜市), No. 236, Section 1, Zhongshan Road. Th 17:00-22:00.
Drink
[edit]- Yiqing Winery.