Ren'ai (仁愛) is a township in Nantou County. The township has a population of approximately 15,670 people (March 2023) spread out over 1,300 km².

Understand

Ren'ai is a mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the second largest township by area in the county after Xinyi Township. The major populations are aboriginal people of the Seediq, Atayal and Bunun ethnicities.

Get around

The area of Ren'ai is very mountainous and may be more difficult to navigate than other areas of Taiwan. Travellers who are more physically fit may find the cycling in the area enjoyable. Another option is to hire a scooter. Because of the terrain, it is even more important than usual to check the tread on the tires and other aspects of the vehicles road-worthiness before setting off.

See

Architecture

• 1 Wujie Dam (武界壩). A concrete gravity dam which diverts water towards the reservoir in Sun Moon Lake. Construction on the dam began in 1919 and was completed in 1934. (updated Jun 2019)
• Wushoh Dam. (updated Jun 2019)

Historical sites

• 2 Chuping Archaeological Site (曲冰考古遺址), ☏ +886 4 9297 4749. An archeological site that houses relics of the first prehistoric mountain settlements in Taiwan. (updated May 2020)
• 3 Wushe Incident Memorial Park (霧社事件紀念公園). A memorial erected to commemorate members of the Seediq indigenous group who were massacred by the Japanese colonial government in the 1930s. (updated May 2020)

Do

Parks and nature

• 1 Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area (奧萬大國家森林遊樂區). 08:00-17:00. (updated Jun 2019)
• 2 Huisun Forest Recreation Area (惠蓀林場). An area of forest land managed by the Department of Agriculture of National Chung Hsing University. (updated Jun 2019)
• 3 Mount Hehuan (合歡山). A 3,416-metre-high mountain which straddles several different districts in central Taiwan. (updated Jun 2019)
• 4 Shimen Mountain (石門山). (updated Jun 2019)

Hiking

• 5 Qingjing Skywalk (清境高空觀景步道), No. 186-1, Renhe Road, Ren’ai Township, Nantou County. 07:30-17:30. (updated Jun 2019)

Experiential

• 6 Qingjing Farm (清境農場), ☏ +886 4 9280 2748. A tourist attraction which was set up to resettle retired soldiers in the 1960s. (updated Jun 2019)
• 7 Swiss Garden (小瑞士花園), No. 170, Renhe Road, ☏ +886 4 9280 3308. 09:00-21:00. A small outdoor area with a cafe and campsite that takes inspiration from Swiss architectural style and ambiance. (updated May 2020)

Sleep

• 4 Atayal Resort (泰雅渡假村). A resort in the area, built in 1987, which is themed around the culture of the Atayal aboriginal people. (updated Jun 2019)