Xinyi Township or Sinyi Township () is a
mountain indigenous township in
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 ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is the largest township by area of Nantou County. Xinyi is home to the
Bunun people of the
Taiwanese aborigines
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Geography
It has a population total of 15,576 and an area of .
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 14 villages:
*1 Tannan
*2 Deli
*3 Shuanglong
*4 Tungpu
*5 Tongfu
*6 Shenmu
*7 Wangmei
*8 Luona
*9 Xinxiang
*10 Zijiang
*11 Aiguo
*12 Mingde
*13 Renhe
*14 Fengqiu
Economy
The township ranks first in Taiwan in terms of
plum
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Plums are ...
production, reaching an annual production of 20,000 tonnes.
Infrastructures
*
Lulin Observatory
Tourist attractions
*
Batongguan Trail
*
Mount Dongjun
*
Mount Mabolasi
*
Mount Zhuoshe
*
Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge
The Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge or Shuanglong Rainbow Suspension Bridge () is a suspension bridge in Xinyi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
History
The bridge was constructed at a cost of NT$60 million with funding from Nantou County Governmen ...
*
Yushan National Park
* Fengguidou
* Dongpu Hot Springs
* Pinglai Scenic Area
* Rainbow Falls, Lover's Valley
* Cloud Dragon Falls, Double Dragon Falls
* Fubuzhizi Precipice
* Danda Mountain Trail, Danye Mountain Trail
* Seven Colors Lake
* Papaya Pit Falls
* Shenmu Giant Camphor Tree
* Husband and Wife Trees
Transportation
*
Provincial Highway No. 16
*
Provincial Highway No. 18
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Provincial Highway No. 21
References
External links
Sinyi Township Office, Nantou County
{{Taiwanese aboriginal areas
Townships in Nantou County