Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The area is home to the
Thao people
The Thao/Ngan () are a small group of Taiwanese indigenous peoples who have lived near Sun Moon Lake (Lake Candidius) in central Taiwan for at least a century, and probably since the time of the Qing dynasty. The Thao/Ngan people numbered around ...
who live near
Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake (; Thao: ''Zintun'') is a lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake surrou ...
. The township was formerly called ''Go-sia-po'' ()
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 13 villages: Dalin, Dayan, Gonghe, Riyue, Shuishe, Toushe, Tungchi, Tungguang, Wucheng, Wudeng, Xincheng, Yuchi and Zhongming.
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village () is an amusement park in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan which has been in operation since 1986.Jinlong Mountain
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Lalu Island
Lalu Island (Thao language: Lalu; ) is a small island in Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like crescent moon and another part shaped like a round sun ...
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Peacock Park
Peacock Park is a public, urban park where Indian peacocks roam in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida on the shore of Biscayne Bay.
History
Among the first permanent settlers in South Florida were grocers Charles and Isabella Pe ...
Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake (; Thao: ''Zintun'') is a lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake surrou ...
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Wen Wu Temple
A Wen Wu temple or Wenwu temple () is a dual temple in China venerating the two patron gods of civil and martial affairs in the same temple complex. In southern China the civil god or Wéndì () is Wenchang (), while in the north it is Confuciu ...
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Tataka Visitor Center
The Tataka Visitor Center () is a visitor center in Yushan National Park located in Xinyi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and Sou ...
Sun Moon Lake Ropeway
The Sun Moon Lake Ropeway () is a gondola lift in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
History
The construction of the ropeway took around 18 months. On 14 December 2009, it passed the inspection of Nantou County Government. The soft openin ...
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Shuishe Pier
The Shuishe Pier () is a pier at Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Destinations
The pier serves for destinations to Ita Thao Pier and Xuanguang Pier at the other perimeter sides of Sun Moon Lake.
Transportation
The pie ...
Notable natives
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Lin Yang-kang
Lin Yang-kang ( ; 10 June 1927 – 13 April 2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after fai ...
Tang Huo-shen
Tang Huo-shen (; born 29 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1996 to 2000, and represented Nantou County in the Legislative Yuan between 2002 and 2008.
Education
Tang studied sociology at Fu ...