Yuchi Township (, also known as Yuchih) is a rural township in the center of
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. It is the location of the
Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake ( zh, t=, p=Rìyuè tán, poj= ; Thao language, Thao: ''Zintun'') is a lake in Yuchi, Nantou, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, o ...
, a tourist attraction.
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 (Zintun, Lake Candidius) in central Taiwan for at least a century, and probably since the time of the Qing dynasty. The Thao/Ngan people numbere ...
who live near Sun Moon Lake. 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.
Tourist attractions
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Ci En Pagoda
The Ci En Pagoda () is a pagoda in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
History
President Chiang Kai-shek decided to construct the pagoda as a memory to his late mother Wang Caiyu (). During the construction, materials had to be brought in ...
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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.Lalu Island
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Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake ( zh, t=, p=Rìyuè tán, poj= ; Thao language, Thao: ''Zintun'') is a lake in Yuchi, Nantou, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, o ...
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Wen Wu Temple
A Wen Wu temple or Wenwu temple () is a dual temple in China venerating the two Tutelary deity, patron gods of Wen and wu, civil and martial affairs in the same temple complex. In southern China, the civil god or Wéndì () is Wenchang Wang, Wen ...
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 ...
, President of
Judicial Yuan
The Judicial Yuan () is the Judiciary, judicial branch of the Republic of China.''See'' Constitution arts. 77-82, ''available at'' ''See'' Additional Articles of the Constitution art. 5, ''available at'' It functions as the Constitutional Cour ...
(1987–1994)
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Tang Huo-shen
Tang Huo-shen (; born 29 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly from 1996 to 2000, and represented Nantou County in the Legislative Yuan between 2002 and 2008.
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, member of
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...