Shuili

A rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan

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 km.

Downtown Shuili town.

Understand

Get in

By train

Shuili Station

The town is accessible by 2 TRA train stations:

  • 🌍 Shuili Station (車埕車站). (updated Jun 2019)
  • 🌍 Checheng Station (水里車站). (updated Jun 2019)

By bus

Shuili Township is served by Yuanlin Bus, All Day Bus, Green Transit Bus, and Nantou Bus.

Get around

See

Nature

The Yushan National Park Headquarters.
  • 🌍 The Yushan National Park Headquarters (玉山國家公園管理), No. 515, Section 1, Zhongshan Road. (updated Jun 2019)
  • 🌍 Shuili River (水里溪). The river that runs through the middle of Shuili town. (updated Jun 2019)

Architecture

  • 🌍 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. (updated Jun 2019)
  • 🌍 Mingtan Dam (明潭壩). A dam that spans the Shuili River about 4 km downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake. (updated Jun 2019)
  • Stone Guanyin Suspension Bridge. (updated Jun 2019)
  • 🌍 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. (updated Jun 2019)

Museums

  • 🌍 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. (updated Jun 2019)
  • Checheng Wood Museum. (updated Jun 2019)
  • 🌍 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. (updated Jun 2019)

Do

  • Mei Agriculture Recreational Area. (updated Jun 2019)

Buy

Eat

Night market

  • 🌍 Shuili Night Market (水里夜市), No. 236, Section 1, Zhongshan Road. Th 17:00-22:00. (updated Jun 2019)

Drink

  • Yiqing Winery. (updated Jun 2019)

Sleep

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