Nantou 南投 | Spectral Codex

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Nántóu 南投 is the only landlocked county in Taiwan. Located in the geographic center of the island, it is home to a number of Taiwan's most popular tourist attractions (Sun Moon Lake, Qingjing Farm, Hehuanshan, Aowanda, etc.), and is the gateway to several more (Taroko Gorge, for instance). Getting there can be a bit tough as Nantou is poorly served by the TRA, though the tourist-oriented Jiji Line runs from Changhua 彰化 through to Shuǐlǐ 水里, not far from Sun Moon Lake.

Subdivisions

Puli 埔里 / Caotun 草屯 / Shuili 水里 / Ren'ai 仁愛 / Guoxing 國姓 / Zhushan 竹山 / Lugu 鹿谷 / Jiji 集集

Connections

Pingtung 屏東 / Tainan 台南 / Yunlin 雲林 / Changhua 彰化 / Chiayi 嘉義 / Kaohsiung 高雄 / Taipei 台北 / Taichung 台中

Zhushan’s Shuhuang Clinic 庶煌診所

Within the Puli Sanatorium 埔里肺病療養院

Overlooking the Ninety-Nine Peaks

An Old Entertainment Complex in Puli

Exploring Wujie Reservoir 武界水庫

Pinglin Bridge, Nantou County

Slipping Into Oblivion

Kezikeng New Community, Zhushan

Chinese Chewing Gum

Stripped down to the core in Caotun

Exterior View of Huaguo Theater in 2017

An old cinema in Nantou City

Crossing the central mountain range of Taiwan

The view from the bottom of the snake kiln

Centrality

Inside Caotun Tourist Night Market

Misty lake, lotus forest

Wuchang temple 武昌宮 falling into ruin