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 km².

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23°48′28″N 120°51′22″E

Map of Shuili

By train[edit]

The town is accessible by 2 TRA train stations:

• 23.832478120.8659221 Shuili Station (車埕車站). (updated Jun 2019)
• 23.818504120.8532772 Checheng Station (水里車站). (updated Jun 2019)

By bus[edit]

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

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Nature[edit]

• 23.812611120.8501251 The Yushan National Park Headquarters (玉山國家公園管理), No. 515, Section 1, Zhongshan Road. (updated Jun 2019)
• 23.81316120.848922 Shuili River (水里溪). The river that runs through the middle of Shuili town. (updated Jun 2019)

Architecture[edit]

• 23.85375120.869523 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)
• 23.83604120.868274 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)
• 23.84467120.866165 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[edit]

• 23.80146120.864526 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)
• 23.794302120.8687047 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[edit]

• Mei Agriculture Recreational Area. (updated Jun 2019)

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Night market[edit]

• 23.80971120.850751 Shuili Night Market (水里夜市), No. 236, Section 1, Zhongshan Road. Th 17:00-22:00. (updated Jun 2019)

Drink[edit]

• Yiqing Winery. (updated Jun 2019)

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