Yuchi Township
Yuchi Township is a rural township in the center of Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the location of the Sun Moon Lake, a tourist attraction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sun Moon Lake and Wenwu Temple.
Sun Moon Lake
Photo: Chi-Hung Lin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sun Moon Lake 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 people, one of Taiwan's indigenous ethnic groups.
Wenwu Temple
Place of worship
Photo: 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple is a Wen Wu temple located on the perimeter of Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Lalu Island
Park
Lalu Island 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ita thao.
Ita thao
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Ita thao is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Yuchi Township.
Yuchi Township
- Type: Locality with 14,900 residents
- Also known as: “Yü-ch’ih”, “Yü-ch’ih Hsiang”, “Yuchi”, “Yuchi Xiang”, and “Yuchih Siang”
- Location: Nantou County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.8833° or 23° 53′ northLongitude
120.9167° or 120° 55′ eastPopulation
14,900Elevation
741 metres (2,431 feet)Open location code
7QM2VWM8+8MGeoNames ID
1665358
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In Other Languages
“Yuchi Township” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “魚池鄉”
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