Mount Shizaitou
Mount Shizaitou is a mountain in Ankeng Village, Sanxia, Taipei and has an elevation of 825 metres. Mount Shizaitou is situated nearby to the hamlet Daqutian, as well as near Shizitoujiao.Photo: Daniel Guo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 825 metres
- Description: mountain in Taiwan
- Also known as: “Shih-t’ou Shan”, “Shihtou Shan”, “Shitou Shan”, and “Tung-shih-t’ou Shan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bitan and Wulai.
Bitan
Hamlet
Photo: Nicemanpower, Public domain.
Bitan, historically called Shi-Bitan, is a tourist spot in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. "Bitan" literally means "green lake", referring to where the Xindian River widens to form the lake. Bitan is situated 7 km northeast of Mount Shizaitou.
Wulai
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wulai is a small town in New Taipei, Taiwan, famous for its hot springs and aboriginal culture. The name of the town derives from the Atayal phrase kirofu ulai meaning "hot and poisonous".
Xindian
Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xindian, also known by its historical spelling Hsintien and alternative spelling Sindian, is a district in New Taipei where the apartment complexes of the Taipei metropolitan area meet the northern end of the Central Mountain Range.
Mount Shizaitou
- Categories: peak, mountain, and landform
- Location: Ankeng Village, Sanxia, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Min Nan Chinese—“Mount Shizaitou” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shitou Shan”
- Chinese: “獅仔頭山”
- Chinese: “獅頭山 (新店三峽交界)”
- Chinese: “獅頭山”
- Dutch: “Shitou Shan”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sai-á-thâu-soaⁿ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sai-á-thâu-suann”
- Min Nan Chinese: “獅仔頭山”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Daqutian and Shizitoujiao.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zongchuanjian and Daqiutianshan.
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