Shiyin
Shiyin is a hamlet in Riyue Village, Yuchi Township, Taiwan and has an elevation of 875 metres. Shiyin is situated nearby to the hamlet Hululun, as well as near Qinglongshan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sun Moon Lake and T’zu-en Pagoda.
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.
T’zu-en Pagoda
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ci En Pagoda is a pagoda 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 and Yuchi.
Yuchi
Town
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Yuchi is situated 6 km north of Shiyin.
Shuili
Photo: Winstonlee, Public domain.
Shuili is a township in Nantou County. The area has a population of approximately 20,000 spread out over 107 km2.
Shiyin
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Shih-yin” and “Shihyin”
- Category: locality
- Location: Riyue Village, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.84673° or 23° 50′ 48″ northLongitude
120.91726° or 120° 55′ 2″ eastElevation
875 metres (2,871 feet)Open location code
7QM2RWW8+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4178263840OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6649197
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Shiyin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石印”
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