Nantou City

Nantou County is a county located in central Taiwan, known for its stunning natural beauty and cultural attractions. The county is home to Taiwan's largest body of water, the scenic Sun Moon Lake, which is a popular destination for boating, hiking, and cycling. Visitors can also explore the area's many temples and shrines, including the famous Wenwu Temple, which offers panoramic views of the lake and surrounding mountains. Nantou County is also known for its tea production, with several tea plantations and factories located in the area. The county is also home to the Hehuan Mountain range, which offers breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape and is a popular destination for hiking and outdoor activities. Foodies will love the local cuisine of Nantou, which includes specialties such as wild boar meat and the famous Sun Moon Lake black tea. Overall, Nantou County is a stunning and authentic Taiwanese destination that offers a mix of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and outdoor adventure.

Nantou is the 2nd largest county in Taiwan. This mountainous county located in central Taiwan is the only area that doesn’t boast a coast.  Endless trails, starlit skies, damp moss, rain, wet tree trunks, flowers, life, beauty, are but a few words that describe Nantou County. This is an amazing place where mountains and seas of green trees dominate the landscape! This is an excellent place to travel to if one seeks fresh air, cooler weather, peace, tranquility, and hiking.​ 

南投是台灣第二大縣。這個多山的縣座落於台灣中心，也是唯一一個不靠海的縣。 我來這裡很多次。當你覺得平原很熱或是厭倦了空汙，就到南投來。往山上走，天氣比較涼爽，空氣清新，風景很美。有許多的步道可以健行或探索。你一定會想來這裡。

Dalushan Lookout 🚗

The weather kinda sucked when I went here, but I had a very good photography session. It was rainy and foggy, but I managed to capture some really nice shots. It did clear up at times and you got a nice wide view up high. There is a tea plantation here.​

大崙山觀景台: 我到那裏的時候天氣不好。但我享受了一段拍照的時光。那時剛好下雨並起霧，但我拍了一些好照片。如果天氣好的話，視野很廣闊，居高臨下。附近是茶園。

Sun Moon lake 🚗❤️🏠📸⭐

Beautiful lake area with an amusement park if you’re into that. Temples along the lake. It's beautiful. The Thao people were the aboriginal people of this area. It is said a white deer led the people to this area where food and water were plentiful. You want to go here. Lots to explore and very beautiful!​

日月潭: 美麗的湖區，附近是九族文化村。沿著湖有許多寺廟，很美麗。邵族人是本地區的原住民。據說是一頭白鹿引領邵族人到此處定居，水跟食物充足。你一定會想來，有許多可以探索的地方而且很美麗。

Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge 🚗🏠📸⭐

The Rainbow bridge. It’s a long rainbow-colored suspension bridge. There is a waterfall on the other side. I enjoyed it. I think it's worth checking out. It costs 100 NTD to enter the village by bus that drops you off and then it's about 1 KM to reach the bridge. I am not sure if it's free to enter the village by foot. ​ 

雙龍七彩吊橋: 彩虹橋，彩虹的顏色分布的吊橋，過橋之後有一個瀑布。我很享受，我覺得值得花一百元來看看。你必須先搭接駁車經過村莊，到定點後再步行約一公里到達吊橋。我不確定如果步行到村莊是否是免費的。

Nenggao Falls 🚗

Easy waterfall to drive to. It’s blocked by a fence, which makes it kinda suck.​ 

能高瀑布: 很容易開車到達，但被欄杆圍住了。

Guanyin Falls 🚗

A short hike and a decent waterfall to check out.​ 

觀音瀑布: 步行一小段就可以看到瀑布

Menggu Waterfall 🚗❤️🏠📸⭐

YES, PLEASE! Dope spot for a picnic, awesome waterfall. YES! YES! YES! 100NTD to get in. I also saw a 2–3-meter snake, slithering along the parking lot. Easy to get to, barely any walking.​ 

夢谷瀑布: 拜託，你一定要來，是個很酷的野餐點，有很棒的瀑布。花一百塊入園。我甚至看到兩三公尺長的蛇，滑行過停車場。很容易到達，  幾乎不用走路。

The Old England Manor 🚗❤️

This is some European architecture as you move up the mountains. My boy tried flying his drone to get shots, some guy that worked there wouldn’t let him. They got in an argument in Mandarin, and my boy just walked down a bit, hid, and flew his drone. When I got mine, I did the same thing, minus the argument.​ 

老英格蘭莊園: 建築是歐式風格，當你往山上走你就會看到。我朋友試著飛空拍機，但那裡的工作人員不讓他飛。他們用中文吵了一架。所以我的朋友就往下走，躲起來飛空拍。當我飛我的空拍機時，我就用一樣的方法，避免了爭執。

Hehuanshan 🚗⭐

A mountain that has snow during the winter months if you're lucky. It's a good hike and beautiful! I am not sure of the location, but they opened Taiwan's first international dark sky park. It's the first certified one in Taiwan, and the 3rd in Asia. It is 2750 meters above sea level and it's for star gazers and of course photographers. On a good night, the nightscape is amazing! ​ 

合歡山: 如果你夠幸運可以看到雪。是很棒的健行路線。我不太確定正確位置。但他們建了台灣第一個國際暗空公園。是台灣第一個獲得國際認證，也是亞洲第三。 位在海拔2750公尺，可以觀星，拍照。天氣很好時夜空超美。我去過那裏，位於公路旁。

Wuling 🚗⭐

I’ve been here twice. I have mixed feelings about it. It's beautiful. You’re up in the mountains, if it's cold enough there's snow. Good for hiking and landscapes but it can get way too crowded. The 2nd time I came here I drove up and just left. I drove from Taichung. It was too crowded. Drove all the way up and bounced. I was just way too frustrated to deal with parking and crowds.​ 

武嶺: 我去過兩次。 但我對這裡的感覺有點複雜。風景很漂亮，群山環繞，如果夠冷會下雪，很棒的健行。但太擁擠了。 我第二次去的時候，開車上去後我馬上離開。 太多人了。我沒辦法應對停車問題跟人群

Yuanfeng Lookout 🚗❤️🏠📸⭐

Ok, I think the international dark sky park is here or very close. Read Hehuanshan, above. If you like star gazing, it's a must, but it can get crowded and if you are taking long exposures of the night sky and there are people there, expect tour guides to shine their lights into the sky. It pissed me off, but everyone has to enjoy it right?​ 

鳶峰觀景台: 嗯，我覺得暗空公園在這裡或附近。可以去看上面"合歡山"的介紹。如果你喜歡觀星，一定要到這裡來。但通常很擁擠，介紹星星的嚮導會向天空打燈，這舉動惹怒了我因為我在拍夜空的長曝。但每個人必須享受它，是吧。

Dexing Falls 🚗❤️🏠

Was a nice little spot. By the parking lot is a small waterfall but going up stairs there is a better one. However, even on a weekday when I went, there were people. For a photographer it's super annoying. The kids are ethnocentric and don’t care what you’re doing. The parents did respect my attempts to shoot the falls. The old man was also ethnocentric and decided to block my whole shot by fishing. Don’t see the point of fishing in a small pool with people and kids wading there, but whatever. I did manage to get some shots. Either way, you got to go and I’ll explain in my favorite drives, later.

德興瀑布: 是一個小小很棒的點。停車場旁就是小瀑布。往上走幾個階梯會看到另一個更棒的。但是，即使我是週間去的，依然很多人。對一個攝影師來說，相當的惱人。小孩自我中心而且不管你在幹嘛。父母也不尊重我想要拍瀑布的企圖。老人也是很自我，而且直接擋住我，因為他們要釣魚。完全不知道在一個小池塘裡是要釣什麼魚，而且很多人跟小孩都在池子裡玩，但是，不管怎樣，我還是試著拍了一些照。不管怎樣，你必須要去，稍後我會在我最愛的開車路徑裡解釋。

Ruilong Waterfall 🚗❤️🏠📸⭐

My directions will lead you to a parking lot and the cost to enter is 100NTD. Taiwan babies you. They created a whole pathway, suspension bridge, and more to make your walk super easy. Easily accessible but in some ways takes away from the beauty of being in nature, nevertheless, it was a beautiful walk to a very beautiful waterfall at the end. I was a little bummed I couldn’t go down to check out the waterfall in detail, as I was mainly on a platform the whole time. If you look at the reviews, there's a young woman who managed to get down there. I did not know there was a way down. Would have made it way better if I knew how to get there. Still, worth seeing. ​

瑞龍瀑布: 我提供的地點導向停車場，入園費:100新台幣。他們建了一整個步道，吊橋，讓你可以輕鬆行走。容易到達，但有些路徑會讓你遠離大自然的美麗。無論如何，這是一條很美麗的健行步道，終點是瀑布。因為無法走下去瀑布，一窺究竟，讓我有點鬱悶，只能待在平台上。但是，如果你看評論會發現有一個年輕女子成功下探，但我不知道下去的路徑。如果我知道如何下去會是更好。但是，仍然值得一去。 

NOTE- I learned how to flag and heart on my Google Maps 2 years AFTER coming to Taiwan. There are loads of more things I can mention about Nantou but I don’t remember their names. There is a very popular ice cream shop in Puli. There is also a very lavish looking Buddhist temple. It was actually pretty damn amazing in terms of how much money was put into it. There are also super cool forests and trails. I can’t give you all the game, you also got to explore some for yourself. ;)​ 

到台灣兩年後我才學會如何在Google地圖上標記旗幟跟愛心。其實有更多跟南投有關的東西，但我不記得地名。埔里有一間很有名的冰淇淋。也有一間奢華的佛寺。非常驚人，你會讚嘆他們花了多少錢在上面。也有很多超酷的森林跟步道。我無法提供，你也可以試著自己探索景點。