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4 unusual facts about Nantou County


Meghimatium burchi

The type locality is "watershed of Koan-Tau Mt. in Huei-Sun Agriculture Farm, Nantou County", Taiwan.

Nantou

Nantou County (南投縣), a county in central Taiwan (Republic of China)

Prehistory of Taiwan

Distinct Iron Age cultures have been identified in different parts of the island: the Shihsanhang Culture in the north, the Fanzaiyuan Culture in the northwest, the Daqiuyuan Culture in the hills of southwest Nantou County, the Kanding Culture in the central west, the Niaosung Culture in the southwest, the Guishan Culture at the southern tip of the island, and the Jingpu Culture on the east coast.

Takatori Catholic Church

In the same year, the structure was donated to a Catholic community in Nantou County, Taiwan which had suffered the 921 Earthquake in 1999.


Baguashan Tunnel

Connecting Yuanlin, Changhua and Caotun (草屯), Nantou, its opening significantly reduced the travel time between Changhua and Nantou.

Lulin Observatory

It is located at the summit of Mount Lulin, on the border of Chiayi County and Nantou County, near Yushan National Park.

March 2013 Nantou earthquake

Kuo Kai-wen, director of the ROC Central Weather Bureau Seismological Center (地震測報中心) said on 27 March 2013 that a 100-km long blind fault probably exists at Ren-ai Township in Nantou County which caused the earthquake.

National Chung Hsing University

The university owns four experimental forests located in New Taipei City, Nantou County, Taichung City, and Tainan City, respectively.

Sun Moon Lake

Situated in Yuchi, Nantou, the area around the Sun Moon Lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes in Taiwan.

Taomi Village

Taomi Village is situated in Puli Township, Nantou County, along the route to Sun Moon Lake.


see also

1952 Kern County earthquake

Prior to the 921 earthquake in Nantou County, Taiwan, little information was available for estimating ground motion that resulted from large (greater than M7) thrust earthquakes, and whether the values seen in that event are commonplace remains unresolved.