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Urban township in Nantou County, Taiwan
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Caotun, or Tsaotun, (草屯 Cǎotún in Mandarin) is an urban township in the northwest of Nantou County. It is the largest township in Taiwan by population.
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毓繡美術館
An art museum which was constructed in 2015. The building was given an award for architecture in 2016.
草屯老街
A street which still features some old brick houses.
登瀛書院
A historic centre for teaching children the Chinese classics. The academy traces its history back to 1734, although the present structure was completed in 1848.
草屯陳府將軍廟
A temple which, according to local legend, was constructed in honour of a rich local man who used his own resources to provide food to the people during a famine, but was later accused of extortion and beheaded by the local elite.
月眉厝龍德廟
A large temple complex that was built in 1793, during the Qing dynasty.
臺灣工藝文化園區
A complex featuring a number of stores selling locally made handicrafts.
Zhongchengzi
Checkout this 1.9-km-long hiking trail. The small road north of it dives into this picturesque and interestingly looking mountain range, which bends up and is round at the top, a little like stalactites. Also, the river valley nearby and the mountains across reveal the geological movements in this area, or are simply great for a picture.
草鞋墩人文觀光夜市
The night market sells various delicacies in their food stalls.
The nearest train station to Caotun is the of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Changhua County.
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