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A concrete gravity dam on the Shuili River 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Shuili Township. Upon completion, it became Taiwan's first pumped-storage hydroelectricity power plant, officially named Takuan Power Plant.
The Minghu Dam (Chinese: 明湖水壩; pinyin: Mínghú Shuǐbà, renamed the Takuan Dam, is a concrete gravity dam on the Shuili River located 7 km north of Shuili Township in Nantou County, Taiwan. The reservoir formed by the dam serves as the lower reservoir for the Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station. Sun Moon Lake serves as the upper reservoir.
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大觀古隧道
Built around 1919 as a railway tunnel and later converted into a road tunnel, this old brick tunnel was constructed to serve the Sun Moon Lake hydropower plant.
明潭壩
A dam that spans the Shuili River about 4 km downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake. Good views of the bottom of the dam from Checheng village. The reservoir above it is walkable from Checheng Station, but you can't get close to the top of the dam.
車埕木業展示館
Taiwan banned all logging of natural forests in 1991, so the timber industry is now a topic of historical interest.
水里溪
The river that runs through the middle of Shuili town and along the edge of Checheng village.
玉山國家公園管理
Not within the National Park, but along the road on the way to it by car
仙鄉瀑布