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Nantou County is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only landlocked county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya Taiwanese aboriginal word Ramtau. Nantou County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan.

Its mountainous area makes it a tourist destination; Sun Moon Lake is located in this county. Other well known areas of the county are Hehuanshan and Sitou. Notable cities in Nantou: Puli.

Nantou county butterfly is: Broad-tailed swallowtail butterfly (Agehana maraho)

Nantou's Dongding Oolong tea is world-famous and is grown in mass all over the county.

Sun Moon Lake (日月潭)  

 Places to Go

Sun Moon Lake is situated to the north of Yu Shan (Jade Mountain) and to the south of Nenggao Mountain, Nantou County in Taiwan Province. Sun Moon Lake is Taiwan's largest natural lake  in Taiwan and is formed by the accumulated water in the broken basin between Yu Mountain and Ali Mountain stream. It has become a famous tourist spot and  a growing popular  place to go  popular for both foreign and local visitors alike. The  Lake area is home to one of Taiwan's 11 aboriginal tribes,  the Thao. The surface of the lake is 760 meters above sea level, its perimeter is 35 kilometers, the depth of the water is 30 meters on average and the lake area is over 90,000 square meters. To the north-east of the islet, the water is in a shape as round as the sun, so it is called Sun Lake while the water in the south-west looks like the moon, so it is called Moon Lake; hence, the combined name is Sun Moon Lake.

The beauty of Sun Moon Lake can be found relaxing on the mountains circling the lake. Peaks rise up, one after the other, carving out lush green hills. The broad, crystal-like water will most certainly have a calming effect /foreigners/living-in-taiwan/travel-places-to-go/sun-moon-lake-top-attractions#Ci En Pagoda.....More