Shuili
A rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan
Shuili Township is a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan.
Geography
It has a population total of 16,297 and an area of 106.8424 km2.
Administrative divisions
Shuili has 19 villages. Beipu, Chengzhong, Dingkan, Jucheng, Jugong, Junkeng, Minhe, Nanguang, Nongfu, Shangan, Shuili, Xincheng, Xinglong, Xinshan, Xinxing, Yongfeng, Yongxing, Yufeng and Zhongyang Village.
Tourist attractions
Minghu Dam
Mingtan Dam
Shuili River
Shuili Snake Kiln Ceramics Cultural Park
Checheng Wood Museum
Mei Agriculture Recreational Area
Stone Guanyin Suspension Bridge
Yiqing Winery
Transportation
Rail
Shuili Township is accessible by Shuili Station and Checheng Station of Taiwan Railway Jiji Line.
Bus
Shuili Township is served by Yuanlin Bus, All Day Bus, Green Transit Bus and Nantou Bus.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Shuili” as a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q708650. Authority coordinates are 23.817, 120.850. 2 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Shuili”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Shuili primary sources, Shuili archive and Shuili research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Shuili”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Shuili” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.