Nantou City (Mandarin Pīnyīn: Nántóu Shì; Hokkien POJ: Lâm-tâu-chhī) is a county-administered city located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the Maoluo River and is the county seat of Nantou County. Freeway No. 3 serves Nantou City.
Its name is a transliteration of the Hoanya word Ramtau with its first character (南; "south") chosen to complement that of Beitou's (北; "north"), a district in Taipei, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal names.
Every Wednesday night, there is a night market on the streets around Carrefour.
Nantou is famous for delicious Taiwanese dishes.
*Bucket Sticky Rice (桶子米糕) *Yi Noodle (義麵) *Shaved Ice (ㄘㄨㄚˋ冰)
Refreshment shops can be found all over, most offering a variety of bubble teas, tea, and fruit juice.
*Carrefour (家樂福) *Watsons *Xin Nong Sheng Xian Supermarket (新農生鮮超市) *Twilight Market (黃昏市場), a market that sells a variety of groceries, including many traditional Taiwanese dishes. *He Jia Ren Bookstore, a bookstore that sells some English books. *Tsang Kun, a large electronics store.
The name of the city is a transliteration of the Hoanya word Ramtau with its first character (南; "south") chosen to complement that of Beitou's (北; "north"), a district in Taipei, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal names.
