Nantou

Nantou (南投 Nántóu in Mandarin, Lâm-tâu in Hokkien) is a city in Nantou County.

Understand
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.

On foot
Downtown Nantou (mostly the shopping district) is small enough to get around on foot.

By taxi
The easiest alternative mode of transportation would probably be by taxi. Near the bus station and Carrefour there are always taxis standing by, but since these usually don't use meters, be careful and negotiate a good deal first.

Do
Every Wednesday night, there is a night market on the streets around Carrefour.

Buy

 * 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.

Local specialities
Nantou is famous for delicious Taiwanese dishes.


 * Bucket Sticky Rice (桶子米糕)
 * Yi Noodle (義麵)
 * Shaved Ice (ㄘㄨㄚˋ冰)

Drink
Refreshment shops can be found all over, most offering a variety of bubble teas, tea, and fruit juice.