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Nantou County

Nantou County

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Oct 18, 2026

FiliskoskiHOST
8:51
The Council will take measures against this form of transnational repression in the future.
FiliskoskiHOST
9:04
Tourists flock to Ginkgo Lake in Nantou for stunning views as maple trees begin to change color.
FiliskoskiHOST
9:09
Autumn has arrived at Sunling Sea Forest and Ginkgo trees have begun changing color as cooler weather from the northeast monsoon settles over the mountains.
FiliskoskiHOST
9:19
Thousands of Bobo grass plants across the ground have already turned bright red, creating a vivid carpet-like landscape against the green fields.
Michael FaheyPANELIST
17:53
And so Shen has been able to go to other places.
Michael FaheyPANELIST
17:56
I think he went to Nantou recently, and he was able to draw a big crowd, and he's probably not going to be able to reverse the election at Nantou, which is almost certainly going to be won by the KMT candidate, but he's giving DPP supporters hope and energy.
Michael FaheyPANELIST
18:12
In close races, that could make a big difference.
Brian HuPANELIST
18:16
Yeah, absolutely.
speaker_2CORRESPONDENT
8:44
It takes a lot of intense, dedicated training to remain calm under pressure, especially for first responders.
speaker_2CORRESPONDENT
8:51
To put all the training to the test, Taiwan hosted the 2026 International Vehicle Extrication Challenge, which kicked off in Nantou.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
9:02
The primary principles of first aid are, first, to assess whether there are any sources of heavy bleeding.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
9:08
Second, to check if they have any respiratory problems or any blood pressure or circulatory problems.
Manuel FontesHOST
24:45
And over a four-year period, the Bikini Hiker had scaled 100 mountains and worn no fewer than 97 bikinis, which means she wore one of them at least twice.
Manuel FontesHOST
24:57
Known by, known by her self-given moniker, the Bikini Hiker, New Taipei City native Gigi Wu was undertaking a solo expedition in Nantou County, Taiwan's second-largest county by area, when disaster occurred in-- on, uh, January 19th of 2019.
Manuel FontesHOST
25:21
Her remains were not recovered until two days later on January 21st, and Wu was thought to have perished from hypothernia-- hypothermia.
Manuel FontesHOST
25:29
It comes after a separate horrifying incident in which a woman, 27, whoa, was gang-raped, disemboweled, and forced to carry her intestine.
Manuel FontesHOST
26:14
And, uh, of course, she tumbled 100 feet into a gorge, having sustained severe injuries to her lower body and rendered, uh, mobile.
Manuel FontesHOST
26:23
Uh, she called for help on her satellite phone.
Manuel FontesHOST
26:26
And of course, Captain Chang Ching-pao of the Nantou County Government Fire Station explained that Wu had contacted a friend for help following the, the fall, as the hiker was unable to move due to the injuries to her lower body.
Manuel FontesHOST
26:42
She was identifi- uh, Sports Illustrated identified that friend as Alex Yang, a construction material salesman who had connected with Wu during a climb at Jade Mountain.
speaker_1NARRATOR
6:18
We did the Baishatun pilgrimage together.
speaker_1NARRATOR
6:20
We're from all over, Changhua, the north, and Tsaotun in Nantou.
speaker_4NARRATOR
6:25
Believers from all over Taiwan flocked to Jiayi.
speaker_4NARRATOR
6:28
Locals set up stands to hand out freebies for the worshippers, turning the city into a bustling festival ground.
Allie HighsmithHOST
7:57
A center is a place at the middle of something.
Allie HighsmithHOST
8:00
So we could say Nantou is at the center of Taiwan.
Nancy SunHOST
8:03
But a center can also be a place for activities, like a sports center or a retirement center, like in the news story.
Nancy SunHOST
8:12
And now you know.
Joey ChoCORRESPONDENT
10:05
And the comparison don't stop at the coast.
Joey ChoCORRESPONDENT
10:07
At Lianxin Temple in Nantou County, visitors have spotted another possible double, a painted door deity with white hair, white eyebrows, and a prominent nose.
Joey ChoCORRESPONDENT
10:19
Whether either looks like Donald Trump is up to the viewer, but the resemblance is tremendous.
Phil LaskowskiHOST
10:34
More than 20 United States senators are urging immediate delivery of defense aid and arms sales to Taiwan in a joint statement to the country's administration.
Leo LiuGUEST
58:33
We have some really phenomenal SL34s.
Leo LiuGUEST
58:37
And I also want to mention at the 18th place, right, from Hometown Island Coffee Manor from Nantou County, we actually have a Red Bourbon, which is kind of surprising because, you know, again... competitions right are just dominated by geisha so you know to to kind of see not only sl34 doing so well but also seeing a rebel bone doing so well right it was surprising but it was a nice surprise right we were all very happy to see it we know the variety right it's not probably necessarily the most competitively, like the most competitive traditionally in coffee competitions and evaluations.
Leo LiuGUEST
59:24
And I think this really shows the care that the producer has put into not only cultivating the coffee, but also harvesting it, processing it, right? And One thing that we have also heard from a lot of our jurors and particularly from our head judge, Darren Daniel, is that our natural coffees are incredibly clean.
Leo LiuGUEST
59:51
He remarked that the thing he was most surprised by Taiwanese coffee is that the naturals are incredibly clean.
speaker_0HOST
1:14
Anyone can show their support by purchasing eco-friendly products, working together with farmers to ensure balance between nature and agriculture.
speaker_0HOST
1:26
Slurping and munching sounds fill Shilong Temple in Nantou's Zhongliao Township, as a huge crowd of worshippers tuck into a bowl of piping hot instant noodles.
speaker_0HOST
1:37
The mid-autumn festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, is also the birthday of the land god.
speaker_0HOST
1:45
At this temple, the bidet bash involved getting more than 1,000 people to eat instant noodles together and pray for blessings.

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