Shuishalian

Fu'an Temple is located in Shuili Township, Nantou County, behind the Daguan Ice Cream Shop. In addition to the residential house on Mingsheng Road, Fu’an Temple is also a starting point for walking the Shuishalian Historic Trail.

Shuishalian Historic Trail straddles across Puli Township and Shuili Township of Nantou County, with a total length of about 29 km. The trail is also known as the Tudigong Anling Historic Trail. The construction date is unknown but since the Qing period, the Shuishalian Historic Trail was an important route for the Han people to enter the Toushe Basin, Puli Basin, and Sun Moon Lake Shuishe. In the early days of Japanese rule, it was regarded as an important barrier defense line with policing stations.

The Shuishalian Historic Trail, which straddles Puli Township and Shuili Township of Nantou County, has an untestable date of construction. It starts from Shuili in the south and ends at Puli in the north with a total length of about 29 km. The trail is also known as the Tudigong Anling Trail because there is a Tudigong Temple on the ridge saddle.

Since the Qing period, the Shuishalian Historic Trail has been an important route for Han people to enter the Toushe Basin, Puli Basin, and Sun Moon Lake Shuishe. Due to migration and trade needs, the Han immigrants, Pingpu group and indigenous groups actively used this trail.

In the early days of the Japanese occupation period, the Shuishalian Historic Trail was regarded as an important barrier defense line, and set up policing stations.

Today, the only section left from the trail is from Shuili to Gungui via Erping.

The Arai Kokichiro Monument is located in Yuchi Township, Nantou County. It stands opposite the guard room at the entrance of the Yuchi Black Tea Laboratory, next to a pavilion and an information board on the life of Arai Kokichiro.

In the middle of the Japanese Occupation period, the Government-General in Taiwan set up this Black Tea Laboratory in Maolan Mountain, Sun Moon Lake. In 1941, Kokichiro became the branch director and continued working on the research and promotion of black tea through the Second World War despite the lack of funding and manpower.

In the post-war period, the Nationalist Government asked Arai Kokichiro to stay in office. In 1947, he died of illness in Taiwan. In order to commemorate his contribution to Taiwan black tea, this monument was built.