Shitoushan scenic spot

Shitoushan scenic spot

Shitou mountain is located between Hsinchu County and Miaoli County. It includes Emei Township, Beipu Township, Zhudong Township in Hsinchu, Sanwan Township and Nanzhuang Township in Miaoli. The altitude is about 520 meters. Because the mountain looks like a lion's head from afar, it is named Shitou mountain. It is one of the twelve famous scenic spots in Taiwan. Shitou mountain has quite a lot of tourism resources. In the scenic area, there are unique mountain walls, egrets and Osprey groups in Emei lake, and fish protection trails in Penglai river. There are not only special natural landscapes, but also rich animal and plant ecology. The biggest feature of Shitou mountain scenic spot is that it is a hundred year old Buddhist mountain. There are 18 Buddhist temples in the mountain area, which are quite famous Buddhist holy land.

Public transportation

1. From nanmiao station or Toufen to Nanzhuang, get off at shitoushan. 2. Take Hsinchu bus from Zhudong to Shiwei and get off at the terminal.

Self driving

From the beginning of the interchange, drive along the provincial road of Taisan county to the east of Zhudong, then turn right to Emei and go straight along County Road 117, then you can reach the destination.

Address: Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan

Longitude: 121.020508

Latitude: 24.657148

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Shi Tou Shan Feng Jing Qu