Understand
[edit]The area was historically known as Chháu-ê-tun (草鞋墩) with the present name adopted under Japanese rule in 1920.
Get in
[edit]By rail
[edit]The nearest train station to Caotun is the 1 Yuanlin Station (員林). 
of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Changhua County.
Get around
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Map of Caotun
See
[edit]Museums
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- 1 Yu-hsiu Museum of Art (毓繡美術館). An art museum which was constructed in 2015. The building was given an award for architecture in 2016.
- 2 Taiwan Times Village (寶島時代村). The museums exhibits the past life of Taiwan, which includes the life of Hakka, Hoklo, Taiwanese aborigines and veterans from Mainland China in different community blocks.
History and culture
[edit]- 3 Caotun Old Street (草屯老街), No. 35, Heping Street. A street which still features some old brick houses.
- 4 Dengying Academy (登瀛書院). A historic centre for teaching children the Chinese classics. The academy traces its history back to 1734, although the present structure was completed in 1848.
Temples
[edit]- 5 General Chen Temple (草屯陳府將軍廟), No. 288- 41, Zhongzheng Rd, ☏ +886492568603. 19:00-22:00. A temple which, according to local legend, was constructed in honour of a rich local man who used his own resources to provide food to the people during a famine, but was later accused of extortion and beheaded by the local elite.
- 6 Caotun Longde Temple (月眉厝龍德廟). A large temple complex that was built in 1793, during the Qing dynasty.
Do
[edit]- 1 Taiwan Craft Cultural Park (臺灣工藝文化園區), No. 573, Zhongzheng Rd, ☏ +886492334141. 09:00-17:00. A complex featuring a number of stores selling locally made handicrafts.
Parks and nature
[edit]- 2 Hiking in Jiujiufeng. There is a 1.93km long hiking trail that makes a loop within Jiujiufeng.
Sport
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[edit]Local specialities
[edit]- 1 Caotun Night Market (草鞋墩人文觀光夜市). Weekends: 19:00 - 00:00. The night market sells various delicacies in their food stalls.
Breakfast
[edit]Western
[edit]Vegetarian
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