Caotun's old name, Caoxiedun ('straw-sandal mound'), comes from porters who swapped worn sandals here in the Qing. Heping Street was the town's 'new street', with a push-car tramway stop where it met Zhongshan Street. Long a traffic bottleneck, it has recently been widened to 12 metres, and little of the old streetscape survives.
Themes
Qing eraRailway
Getting there
Where
Heping Street (between Zhongzheng Road and Chenggong Road), Caotun Township, Nantou
Getting there
Coach from Taichung to Caotun Bus Station, ~10 min walk
