(Chinese: “Chung-hsing New Village”), town, Nan-t'ou shih (municipality), Nan-t'ou hsien (county), west-central Taiwan, and, since 1958, the administrative seat of the Taiwan Provincial Government. It is situated in a fertile plain just west of the Chung-yang Mountain Range; rice, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, and pineapples are grown nearby. A freeway connects the town to T'ai-chung city, 13 miles (21 km) north, and Nan-t'ou city, 4 miles (6 km) south.